
Ilia Malinin Shares Dark Message On Instagram About 'Invisible Battles'
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The U.S. figure skater's ominous tone stood out in a note about an apparent future skating date at the Winter Olympics.
Skating phenom Ilia Malanin hinted at serious internal strife while appearing to cast his struggle in the men’s Olympic figure skating final as an “inevitable crash.”
The heavily favored 21-year-old, who tumbled from first to eighth place in a disastrous free skate last week, shared a video Monday of career triumphs interspersed with a repeated cut of him burying his head in his hands.
“On the world’s biggest stage, those who appear the strongest may still be fighting invisible battles on the inside,” he wrote on Instagram. “Even your happiest memories can end up tainted by the noise. Vile online hatred attacks the mind and fear lures it into the darkness, no matter how hard you try to stay sane through the endless insurmountable pressure. It all builds up as these moments flash before your eyes, resulting in an inevitable crash. This is that version of the story. Coming February 21, 2026.”
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The date may be referring to his reported appearance at Saturday’s skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Games.








