With the eyes of the world on the Olympic stage, it is difficult for star athletes to move forward if they perform poorly.
But Ilia Marin, the U.S. gold medal favorite, isn’t going to dwell on her past failure to reach the podium. Finishes in 8th place At the men’s figure skating individual competition at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
“Everything happens for a reason,” the 21-year-old told CBS News in an interview Wednesday. He said you have to believe that “you learn more from failure than from winning.”
Marinin stressed that he is focused on moving forward and continuing to push the boundaries of the sport. Marinin said she was unable to land her signature quadruple axel during the free skate portion of the competition, but she still plans to work on increasing the number and difficulty of her jumps.
“I would much rather be known as the ‘God of the Quad,’ as you say, than win a gold medal,” Marinin said. He said he had no intention of dwelling on the past, even though he was emotional after his shocking performance.
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Marinin wanted to add an individual gold medal to his gold medals. Won the team match. In fact, the stress and pressure of the Olympics led to deficiencies in his individual performance. competition Last Friday. He said he hopes people will watch and learn from him. falls many times Understand more about the intricacies of this sport during his performance.
“At the end of the day, it’s really hard, physically, mentally and emotionally. There’s a lot going on in this sport, but people don’t really understand what’s going on,” Marinin said.
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Malinin, a first-time Olympian, said he wants people to empathize with what he went through and understand that he had the “worst day of my life” and that “people have good days and bad days.”
Marinin has announced that she will compete in the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague next month.
“The next day I have to get up and skate,” he said.
