Breaking down Ilia Malinin's iconic back flip and how the favorite for gold in men's figure skating learned the move.

Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one ...

Team USA figure skater Ilia Malinin stunned 2026 Winter Olympics fans with an on-the-ice backflip that reignited excitement ...

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 ...

Ilia Malinin will use the 2026 Winter Olympics as motivation for what's to come in his sure-to-be-magnificent figure skating career. First, though, the Team USA star got a chance at a triumphant ...

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

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.

Team USA figure skaters jumped, spun and backflipped their way to a gold medal in the figure skating team event at the 2026 ...

American superstar and 2026 Olympic men's gold medal favorite Ilia Malinin peforms a backflip in his short program.

French champion Surya Bonaly backflipped on Olympic ice years before Ilia Malinin was even born, and it brought her ...

U.S. figure skater and gold-medal favorite Ilia Malinin stunned fans when he delivered a backflip during the men's short program of the team competition on Saturday.

American figure skater Ilia Malinin wowed in his Olympic debut on Saturday, Feb. 7, finishing in second during the men's short program in the team event at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympic Games. Malinin ...