Why Figure Skater Ilia Malinin’s Winter Olympics Backflip Is Such a Big Deal

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

Ilia Malinin landed first legal backflip on the Olympic ice in 48 years. These athletes did it first

American figure skater Ilia Malinin was the first to do a legal backflip in almost half a century at the Olympics. But he wasn't the first to do it on Olympic ice.

The history of figure skating’s most controversial trick — the backflip

This is the first Olympics to feature backflips in over 25 years.

The Complicated And Controversial History Of Figure Skating’s Backflip

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.