MILAN ¨C Ilia Malinin highlighted mental health struggles during an emotional performance at the Olympic figure skating gala on Saturday as men¡¯s gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov got the crowd going to ¡°Kung Fu Fighting.¡±
Wearing a gray hoodie sweatshirt with ¡°Fear¡± written upside down, Malinin symbolically swotted away comments that represented the negative impact of social media.
The 21-year-old was a striking presence in a routine to ¡°Fear¡± by NF ¡ª capped off with his famous backflip that prompted a thunderous ovation.
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