Ilia Malinin’s coronation as an Olympic champion will have to wait.
The 21-year-old U.S. figure skater stumbled twice during an uncharacteristically sloppy performance in the men’s free skate on Friday, opening the door for Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan to win a stunning gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Dubbed the “Quad God,” Milanin came into the final night of competition with a healthy lead of more than 5 points and appeared to be in good shape after several contenders in front of him struggled.
Milanin was not immune. The two-time world champion who had won 14 straight events coming in, bailed out of a planned jump early in his program and later fell twice.
Watch the performance in the player above, and see Malinin’s thoughts on it below: