Malinin Reflects on Inevitable Crash After Olympic Shock
US skater Ilia Malinin, the pre-event favorite, finished 8th after falling twice in the men's free skate at Milan, as Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov won gold; after the event Malinin posted about the mental toll and online hostility, describing an inevitable crash on the sport's biggest stage, while still helping the U.S. win team gold.