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

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.

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

Ilia Malinin’s backflip has been openly embraced, but it was received differently decades ago when Surya Bonaly performed the ...