Who is unlikely figure skating gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov?

In one of the biggest upsets of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo, Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov won the gold medal. The gold for Shaidorov was completely unexpected. This was Kazakhstan’s first medal of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

'Nothing is impossible': Shaidorov shocks favourite Malinin to make history

Mikhail Shaidorov said his Olympic men's figure skating gold proved "nothing is impossible" after shocking US star Ilia Malinin on Friday to make history for Kazakhstan.Surprised by his victory, he paid tribute to Malinin: "He is very important for figure skating,