One Extraordinary Photo: Catching Malinin’s unexpected fall

By: Natacha Pisarenko, The Associated Press Posted: 8:54 AM CST Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026

MILAN (AP) — Natacha Pisarenko is a photojournalist with a 20-plus year career at The Associated Press in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is the news director for the Southern Cone.

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MILAN (AP) — Natacha Pisarenko is a photojournalist with a 20-plus year career at The Associated Press in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is the news director for the Southern Cone.

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MILAN (AP) — Natacha Pisarenko is a photojournalist with a 20-plus year career at The Associated Press in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is the news director for the Southern Cone.

Why this photo?

We were all expecting Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin to win gold. The moment we were expecting to capture as the photo was his popular backflip, which he has landed in previous performances. As many times in life, things did not go as we expected. There was no way I would imagine him falling twice and losing the gold. This was the moment he fell.