ESPN.com · Feb 13
2026 Winter Olympics: Follow live updates from Milan Cortina
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The first week of the 2026 Winter Olympics concludes with Ilia Malinin vying for gold in his Olympic debut.
Malinin will take the ice in the men's free skate after finishing first in qualifying. He landed a pair of quadruple jumps, a backflip and his signature "raspberry twist" for a score of 108.16 points. However, Malinin potentially saved his best move for the final round: the quad axel. Malinin has embraced the pressure of landing the most difficult jump ever attempted, giving himself the nickname "Quad God."