American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin continued his dominant run at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, February 10. He took the lead in the men’s figure skating competition after an electrifying short program and set the stage for a thrilling free skate later this week.
Known as the sport’s ‘Quad God,’ Malinin lived up to expectations with a technically demanding and artistically compelling performance that secured top position after the short program. He earned a commanding 108.16 points, which put him ahead of Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and France’s Adam Siao Him Fa, who recorded 103.07 and 102.55 points, respectively.
In this individual Olympic short program, the 21-year-old combined blistering jumping prowess with crowd-pleasing flair. His routine included two quadruple jumps, including a quad flip, a triple Axel, a quad Lutz-triple toe loop combination, and his signature backflip and ‘raspberry twit’ move that stunned the audience. Judges rewarded Malinin with strong technical and program component scores, reflecting both difficulty and performance quality.
Full score of the figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Have a look at the standings after the short program of the men’s singles competition:
- Ilia Malinin (US) – total segment score – 108.16, technical elements score – 62.35, program components score – 45.81.
- Yuna Kagiyama (Japan) – total segment score – 103.07, technical elements score – 56.50, program components score – 46.57.
- Adam Siao Him Fa (France ) – total segment score – 102.55, technical elements score – 57.27, program components score – 45.28.
- Daniel Grassl (Italy)- total segment score – 93.46, technical elements score – 52.73, program components score – 40.73.
- Mikhail Shaidorov (Kazakhstan – total segment score – 92.90, technical elements score – 52.45, program components score – 40.49.
- Junhwan Cha (Korea)- total segment score -92.72, technical elements score – 50.08, program components score – 42.64.
- Kevin Aymoz (France) – total segment score – 92.64, technical elements score – 48.55, program components score – 44.09.
- Andrew Torgashev (US) – total segment score – 88.94, technical elements score – 48.56, program components score – 40.38.
- Shun Sato (Japan) – total segment score – 88.70, technical elements score – 46.77, program components score – 41.93.
- Stephen Gogolev (Canada) – total segment score – 87.41, technical elements score – 48.23, program components score – 39.18.
- Kyrylo Marsak (Ukraine) – total segment score – 86.99, technical elements score – 49.20, program components score – 37.69.
- Petr Gumennik – total segment score – 86.72, technical elements score – 48.43, program components score – 38.29
- Boyang Jin – total segment score – 86.55, technical elements score – 47.79, program components score – 38.76
- Maxim Naumov – total segment score – 85.65, technical elements score – 47.77, program components score – 37.88
- Nika Egadze – total segment score – 85.11, technical elements score – 45.85, program components score – 39.26
- Matteo Rizzo – total segment score – 84.30, technical elements score -42.49, program components score – 45.81.
- Deniis Vasiljevs – total segment score – 82.44, technical elements score – 42.34, program components score – 40.10
- Aleksander Hagara – total segment score – 82.02, technical elements score – 41.33, program components score – 41.69
- Lukas Britschgi – total segment score – 80.87, technical elements score – 40.61, program components score – 45.81.
- Adam Hagara – total segment score – 80.30, technical elements score – 45.17 program components score – 45.81.
- Vladimir Samoilov – total segment score – 77.57, technical elements score – 40.88, program components score – 25.13
- Kao Miura – total segment score – 76.77, technical elements score – 37.44, program components score – 40.33
- Donovan Carrillo – total segment score – 75.56, technical elements score – 39.71, program components score – 36.85
- Yu-Hsian Li – total segment score – 72.41, technical elements score – 39.84, program components score – 32.57.
- Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate – total segment score – 69.80, technical elements score – 34.25, program components score – 35.55
- Hyungyeom Kim – total segment score – 69.30, technical elements score – 37.92, program components score – 32.38.
- Andreas Nordeback – total segment score – 67.15, technical elements score – 31.45, program components score – 35.70.
- Fedora Kuliss – total segment score – 66.86, technical elements score – 35.83, program components score – 32.03.
- Vladimir Litvintsev – total segment score – 63.63, technical elements score – 31.13, program components score – 32.50.
Free Skate Final details of the 2026 Winter Olympics
After dominating the short program on February 10, Ilia Malinin will be entering Friday’s final with a five-point lead over Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, setting the stage for one of the most anticipated free skates of the Games. Of the 29 skaters who competed on Tuesday, only 20 will compete in the final round on February 13.
Date – February 13, 2026
Timing of the final – 11:30 pm
Venue – Milano Ice Skating Arena.
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