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.

From Terry Kubicka and Surya Bonaly to Ilia Malinin, the banned figure skating backflip is finally back on Olympic ice — and ...

Ilia Malinin, the United States figure skating sensation, is due for another backflip or two at the 2026 Winter Olympics. But ...

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

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 off when the ...

Ilia Malinin’s backflip has been openly embraced, but it was received differently decades ago when Surya Bonaly performed the ...

Don’t forget who flipped first. On Tuesday night, figure skater Ilia Malinin thrilled the crowd and judges with a flawless, impossibly challenging short program that included a much-ballyhooed ...

Ilia Malinin is one of three figure skaters to pull off a backflip in Olympic competition.

This is the first Olympics in 50 years where the move hasn't been illegal—and Malinin’s backflip has long been known as the ...

The "Quad God" took the ice for the first time at the 2026 Winter Games, finishing second in the men's short program during team event qualifiers ...

Malinin is the son of two Russian-born Olympic figure skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, who competed for ...

This is the first Olympics to feature backflips in over 25 years.