‘Medals don’t define who you are’: Ilia Malinin opens up about finishing in eighth place
NBC News·2026-02-18 03:07

I would imagine in the last couple of days you've been getting a lot of advice from people. Is there one thing that has helped you that you've heard from somebody. >> It's really that medals don't define who you are. It's always just, you know, what you do, how you do it, and the person you are that defines you in your own way.>> Does that help you. Are you able to take that message and and actually really act on it. Yes, I definitely, you know, felt it and just the amount of support, the amount of love I'v ...

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