Ilia Malinin showed his dominance as the “quad god” in the men’s figure skating short program, but he still acknowledged he has more in him.
Malinin was determined to show what he could do after a shaky, by only his standards, skate during the team event. And he did.
“The quad god says tonight I own this Olympic ice,” commentator Terry Gannon said after Malinin’s skate.
Olympic gold medalist and commentator Tara Lipinski called it “next level.”
“This performance was literally everything he needed,” Olympian and commentator Johnny Weir said.
Despite his stunning skate, Malinin fell short of his best score, finishing with 108.16.
The American phenom acknowledged that while his nerves may have seemed nonexistent in previous competitions, Olympic ice feels different.
“It’s felt different from any competition I’ve done,” he said, adding that “it really overwhelms you.”
Olympian and host Scott Hamilton appreciated Malinin’s honesty.
“I am so glad he’s honest about that because you could just sense things were different,” Hamilton said, saying Malinin looked “tight” in his performance Tuesday.
Malinin said he plans to continue to try to calm his nerves before his full program in the men’s free skate Friday.
“We’re definitely gonna see me at the best condition that I can be,” he said.
If that’s true, viewers will be in for quite a show.
Malinin is expected to attempt a quad axel, a 4 1/2-revolution jump that only he has ever landed in competition. He has been known to land as many as seven quads in a single performance before, a number he could again attempt on Olympic ice.
Malinin finished first in the men’s short, giving him a leg up heading into Friday. His closest competitor was Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, who scored 103.07 following a small fall in his routine.
Full figure skating schedule
Date/time (ET)EventStreamFriday, Feb. 6, 4-5:35 a.m.Team Event: Rhythm DancePeacock, NBCOlympics.comFriday, Feb. 6, 5:35-7:35 a.m.Team Event: Pairs Short ProgramPeacock, NBCOlympics.comFriday, Feb. 6, 7:35-8:55 a.m.Team Event: Women’s Short ProgramPeacock, NBCOlympics.comSaturday, Feb. 7, 1:45-3:15 p.m.Team Event: Men’s Short ProgramPeacock, NBCOlympics.comSaturday, Feb. 7, 4-5 p.m.Team Event: Free DancePeacock, NBCOlympics.comSunday, Feb. 8, 1:30-2:45 p.m.Team Event: Pairs Free SkatePeacock, NBCOlympics.comSunday, Feb. 8, 2:45-3:55 p.m.Team Event: Women’s Free SkatePeacock, NBCOlympics.comSunday, Feb. 8, 3:55-5 p.m.Team Event: Men’s Free SkatePeacock, NBCOlympics.comMonday, Feb. 9, 1:20-2:40 p.m.Rhythm Dance on USA:Groups 1 & 2 Peacock, NBCOlympics.comMonday, Feb. 9, 2:40-5 p.m.Rhythm Dance on NBC:Groups 3, 4 & 5Peacock, NBCOlympics.comTuesday, Feb. 10, 12:30-2:10 p.m.Men’s Short Program on USA:Groups 1 & 2Peacock, NBCOlympics.comTuesday, Feb. 10, 1:45-5 p.m.Men’s Short Program on NBC:Groups 3, 4 & 5Peacock, NBCOlympics.comWednesday, Feb. 11, 1:30-2:15 p.m.Free Dance on USA:Group 1Peacock, NBCOlympics.comWednesday, Feb. 11, 2:15-5 p.m.Free Dance on NBC: Groups 2, 3 & 4Peacock, NBCOlympics.comFriday, Feb. 13, 1-2:50 p.m.Men’s Free Skate on USA:Groups 1 & 2Peacock, NBCOlympics.comFriday, Feb. 13, 3-5 p.m.Men’s Free Skate on NBC:Groups 3 & 4Peacock, NBCOlympics.comSunday, Feb. 15, 1:45-3:10 p.m.Pairs Short on USA:Groups 1 &2Peacock, NBCOlympics.comSunday, Feb. 15, 3-5 p.m.Pairs Short on NBC:Groups 3, 4 & 5Peacock, NBCOlympics.comMonday, Feb. 16, 2-4:15 p.m.Pairs Free on USA:Groups 1 & 2Peacock, NBCOlympics.comMonday, Feb. 16, 3:55-5 p.m.Pairs Free on NBC:Groups 3 & 4Peacock, NBCOlympics.comTuesday, Feb. 17, 12:45-3:10 p.m.Women’s Short on USA:Groups 1 & 2Peacock, NBCOlympics.comTuesday, Feb. 17, 2:40-5 p.m.Women’s Short on NBC:Groups 3, 4 & 5Peacock, NBCOlympics.comThursday, Feb. 19, 1-5:10 p.m.Women’s Free Skate on NBCPeacock, NBCOlympics.comSaturday, Feb. 21, 2-4:30 p.m.Exhibition GalaPeacock, NBCOlympics.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
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