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Ilia Malinin Falls Twice, Kazakhstan's Shaidorov Stuns to Win Olympic Gold

Ilia Malinin fell twice during free skate and Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov won the Olympic gold in a stunning upset

Ilia Malinin Falls Twice, Kazakhstan's Shaidorov Stuns to Win Olympic Gold

American 21-year-old Ilia Malinin had been producing predictable results in men's figure skating for almost two years. But on a Friday evening in Milan's southern outskirts, the Olympic Games in this sport - and perhaps Malinin himself - reminded everyone that unpredictable results are possible.

Entering the free skate event as the main contender, Malinin's error-filled performance handed the Olympic title to Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov. This could go down as one of the biggest upsets in modern figure skating history.

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