Ilia Malinin is seeking to build on a long list of Olympic gold medal winners in the event.

Ilia Malinin announces next career steps after fall-ridden Olympics program cost U.S. figure skating star gold medal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Ilia Malinin isn't going to wait long to get back on the ice.

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin need only to have looked into the stands on Friday night, where Nathan Chen watched as the American figure skating sensation known as the “Quad god” fell apart in his Olympic free skate,

Team USA figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin was riding high after helping to lift the United States to gold in the team overall competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He then entered the individual competition as the overwhelming favorite.

Ilia Malinin headed into the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics as the favorite to win the gold medal at the free skate competition. After all, the 21-year-old has been a dominant force in the sport.

Team USA’s Ilia Malinin fell short of earning a medal in men's figure skating after a shaky free skate routine at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday.

Following the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, top skaters like Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu lead the "Stars on Ice" U.S. tour.