Interest in the topic of “2026 winter olympics men figure skating” has surged significantly, with over 1 million searches being recorded recently. This heightened search interest correlates with major events unfolding at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, particularly the men’s figure skating events.
The recent news coverage has spotlighted standout performances, notably that of Ilia Malinin, who faced challenges during his free skate program, including multiple falls. Reports from reputable sources like The New York Times provide minute-by-minute updates, which likely draw in viewers eager to follow the latest developments in figure skating as the competition unfolds.
Additionally, the presence of notable athletes—such as Simone Biles attending the men’s free skate—has further amplified interest. Her involvement in the event as a spectator adds an intriguing layer, connecting the audience of gymnastics fans with the ice skating events, thus broadening the search interest.
As the Olympics progress, the combination of expected drama in the competitions and the participation of high-profile athletes is driving significant online engagement and search activity related to men’s figure skating.
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See you on the [post-event](https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1r425oj/owg_mens_free_skate_postevent_discussion/) thread.
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Listening to Jackie right now. Reminded that the whole Olympic experience is full of highs and lows. While we witnessed a crazy low for Ilia, many others–who weren’t in medal contention–also experienced lows. And others had amazing, unexpected wins and highs–including some who didn’t medal (looking at you, Donovan!). So go ahead and feel the feels, then listen to some good music, take a walk (or drive) and get some good rest (depending on where you are in your day).
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Seriously I’m in shock. I know it’s a totally different circumstance, but it gave me flashbacks to Kamila’s free skate last Olympics. My jaw just dropping more and more as it goes on. I feel like there is a curse when you’re the expected favorite. That said, I am so happy for Kazakhstan and Japan. And I’m glad Ilia still had his team event medal, but I doubt that’s any comfort.
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Too much unnecessary pressure on the part of US figure skating – same what they did to Nathan Chen’s first Olympic cycle and then pulled back in his next Olympics even if he was dominant throughout that 4-year circuit. You’d think they’d have the brains not to do it all over again and squander their best bet, but the US never learns and here we are. 🤷 I can only hope Ilia has the mental fortitude of Chen and hopefully the sense as well to work with a sports psychologist/therapist moving forward (if he plans to go for another shot at the nect Olympic cycel) like what Chen did after the 2018 Olympics. I really feel that US figure skating is partly to blame. Aside from the immense pressure they unnecessarily placed on him, they should have sent him over Jason Brown in Beijing. Everybody can clearly see at that time already he was great and has the potential to be greater than Chen and he could’ve really used that experience in Beijing to be able to navigate this current Olympic Cycle. Their lack of foresight and their insistence on sending people based off of emotion/favoritism has costed them this almost-sure gold medal. The consequence of not giving the promising young guns an Olympic experience that could help their medal campaign in the coming years was very evident tonight.
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also they should’ve provided him with the suitable mental training and overall guidance instead of squirting youtube shorts out of him.
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I’m thrilled and overjoyed at the small country Kazakhizan’s skater won the gold!! He earned it!! Yuma and Shun earned their medals!! It’s a bit crazy that a skater has a bad day and people think it’s because it’s the 13th or some other excuse. Skating is a sport and people have bad skates sometimes. Ilia not getting the gold may be a good thing for him going forward. I loved so many skates today – so much joy.
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Jun was robbed so hard my heart goes for him, also Peter poor thing those judges need to be judged tbh
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Petr deserves so much..
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I think it was GOD sending a message! There’s no God but Him and anyone that gets too cocky and confident gets humbled.
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Your just mad cause he has god in his nickname
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Saying such things about a 21 y/o who lost his dreams isn’t the best choice of words though..
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lol
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My personal highlights for some much needed happiness and positivity (feel free to share your own!): -When Misha collapsed at the end of his program on the ice and covered his face while crying. I don’t know how to explain it but I had a gut feeling then and there that he would at minimum be silver. It felt like such a pivotal, impactful “I made it moment” and I think he’s only going to go up from here! His reaction to finding out he crushed his personal best also made me emotional -A huge comeback for Shun! After his disappointment during the team event, followed by his fall during the individual SPs, he must be over the moon! -Gogolev’s program and finishing 5th overall. Such a huge accomplishment and I’m overjoyed for him -Jun smiling at the end of his program! I cheered so loudly for him when he got back up and I’m so proud of him for not only persevering, but having the tenacity to finish with a smile despite having such a harsh fall. I really think he should have been bronze but I’m proud of him regardless and hope he doesn’t have any regrets -The sportsmanship showed by every single competitor out there today
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100% agree! A lot of great sportsmanship from all.
