Fans show support after ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin’s vulnerable social media posts

Fans are concerned after it was revealed that videos containing sensitive messages were reposted on TikTok by “Quad God” Ilia Malinin.

The 21-year-old had a chance to win gold in the men’s singles on Friday night, but after falling twice he settled for eighth place.

Malinin was frank about his performance later in his speech to NBC, simply saying “I blew it” and it was a clear mental block from start to finish.

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Later Malinin reposted several TikToksOne includes the following message: “Sometimes I wish something bad would happen to me so I wouldn’t have to do it myself.”

In another video, there was a message: “Your little boy is tired, mom.”

Malinin also shared posts from the “Healing Letters” account, which writes messages in book form. One said: “When I get home and step into my room my eyes start watering because no one knows how hard I’m really trying.”

“Nothing is more painful than trying your best and still not being good enough,” said another, and the book was slammed shut.

US Figure Skating did not immediately respond to a request for comment, as fans showed a fair amount of concern and support throughout the comments.

“You did such a good job ILIA, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!!!! I LOVE YOU,” one user wrote.

“Ilia 🙁 I hope she’s okay…” added another.

“You are still a champion, Ilia Malinin One result does not define your talent or strength. Whichever place you take, we are proud of you. Keep going; your time to shine is always ahead. You are the best,” another person said.

Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts to his disastrous routine in which he fell twice during the Figure Skating, Men’s Singles Skating-Free Skating competition at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026 Milan Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Tim Clayton/Getty Images)

‘QUAD GOD’ ILIA MALIIN FALLS TWICE, FINISHES EIGHTH AFTER SHOCKING PERFORMANCE

Malinin admitted that he was quite confused when buying the ice.

Malinin told reporters: “Just before I got into my starting pose, a lot of thoughts and memories came to my mind, and I almost think it overwhelmed me a little bit. I’ve been through a lot in my life, a lot of bad and good experiences.” “So I feel the pressure, especially of being an Olympic gold medal hopeful. That’s something I can’t control right now.”

“The pressure of the Olympics, it’s a really different thing and I think a lot of people don’t understand that. They only understand it from the inside and going into this competition, especially today, I felt really safe, really good,” she added. “But it really went by so fast I didn’t have time to process it.”

When her routine began on Friday, Malinin did a quadruple somersault to start but later settled for a single axel. Later it had a double loop instead of a quadruple loop. She fell on her quadruple Lutz attempt and fell on another jump shortly after. He scored 156.33 points; That’s a far cry from the world record of 238.24 she set in December and the 200 points she routinely reaches in the free skate.

Team United States’ Ilia Malinin leaves the ice after competing in the Men’s Single Skating category on day seven of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy on February 13, 2026. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov won the gold medal with a personal best score of 291.58 points. Her score of 198.94 in Friday’s free skate was also the highest score of her career. Japanese Yuma Kagiyama won the silver medal, while Kagiyama’s teammate Shun Sato won the bronze medal.

Malinin, who regularly posts total points in the 300s, was content with only 264.49 points. His personal best is 333.81.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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