shocking

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US two-time world champion Malinin, whom Shaidorov said "means a lot to figure skating", finished a lowly eighth after a shocking performance in the free skate.

From Barron's

"People say that there's an Olympic curse," American figure skater Ilia Malinin said after a shocking performance which saw one of the hottest favourites of the Milan-Cortina Games tumble out of the medals.

From Barron's

The most shocking fumble of all came on Friday night when figure skater Ilia Malinin, the self-proclaimed “quad god,” melted down in the brutal heat of the Olympic spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said the results of this exercise were “shocking” to military officials and troops on the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bulgaria's acting prosecutor general Borislav Sarafov said the case contained "more shocking details" than Twin Peaks - the drama about a murder investigation in a US logging town.

From BBC