Watch Ilia Malinin’s gravity-defying backflip during Olympic short program run

Ilia Malinin is must-see TV. Even if you don’t know figure skating or its typical beats, Malinin is an entertainer on the ice ...

Ilia Malinin's 'backflip' makes history at Winter Games as the figure skating’s iconic move returns to Olympic fold after 50 years - Why it was banned

Ilia Malinin made Olympic history at the 2026 Winter Games by landing a backflip, a move banned for nearly 50 years. This daring feat, last seen legally in Olympic competition in 1976, marks a ...

Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say that glory was owed to Bonaly

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics — but he’s not the first to pull it off at ...