Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the men’s free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the men’s free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics,

Thursday is the final day of men’s individual figure skating events at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. And it should be one for the ages. U.S. sensation Ilia Malinin takes to the ice later in the day for a must-watch men’s free skate.

Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov emerged as the shock winner of the men's competition at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday as heavy favourite Ilia Malinin's free programme fell apart and he finished out of the medals in one of Olympic figure skating's biggest upsets.

Ilia Malinin reclaimed momentum to lead the Olympic men’s short program, steadying the ice as Americans Andrew Torgashev and Maxim Naumov delivered breakout, emotional debuts to advance to the free skate.

Thursday is the final day of men’s individual figure skating events at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. While U.S. superstar Ilia Malinin leads the field, he faces plenty of challengers, two in particular So who will participate in the men’s figure skating final?

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American superstar and 2026 Olympic men's gold medal favorite Ilia Malinin peforms a backflip in his short program.

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