Ilia Malinin spotlights mounting pressure of social media for Olympic athletes

American figure skater Ilia Malinin broke his silence on Monday following his disappointing finish in the men's single figure ...

Ilia Malinin admits he was not 'ready to handle' Olympic pressure

Ilia Malinin admitted Tuesday on “TODAY” he was not prepared to handle the spotlight of the Olympics, giving his most ...

Ilia Malinin lands backflip, makes Winter Olympics history

Ilia Malinin became the first person in 50 years to legally land a backflip at the Winter Olympics, doing it in the figure ...

Ilia Malinin Breaks Silence on Olympics Disaster in First Public Interview

United States star figure skater Ilia Malinin offered a new comment on his Olympics disaster in a public interview ...

Here’s Why Ilia Malinin Will Skate One More Time at the Olympics

On Friday, USA's Ilia Malinin had the worst performance of his career. Here's why he will skate one more time at the Olympics ...

After 'Olympic curse' hits Ilia Malinin in his free skate, the 'Quad god' sets his sights on future

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin need only to have looked into the stands on Friday night, where Nathan Chen watched as the American ...

Who is Ilia Malinin, the back-flipping 'Quad God' figure skater whose catastrophic final skate was the biggest shock of the Winter Olympics?

Malinin is the son of two Russian-born Olympic figure skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, who competed for ...

US skating star Ilia Malinin leads after near-perfect short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin playfully threw a couple of jabs at a TV camera while skating off the ice Tuesday night, the ...

Ilia Malinin could add to United States' rich history of gold in men's figure skating

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

Ilia Malinin Misses the Podium in Stunning Olympic Loss

"I just felt like I had no control.” ...

Ilia Malinin learning that the greats need to endure heartbreak

This suggests Malinin understands what all the greats must: Heartbreak is the critical ingredient no champion orders but every one eventually tastes. It is a critical tool in the architecture of ...
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Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin breaks silence on 'invisible battles,' how athletes compete amid social media pressure

Sports columnist Christine Brennan weighs in on Ilia Malinin and the pressure athletes face with social media during the Olympic Games.