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 ...

Ilia Malinin's competition for individual Olympic gold is his 'inner self'

Ilia Malinin is expected to cement his place in the pantheon of Winter Olympics stars Friday night if he wins the men's individual gold medal.

Ilia Malinin admits he was not 'ready to handle' Olympic pressure

Ilia Malinin admitted Tuesday on “TODAY” he was not prepared to handle the spotlight of the Olympics, giving his most ...

2026 Winter Olympics live updates: Women's figure skating begins; U.S. goes for gold in team speedskating

Women's single figure skating kicks off today with short program performances for Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito. The top qualifiers will compete in Thurs ...

Simone Biles Shares Message for Ilia Malinin After His Olympic Free Skate Heartbreak

The U.S. gymnastics legend faced similar disappointment at the 2020 Olympics before returning to win gold in Paris in 2024.

Ilia Malinin Reveals What He Thinks Led to His Milan Olympic 'Mistakes' and How He'll Approach the Next Games

Ilia Malinin revealed on the 'Today' show how he'll learn from 'mistakes' he made in the figure skating final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Ilia Malinin opens up about Olympic pressure: ‘I was not ready to handle that'

U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin talked to "TODAY" in his first interview following his shocking performance at the Milan Cortina Olympics.