Ilia Malinin hints at intense Olympic pressure days after unexpected result

Team USA figure skating star Ilia Malinin offered a reminder to critics of Olympic athletes participating in the Milan Cortina Games on Monday.

Malinin finished in eighth place in the men’s singles competition on Friday, following two falls in what was expected to be his event to lose. In a post on his Instagram, Malinin raised awareness about the mental toll of elite competition.

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