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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ilia’s arrogance did him in.[/quote]

Wasn't he heard saying after his performance waiting for his results that only if they had let him go to Beijing in 2022, he would be on that podium? [/quote]

Yes, you heard right.

And as he is local, let’s just say that my reference to his arrogance is from direct knowledge of who he is.[/quote]

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One doesn’t need deep insight to notice that he is unfortunately full of himself, which is not the end of the world for a 21 yo but I am surprised his parents don’t keep him in check.
He invented his own nickname, put it on a t shirt and wears it. He skates to his own inspirational quotes. 
It’s normal for a young person to feel that their thoughts and feelings are more significant and novel than they are, but there needs to be an adult to tell them it’s ridiculous. [/quote]

At the same time, he was extremely gracious to the gold medal winner, going to him immediately and congratulating/embracing him, and in his interviews afterward. [/quote]

I liked how someone joked it was because he himself really needed a hug. I find it believable [/quote]

Maybe, but it was a classy thing to do. Malinin didn't cry that he was robbed of a medal or try to denigrate his opponent.  He pulled himself together within 5 minutes of his disastrous skate and immediately went to congratulate the Kazakh gold medal winner. It seemed sincere, and I was impressed at the sportsmanship. [/quote]

Ilia couldn't claim he was robbed if he wanted to (though he kind of did claim that in his reference to Beijing while he was waiting for his score).  He fell apart under pressure and singled his quad axel, fell twice during his program, doubled his quad loop, and his presentation was really poor for him, which is understandable given the breakdown, but even with 2 falls, and a really poor effort at presentation and skating skills, he still got a higher program component score (81.72) than Petr Gumenick (80.65),  who skated a clean, beautiful program, landing all 5 attempted quads, with strong spins and he skated his entire program with fluidity, grace, and high quality skating and edge skills.  In my opinion, Ilya got a much higher score than what he deserved for how he skated in the Olympics, and it calls into question the entire judging system and how the judges use the component score to play favorites and punish disfavored skaters, their coaches, or their countries.

Also, Ilya was not entirely gracious in defeat.  He was heard on a hot mic saying he wouldn’t have skated like that if they had sent him to Beijing in 2022.  He’s a young guy, and was hurt, and we all understand and empathize with the pressure he was under and wish him the best, but he’s not a poster child for being a gracious loser, and if anything, he was overscored for his performance in these Olympics.   
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