U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin landed two backflips on the ice in his first two programs at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter ...

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

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, aka the "Quad God," landed the first legal Olympic backflip since 1976 at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, helping the Americans win team gold.

Ilia Malinin, the United States figure skating sensation, is due for another backflip or two at the 2026 Winter Olympics. But no matter how many times he does that impressive feat, he won't get a ...

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.

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

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 “Bonaly flip.” ...

American figure skater Ilia Malinin made history on Saturday by becoming the first Olympian ever to hit a backflip in competition.

Everyone knew it was coming. But yet when it happened — when American figure skater Ilia Malinin effortlessly landed the first backflip at the Winter Games since 1998 — the crowd’s loud cheers rivaled ...

Team USA figure skater Ilia Malinin flipped the script during his 2026 Winter Olympics debut. Malinin, 21, represented the United States in the men’s singles portion of the figure skating team event ...

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