After a heartbreaking performance in the men's free skate final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin said he felt "overwhelmed" in the moment. "It was really just something that overwhelmed me, and I just felt like I had no control," Malinin said on Friday, February 13, after his shocking eight place finish. He continued, "Honestly, I still haven't been able to process what just happened. It's a lot of mixed emotions. Going into this competition, I felt really good.