Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a surprise upset over “Quad God” Ilia Malinin, Kazakhstani figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov reflects on the moment he won ...

Mikhail Shaidorov became Kazakhstan’s first Olympic gold medallist in men’s figure skating after triumphing at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026. Kazakhstan has crowned its first-ever Olympic ...

Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov won a gold medal in men's figure skating. But somehow, that might not be his biggest highlight from Milano Cortina. In the exhibition gala on Saturday, Shaidorov went ...

Kazakhstan has crowned its first-ever Olympic champion in figure skating after Mikhail Shaidorov produced a stunning free skate to win gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic games on Friday.

It has been a historic few days for Kazakhstan men’s figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov, who entered Friday’s men’s free skate final simply hoping to medal. But after a remarkable performance — the best ...

Ilia Malinin came up well short of adding another Olympic gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, as a disastrous free skate performance saw him go from first to eighth place on the ...

Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov pulled off a major upset in the Winter Olympics, taking the gold medal in the men's singles ice skating competition. The United States' Ilia Malinin was the heavy ...

MILAN — Mikhail Shaidorov packed for the Olympics with Lego bricks for distractions, joggers and T‑shirts for practice, his outfits for his two programs in the men’s figure skating competition and, ...

MILAN — A floppy-haired figure skater with physics-defying hang time and a strong desire to establish the sport’s popularity in his country captured the Olympic gold medal Friday. But that person was ...

It was the most heartbreaking to watch Ilia Malinin -- the favorite, by far, in the men's figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics -- struggle in the free skate in Milan. There were falls. There ...

Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan obliterated the competition in Friday’s free skate with a score of 198.64 Shunik Denisovich / Anadolu via Getty Images MILAN — The skater no one saw coming jumped onto ...