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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 ...

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’s backflip has been openly embraced, but it was received differently decades ago when Surya Bonaly performed the move at the 1998 Games.

Ben Ogden hopes his Olympic silver medal — and celebratory backflip — will spark a new era for American cross-country skiing.