Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's singles
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- The men's singles figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 10 and 13 February at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy, and featured 29 skaters from 21 nations.
- Shaidorov became the first Kazakh skater to win a gold medal in figure skating.
- Background In October 2023, the International Olympic Committee suspended the Olympic Committee of Russia.
- Each nominee was required to pass a special screening process to assess whether they had displayed any active support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine or had any contractual links to the Russian or Belarusian military.
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WikipediaThe men's singles figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 10 and 13 February at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy, and featured 29 skaters from 21 nations. Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won the gold medal, Yuma Kagiyama of Japan won the silver medal, and Shun Sato, also of Japan, won the bronze medal. Shaidorov became the first Kazakh skater to win a gold medal in figure skating. This was Kagiyama's fourth Olympic silver medal, having won silver in both the men's singles event and the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and another silver as part of the Japanese team at the 2026 team event.
In October 2023, the International Olympic Committee suspended the Olympic Committee of Russia. The skating federations of Russia and Belarus were each permitted to nominate one skater or team from each discipline to participate at the Skate to Milano as a means to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics as Individual Neutral Athletes. Each nominee was required to pass a special screening process to assess whether they had displayed any active support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine or had any contractual links to the Russian or Belarusian military. Petr Gumennik of Russia earned a spot at the Olympics as an Individual Neutral Athlete.
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