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.

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 ...

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 flip doesn’t add to his technical score, but it sure does rally the crowd. Malinin earned a 108.16 on the night to lead the field heading into Friday’s medal round. Yuma Kagiyama, who bested ...

Here is a breakdown of Ilia Malinin's latest short program highlights.