{"id":3301,"date":"2026-02-14T07:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T04:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/?p=3301"},"modified":"2026-02-14T07:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T04:03:17","slug":"shaidorov-gives-kazakhstan-first-figure-skating-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/shaidorov-gives-kazakhstan-first-figure-skating-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaidorov Gives Kazakhstan First Figure Skating Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_f168fa214958af4f-43\">Expect the unexpected in figure skating.&nbsp;In a dramatic night defined by &#8220;Friday the 13th&#8221; surprises at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games,&nbsp;<strong>Mikhail Shaidorov<\/strong>&nbsp;of Kazakhstan leaped from fifth place to the top of the podium, securing his country&#8217;s first-ever Olympic title in the sport.&nbsp;While Shaidorov celebrated a career-defining performance, the arena sat in stunned silence as the gold-medal favorite,&nbsp;<strong>Ilia Malinin<\/strong>&nbsp;of the United States, crumbled under the immense pressure to finish eighth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shaidorov\u2019s Golden Debut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_f168fa214958af4f-44\">Shaidorov, the 2025 ISU World silver medalist, entered the Free Skating with nothing to lose. Performing to &#8220;Confessa&#8221; and the &#8220;Diva Dance,&#8221; he delivered a masterclass in technical precision.&nbsp;He successfully reeled off his signature triple Axel-quad Salchow combination followed by three additional quadruple jumps.&nbsp;Despite a slight under-rotation on his quad Lutz, Shaidorov shattered his personal best with a segment score of&nbsp;<strong>198.64<\/strong>, totaling&nbsp;<strong>291.58 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;These are incredible emotions. I have been working towards this since my childhood,&#8221; Shaidorov said while sitting in the leader&#8217;s chair. &#8220;Today I just wanted to enjoy the moment&#8230; apparently, life rewarded me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIGHLIGHTS | FIGURE SKATING - Men&#039;s Single Skating Free Skating | #MilanoCortina2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2mfYFBCZZQY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 YouTube\/ Age of Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Night<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drama unfolded as the final flight of skaters struggled with the heavy Olympic atmosphere:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ilia Malinin (USA):<\/strong>&nbsp;The &#8220;Quad God&#8221; and short program leader saw his dreams of gold evaporate.&nbsp;After a solid opening quad flip, he &#8220;popped&#8221; his planned quad Axel into a single.&nbsp;Two falls followed, and Malinin tumbled to 15th in the Free Skating, dropping to&nbsp;<strong>eighth overall<\/strong>&nbsp;with 264.49 points.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yuma Kagiyama (JPN):<\/strong>&nbsp;The Beijing 2022 silver medalist maintained his second-place standing (<strong>280.06<\/strong>) despite a fall on his quad flip and a stumble on his opening quad Salchow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shun Sato (JPN):<\/strong>&nbsp;Delivering a standout performance to &#8220;Firebird,&#8221; Sato climbed from ninth after the short program to clinch the&nbsp;<strong>bronze medal<\/strong>&nbsp;with 274.90 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historic Significance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_f168fa214958af4f-48\">Shaidorov&#8217;s victory is a landmark moment for Kazakhstan.&nbsp;It marks the nation\u2019s second-ever gold medal at a Winter Olympics, the first being Vladimir Smirnov\u2019s cross-country skiing win in 1994.&nbsp;Shaidorov also continues the legacy of the late&nbsp;<strong>Denis Ten<\/strong>, who won Kazakhstan\u2019s only other Olympic figure skating medal (bronze) in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Malinin, the night was a sobering reminder of the unique pressure of the Olympic stage. &#8220;It&#8217;s not a pleasant feeling,&#8221; Malinin shared. &#8220;Everything just felt very overwhelming. I honestly didn&#8217;t know how to handle it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ultimately, while the world expected a coronation for Malinin, it instead witnessed the rise of a new champion in Mikhail Shaidorov, who proved that on the ice, history is written in the moments when no one is looking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isu-skating.com\/figure-skating\/news\/shaidorov-gives-kazakhstan-first-figure-skating-gold-as-hot-favorite-malinin-falters\/\">article on isu-skating.com<\/a>, published February 13, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Achieve More With VSA: Boost your skills with world-class coaches for just $29\/hour. Perfect for skaters, hockey players, dancers, and athletes, VSA offers personalized training 24\/7, 365 days a year, anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Vitalina Andrushchenko, Staff Writer&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expect the unexpected in figure skating.&nbsp;In a dramatic night defined by &#8220;Friday the 13th&#8221; surprises at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games,&nbsp;Mikhail Shaidorov&nbsp;of Kazakhstan leaped from fifth place to the top of the podium, securing his country&#8217;s first-ever Olympic title in the sport.&nbsp;While Shaidorov celebrated a career-defining performance, the arena sat in stunned silence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[400,380,397,398,396],"class_list":["post-3301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-figure-skating","tag-friday-the-13th-olympics","tag-ilia-malinin-milan-2026","tag-kazakhstan-figure-skating-history","tag-mikhail-shaidorov-gold-2026","tag-yuma-kagiyama-silver-milan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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