Malinin Blames Beijing Snub in Hot-Mic Moment After Milan Skate
Ilia Malinin’s Milan performance was followed by a hot-mic remark blaming his 2022 Beijing snub for his Olympic meltdown; analysts interpreted the comment as suggesting he would have fared better with Beijing experience, and Malinin later acknowledged the snub may have motivated him, even as he fell twice and dropped from first to eighth in the event.