When it comes to the Winter Olympics, figure skating is always one of the most anticipated, most-watched events of the two-week extravaganza.

MILAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Ilia Malinin’s free‑skate collapse at the Milano Cortina Olympics was the kind of sporting shock that reverberates far beyond the rink.

The only one to skate clean, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, was left stunned as he won gold – his country's first Winter Olympic gold in 32 years.