disastrous

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She was down in 13th following a disastrous short program which left her in tears after she missed her triple loop, meaning it was scored zero as an invalid element.

From BBC

With gold on the line, the 21-year-old had such a disastrous skate that he tumbled far down off the podium and later attributed his collapse to feeling overwhelmed by the environment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eight years on from the disappointment of Pyeongchang and four years since her disastrous Beijing, the 30-year-old American exploded out of her Olympic slump with a slalom performance for the ages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stunned, he held his head in his hands after his disastrous performance and said afterwards his failure was "definitely mental".

From Barron's

Ilia Malinin fell apart in the men’s free skate, tumbling from near lock to win the gold medal to eighth place after a disastrous performance Friday.

From Los Angeles Times