U.S. figure skaters Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn face unexpected hardship after team gold medal at Olympics

Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn and the rest of the United States figure skating team had every reason to celebrate on Sunday night in Italy.

They had just won the team gold medal for the U.S., narrowly edging Japan thanks to Malinin's clinching performance and a bunch of strong skates that preceded him.

Except they also had one reason to be quite annoyed.

The medal stand, on which they got to stand atop and get their gold medals, didn't have any kind of covering on its surface.

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Figure skaters would want something soft, like carpet, up there. But there wasn't any such detail.

That meant their skates got damaged, at least a little bit.

According to reporter Christine Brennan, the U.S. figure skaters then had to go to a skate sharpener before they left the arena to make up for any damage that may have been done by the hard-surface medal stand.

News: US skaters had to visit the skate sharpener in the arena after the medals ceremony Sunday. The top of the medal podium was not covered in carpet or a similar soft surface, a source said, leading to scratches and/or potential damage to their skates.

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This certainly seems like a bizarre oversight. They must have somewhat standardized medal stands across the board for these Olympics and just didn't think about how they might have to be personalized for each event.

The U.S. almost surely has various plans in place in case something goes wrong with a pair of skates, so this likely isn't a doomsday scenario.

But it sure is annoying. Team USA will likely use upcoming practices to ensure they feel just right about their skates even after this, because there are more medals to be won.

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