{"id":18550,"date":"2026-02-15T18:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=18550"},"modified":"2026-02-15T19:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:02:39","slug":"can-ilia-malinins-olympic-fall-spark-a-greater-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/can-ilia-malinins-olympic-fall-spark-a-greater-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Ilia Malinin\u2019s Olympic Fall Spark a Greater Comeback?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ilia Malinin&#8217;s Olympic fall stunned the skating world as he entered the free skate leading for gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He appeared to skate not to win, but not to lose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That subtle shift undoes anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"993\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quad-God-llia-Malinin.jpg\" alt=\"Quad God Ilia Malin\" class=\"wp-image-18556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quad-God-llia-Malinin.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quad-God-llia-Malinin-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quad-God-llia-Malinin-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Quad-God-llia-Malinin-768x636.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ilia Malinin after his free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes into his program, Malinin missed his famed Axel, abandoned two quad attempts, fell twice, and shockingly finished off the podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-ilia-malinin-olympic-fall-and-the-power-of-choice\">Ilia Malinin Olympic Fall and the Power of Choice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t win when your focus is on avoiding loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Risk is the reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you go down, at least go down in glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It appears the safer choice backfired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ability to choose cannot be taken away or given away. It can only be forgotten.\u201d<br>\u2014 Greg McKeown, <em>Essentialism<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one knows this better than Nathan Chen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He sat in the stands watching Malinin unravel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Chen couldn&#8217;t land a clean jump in the short program.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pyeongchang-olympics-Nathan.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan Chen free skate\" class=\"wp-image-2676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pyeongchang-olympics-Nathan.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pyeongchang-olympics-Nathan-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nathan Chen&#8217;s epic failure before his record-breaking skate\/Mercury News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The next night, he landed a record-breaking six quad jumps in the free skate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-from-ilia-malinin-s-olympic-fall-to-fearless-willingness\">From Ilia Malinin&#8217;s Olympic Fall to Fearless Willingness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAdding the sixth quad was almost a game-time decision. I knew at that point I had literally nothing to lose, so I decided just to try it.\u201d<br>\u2014 Nathan Chen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nathan-chen-quad-jumps-long-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan Chen Olympic Comeback\" class=\"wp-image-2678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nathan-chen-quad-jumps-long-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nathan-chen-quad-jumps-long-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nathan-chen-quad-jumps-long-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nathan Chen makes Olympic history with six quad jumps\/Time Magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s never about one performance. It&#8217;s about what you choose next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I call it mindful willingness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-after-the-ilia-malinin-olympic-fall-a-motto-for-the-future\">After the Ilia Malinin Olympic Fall: A Motto for the Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Never stop starting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it.  That&#8217;s a motto for a big future even after a big fall.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lindsey-Vonn-2026-Olympics.jpg\" alt=\"Lindsey Vonn 2026 Olympics\" class=\"wp-image-18521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lindsey-Vonn-2026-Olympics.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lindsey-Vonn-2026-Olympics-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lindsey-Vonn-2026-Olympics-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lindsey Vonn at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics\/Getty Images Sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>God made us to own our race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsey Vonn explains this from a hospital bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSimilar to ski racing, we take risks in life. We dream. We love. We jump. And sometimes we fall. Sometimes our hearts are broken. Sometimes we don\u2019t achieve the dreams we know we could have. But that is also the beauty of life; we can try. I tried. I dreamt. I jumped.\u201d<br>\u2014 Lindsey Vonn, Instagram, February 15, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners don&#8217;t always come in first. 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