Ilia Malinin congratulates Mikhail Shaidorov
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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,
The 21-year-old Kazakh skater made his Olympic debut this year, and he pulled off a stunning upset to win the gold.
The “Quadg0d” had a mistake-filled performance during the free skate, and Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov won the gold.