Ilia Malinin mengamankan medali emas Olimpiade untuk Tim USA di nomor tim figure skating

Patinir figure Amerika Ilia Malinin, yang dikenal sebagai Quad God, tampil krusial di free skate pria untuk membantu Tim USA meraih emas di acara tim figure skating Olimpiade di Pekan Milan-Cortina. Meskipun mengalami kemunduran di program pendek sebelumnya, skor Malinin 200.03 poin mengalahkan Shun Sato dari Jepang, mengunci kemenangan dalam kompetisi ketat melawan Jepang. Kemenangan ini menandai emas berturut-turut kedua bagi Amerika Serikat di nomor tersebut.

Olimpiade Milan-Cortina menyoroti Ilia Malinin berusia 21 tahun dari Virginia sebagai bintang di figure skating pria, mendapat julukan Quad God karena kemampuannya mendaratkan quad axel, yang pertama kali dicapai pada 2022—prestasi yang belum ditiru patinir lain. Sebagai juara dunia dua kali dan debutan Olimpiade, Malinin memasuki acara tim sebagai patinir paling berbakat secara teknis, sering dibandingkan dengan Simone Biles di gimnastika karena mendorong batas olahraga. Acara tim, yang diperkenalkan pada 2014, melibatkan delapan segmen di disiplin pria, wanita, pasangan, dan tarian es, memberikan poin dari 10 untuk peringkat pertama ke bawah. Pada Sabtu, Malinin finis kedua di program pendek pria, kalah 10 poin dari Yuma Kagiyama Jepang, tetapi Tim USA mempertahankan keunggulan satu poin setelah penampilan kuat ice dance Madison Chock dan Evan Bates. Free skate wanita Minggu melihat Amber Glenn finis ketiga dengan rutinitas tidak mulus, menyamakan skor AS dan Jepang di 59 poin menjelang free skate pria. Meskipun tidak dijadwalkan awalnya, Malinin tampil sebagai penutup upaya Tim USA untuk emas berturut-turut. Memakai kostum hitam-emas, ia lakukan lima lompatan quad bersih, melewatkan quad axel andalannya, dengan tersandung ringan dan sentuhan tangan. Skor 200.03 poinnya, di bawah rekor pribadi, menjaga AS tetap bersaing. Shun Sato Jepang berusia 22 tahun balas dengan rutinitas karier terbaiknya, tapi 194.86 poinnya kurang, memungkinkan Tim USA menang emas. Tweet Tim USA merayakan: «Ilia Malinin skor 200.03 poin untuk amankan emas acara tim di #WinterOlympics!». Program pendek individu Malinin dijadwalkan Selasa, berhadapan lagi dengan Kagiyama.

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