Malinin called excessive confidence the reason for the failure of the performance at the OI

Figure skater Ilya Malinin, competing for the United States, said on February 13 that the reason for the failure in the free skate at the Olympics in Italy was his excessive confidence.

"Maybe I was too confident that everything would go well," he said in an interview with NBC News.

In addition, he added that his psychological state could have affected his performance.

Peter of creation: what to expect from Humennik at the OI

We estimate the chances of the Russian champion for an Olympic medal — the range of scenarios varies from a medal to a relegation from the top ten

Russian figure skater Pyotr Gumennik competed in the free skate at the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy. His speech took place on Friday, February 13. The athlete competed in a neutral status, without national symbols, under the 13th number. He entered the third warm-up group and took to the ice at 23:13 Moscow time. According to the results of the competition, Humennik took the sixth place.

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