Key Highlights
- But, there's a different level of pressure to perform on the Olympic stage.
- Malinin's long program turned into a nightmare, and the skater finished outside of the medals in eighth place. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAt the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Biles — a seven-time Olympic gold medalist — entered those Games with expectations to win five gold medals, only to struggle with the "twisties" and withdraw from some events.
- She went home with silver (team event) and bronze (balance beam) medals. Biles was in attendance at Milano Ice Skating Arena for Malinin's disappointing long program on Feb.
- 13, after which Malinin admitted that he "was not ready to handle" the Olympic pressure. In the aftermath of Malinin's upsetting performance, Biles was among a number of notable athletes who reached out to him, and the two spoke on Tuesday, Feb.
- 17."Just for someone to validate his feelings and to know we’ve gone through the same things, but you can still come out on top," Biles told Olympics. com.