The question “who won the men’s free skate” is too broad, because there are many different men’s free skates (Nationals, Worlds, Olympics, Four Continents, team event, etc.) held in different years and levels.

From the information available, here are a few very recent and clearly identified men’s free skates and their winners:

  • 2026 U.S. Championships – Men’s free skate: Ilia Malinin won the men’s free and the overall men’s title.
  • 2026 Four Continents Championships – Men’s event (includes the free): Kao Miura finished first overall in the men’s event with the top total score after the free skate.
  • 2026 Winter Olympics team event – men’s free skate segment: Ilia Malinin delivered the crucial men’s free skate for Team USA that secured team gold.

Because your question doesn’t specify which competition (Olympics, Worlds, Nationals, etc.), I can’t safely give a single winner without risking being wrong.

If you tell me:

  • the competition (for example: “2026 Olympics men’s individual event,” “US Nationals,” “Four Continents,” “Worlds”), and
  • roughly the date or location,

I can narrow it down to the exact skater who won that men’s free skate.