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For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.
It is without doubt one of the biggest shocks in Olympic history.
Ilya Malinin was virtually given the gold medal before the Olympics.
This was supposed to be a coronation, but he just had a horrible free skate.
He completed only three of his seven planned quadruple jumps.
And when it was over, he didn't win gold.
He didn't win silver or bronze.
The gold medal goes to Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan.
Ilya Malinin may still be the best in the world, but he's not an Olympic champion.
For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.
It is without doubt one of the biggest shocks in Olympic history.
Ilya Malinin was virtually given the gold medal before the Olympics.
This was supposed to be a coronation, but he just had a horrible free skate.
He completed only three of his seven planned quadruple jumps.
And when it was over, he didn't win gold,
He didn't win silver or bronze.