When Ilia Malinin skated onto the ice for a shot to make Olympic history, U.S. gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles was there in the stands waiting to witness it. And when Malinin fell twice in his free skate program, ultimately tumbling off the podium in the men’s individual figure skating competition, Biles was there to pick him up and dust him off.
Biles revealed on a recent appearance on NBC’s TODAY show that she met up with Malinin following his disastrous free skate performance that saw him finish in eighth place despite entering the Milan Cortina Games as the clear-cut favorite.
