Why Figure Skater Ilia Malinin’s Winter Olympics Backflip Is Such a Big Deal

With the Winter Olympics in full swing, a whole new cast of athletes is claiming the spotlight. And one of the biggest ...

Ilia Malinin lands backflip on one leg, makes Olympic history

Watch Ilia Malinin execute a backflip and land on one leg during the men's free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics team event.

Ilia Malinin lands one-foot backflip, wins gold for Team USA

The team event gold medal came down to Ilia Malinin, and he put on a thrilling performance to secure the gold medal for Team USA.

Ilia Malinin's Olympic backflip made history. But he's not the first to do it

U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024.

Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater

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 — although one trailblazing woman pulled it ...