まず、最初に沢山の応援
心からありがとうございました
皆さんのエネルギー全てを感じ
不可能が可能になって
この舞台に戻って来る事ができました
体が動く内しか続けられない中で
当たり前に悔しい気持ちしかないけど
ステージに死ぬ気で立たないと失礼だと思い
最後はもう人間をやめてましたが
行くも地獄引くも地獄の紙一重の世界で
改めて命ありきだなと
生きてる事に感謝せざるをえない気持ちを改めて痛感しました
こういう大事な気持ちを与えてもらって
僕を本気にさせてくれた周りの選手たち達には感謝しかないです
もともと何も失うものは一つもありません
今の自分が持っている経験は自分の信念を突き通してきたからこそ得られたもの
後悔はなにひとつ無いです
この経験は自分だけの意味を作り出すチャンスだと思います
これからも どんな時も
自分達を客観的に見て
毎日今日が最後だと思ってやるべき事をやるだけです
それはどんな時も変わらないものだと思います
最終的にみんなで笑顔になれて
全世界の人たちに自分のパフォーマンスを届けられた事は最高ですね
いつも本当の自分を作り上げてくれるのは
今の自分で
ずっと自分自身がライバルでいられるよう
これからも得る事だけではなく
なにかを失いながら生きる気持ちを大事に
また0から自分に勝ちにいこうと思ってます
今しかできない事を 今 大事に
また強くなって戻ってきます 🇯🇵
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for all your support.
I felt every bit of your energy. What once seemed impossible became possible, and it brought me back to this stage.
As long as my body allows me to compete, I will continue. Of course there is frustration. But I believe if I step on that stage, I owe it everything. In the end, I pushed beyond myself. In a world where one step forward or back can feel like heaven or hell, I was reminded that everything begins with life. I’m simply grateful to be alive.
To the athletes around me who pushed me to be serious, to be real—thank you.
I’ve never felt like I had anything to lose. Everything I carry now comes from staying true to my beliefs. I have no regrets. This experience is a chance to create meaning that belongs only to me.
No matter what comes next, I will keep looking at myself honestly and live each day as if it were my last—doing what must be done. That will never change.
To share my performance with the world, and to finish with smiles together—that means everything.
The person who builds the real me is always myself. I want to remain my own greatest rival. Not only chasing gains, but understanding what it means to lose something along the way.
Starting from zero again.
I will come back stronger.
Now is the only moment we have.
I’ll build from here and rise again.🇯🇵
📸@mikedawsy
Ilia Malinin 🇺🇸 156.33 / 264.49
“Well, putting all the negatives aside, the atmosphere was really incredible. The support — honestly, even with that skate — the crowd never stopped cheering. They were supporting me the whole time, and that really meant a lot.”
On the pressure and the difficult moment:
“Honestly, the support is very special. In this sport, you have the privilege of being not only an athlete, but also an artist. But with that comes a lot of pressure — the expectations, the media, everything around it.
On What caused the problems?
“I’ve kind of said it already. It’s not a pleasant feeling, and I’m still trying to understand exactly what happened. But it’s done. I can’t change the outcome. Of course, a lot of people would go back and change it if they could. My life has had a lot of ups and downs, and in that moment, everything just felt very overwhelming. I honestly didn’t know how to handle it.”
On whether missing the quad Axel started the unraveling:
“I wouldn’t say it necessarily threw me off. I knew I didn’t need a perfect program. I still could have had a really good skate. But then more mistakes happened. I don’t know exactly what it was specifically — I’m still trying to understand. So I don’t really have a clear answer yet.”
On congratulating Mikhail Shaidorov:
“I actually went up to him and congratulated him. I watched him skate from the locker room, and I’m just so proud of him. I heard he didn’t have the best season. We’re all in this sport together, and we’re there for each other. That’s what makes this sport special.
I think people forget that sometimes. They only see us competing and assume we’re rivals without good relationships. But it’s actually the opposite. There’s joy, motivation, encouragement — we’re like a big family.”
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