Ilia Malinin’s backflip is a crowd-pleaser. It also might be reviving figure skating

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

Team USA Figure Skater Ilia Malinin Dazzles 2026 Winter Olympics Fans With On-the-Ice Backflip

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

3-Time Olympic Figure Skater Reacts to Ilia Malinin's Winter Games Backflip

Surya Bonaly, who was once penalized for performing a backflip in the Winter Olympics, is now praising USA’s Ilia Malinin’s ...

Ilia Malinin Backflips on Ice in His Olympic Debut, Becoming Second Skater to Ever Do So at the Games

American figure skater Ilia Malinin wowed in his Olympic debut on Saturday, Feb. 7, finishing in second during the men's ...

Alysa Liu's Stunning Triple Flip Impresses at Winter Olympics 2026

Alysa Liu has now participated in her second Winter Olympics, winning her first Olympic gold medal at Milano Cortina 2026 after finishing first in the figure skating team event. Joining Liu on Team ...

The messy Quad God and kitchen blender set to be an Olympic superstar

Ilia Malinin is not like most figure skaters. Even when he makes mistakes, he is still so far ahead of the rest that he wins ...

Who is Ilia Malinin, the back-flipping 'Quad God' figure skater whose catastrophic final skate was the biggest shock of the Winter Olympics?

Ilia Malinin, a 21-year-old U.S. figure skater, led Team USA to a gold medal in the team figure skating competition at the ...