MILAN – Ilia Malinin highlighted mental health struggles during an emotional performance at the Olympic figure skating gala on Saturday as men’s gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov got the crowd going to “Kung Fu Fighting.”
Wearing a gray hoodie sweatshirt with “Fear” written upside down, Malinin symbolically swotted away comments that represented the negative impact of social media.
The 21-year-old was a striking presence in a routine to “Fear” by NF — capped off with his famous backflip that prompted a thunderous ovation.
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