Judges scores for Ilia Malinin’s free skate: Who scored him the highest?

MILAN — Ilia Malinin didn’t perform a gold medal worthy program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the judges were well-aware of it.

The U.S. figure skating star had a catastrophic free dance Friday, Feb. 13, with several falls and bailed jumps resulting in an eighth place finish in the men’s singles, far from the expectation for the ‘Quad God.’

With the event complete, all nine judges’ scores have revealed the decisions that led to Malinin’s 156.33 free skate score, ranked 15th of the 24 skaters who remained in the competition. What’s notable about Malinin’s scores is even the United States judge didn’t give him the highest score.

Here is a breakdown of all the scores for Malinin:

Judge No. 1: Nadezhda Fiodorova (Georgia)

• Technical score: 75.93
• Component score: 80.76
• Total score: 154.69

Judge No. 2: Christine Blanc (Switzerland)

• Technical score: 75.82
• Component score: 79.09
• Total score: 152.91

Judge No. 3: Tiziana Morandi (Italy)

• Technical score: 79.40
• Component score: 84.93
• Total score: 162.33

Judge No. 4: Laila Davidsson (Sweden)

• Technical score: 73.80
• Component score: 84.09
• Total score: 155.89

Judge No. 5: Hailan Jiang (China)

• Technical score: 77.23
• Component score: 78.26
• Total score: 158.92

Judge No. 6: Kristina Lundgren (United States)

• Technical score: 78.50
• Component score: 82.42
• Total score: 158.92

Judge No. 7: Leanna Caron (Canada)

• Technical score: 74.90
• Component score: 78.26
• Total score: 151.16

Judge No. 8: Nadezhda Paretskaia (Kazakhstan)

• Technical score: 76.38
• Component score: 80.75
• Total score: 155.13

Judge No. 9: Yuri Kliushnikov (Azerbaijan)

• Technical score: 78.38
• Component score: 86.59
• Total score: 162.97