Kagiyama earned silver while teammate Shun Sato took bronze at the Milano Cortina Games after a cascade of mistakes upended the expected order and left pre-event favourite Ilia Malinin tumbling down the leaderboard. Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov delivered the day's biggest shock, seizing the Olympic title after producing the cleanest and most composed free skate of the final fight. Kagiyama, who also took silver at the Beijing Olympics, said performing at the Olympics was special but it also came with particular pressures. I really wish I could have put on a better performance, especially in a place like Milan," Kagiyama said. While Kagiyama expected to walk away with a medal in Milan, finishing on the podium was a shock for his teammate Sato.

Source: New Strait Times February 14, 2026 07:47 UTC