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The men putting on their skates after the medal announcement is such a mood
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I am still in shock. I cannot believe what I have just seen. Robin Cousins on BBC was totally gobsmacked. Was it the real Ilia out there? Weirdly, I have been thinking all day that it’s Friday the 13th. Then I had this strange feeling he wasn’t going to do it. Every time I heard someone say he was guaranteed the gold I would shout at the TV for them to shut up and not jinx it. This is a bigger shock than Sarah Hughes winning gold in 2002 from 4th. It really concerns me that Ilia will be 25 in 2030 and who knows where the sport will be then?
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Nobody run the numbers on how clean Jason would’ve scored in this mess
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Fr he would have won bronze at min cuz his performance isn’t dependent on quads
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Finally this marks the end of malininflation
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Congrats Mishka!! I was so moved by your performance. Olympic underdog stories are always great, and understandably not for some in that moment, though a lot of them look back and agree.
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As an Australian I did not get to watch this live because I was too busy sleeping lol. I hope I can find a good recap somewhere. This is completely different to how I thought podium would be !!! I need to watch hahahaha
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It’s currently airing on channel 9
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Is there a replay?
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Don’t look up the results. This was an experience.
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Oh I haven’t seen anything except for the gold and that ilia didn’t do as well as we thought. I’m keen for the replay and ready to be shocked.
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If you have a VPN put it on Canada and you can watch full replays on CBC Gem website.
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thank you so much !
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I think we all need to collectively grieve…
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I’m so shocked but somehow not surprised. I honestly think a big problem is the amount of pressure that the USA and its media puts on its players. The same thing happened to Simone Biles. Like obviously she’s the goat and Ilia has so much potential and has already accomplished so much, but the amount of expectations put on the players is too much. Expecting an athlete to get the gold, calling them a god, constant talking about how they’ll make history and break records, before they even start performing, puts so much pressure on them and is bound to mess them up mentally
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Ilia has called himself a god (well it was a fun nickname of course, that he turned into his brand) long before the media took it up (again, it is his brand after all, including merch and everything) so not really on them. Plus he has already made history with his 4A, so again, not an expectation that’s been put onto him by the media. And surely he himself was just as excited to land the first 4A at the Olympics, as the media was. He also has a history of actively ‘teasing’ his fans/skating media with PPCs including the 4A. The pressure he felt was likely more due to his past achievements, which made him an overwhelming favourite to win, and no doubt in his mind too, and not so much the evil bad media concocting an overwhelming narrative.
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To be fair he coined the God thing himself
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He inherited it from Nathan Chen! In fact, Nathan was there in the audience! And the very same thing happened to him 8 years ago! He was then called the Quad God.
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This! When I first saw that term, I was like “yikes, that’s blasphemous!” It has a ring to it but quite blaspheming.
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I was every bit as nervous as Ilia looked and I think this was because of the sheer amount of press coverage I saw beforehand…… It was kind of insane
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It will be even worse next time. Gearing up the “come back” it’s too damn much on these athletes!!
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That’s not just an American thing… lot of countries put tremendous pressure on their Olympic athletes.
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Absolutely. Yuna Kim carried the pressure of an entire country on her shoulders.
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Can I just say, I don’t want Ilia on the morning news circuit? I want that young man to be able to grieve in peace without every uneducated ahole news reporting shoving a camera and a microphone in his face like they have been for the last two weeks.
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I hope he can have the time and space to take care of himself.
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I think poor Ilia had so much pressure on him not to mention the added pressure of having to skate last. In my book he is the best even though he didn’t get a medal. I can’t imagine the amount of pressure these athletes are under and he’s only 21. I am so sad tonight and sad for him. After witnessing chalk and baits in the ice dancing event only get silver when I felt they should’ve won gold and now sing what’s happened in the men’s event I am not sure I can make it through the women’s and the pairs competition.
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I mean the only way I thought he might lose is if Yuma or Adam threw down a monster 300+ score but not a complete meltdown in the free by himself . That’s the shocking thing to me
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He got gold in the team! I know that’s not a consolation to him right now but I genuinely think that expecting him to skate 4 times in his first Olympics almost inside a week is insane and did Not help the situation.
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Yes!
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Yes you’re right I didn’t even think about that. The fact that he’s been skating for the team and now has to go skate individually. It’s just too much. When someone is under this much pressure they’re gonna crack at some point. I did see a lot of people falling when they might not otherwise. I think there is now too much pressure on doing the quads now for the men’s skaters and it’s just getting to be too much.
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results aside this is the weirdest fucking competition because why have I met Tom Daley, Jason brown and Rio????
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So jealous!
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RIO BABYGOAT NAKATA WAS THERE?
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Yes!!! I saw him at the men’s short the other day too!!
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i genuinely think he’s gonna be the first to do a 4A on olympic ice now 2030 is gonna be exciting
Additional Sources:
The New York Times – Everything that happened on Day 7 at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics 2026
