Breaking down Ilia Malinin's free skate at Olympics, jump by jump

Here's a breakdown of every element from Ilia Malinin's free skate program at the Olympics, looking at what was planned and what actually happened.

See the Jumps That Knocked Ilia Malinin Off the Podium

Ilia Malinin took first place in the short program, but his error-filled routine in the free skate dropped him to eighth ...

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

U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin landed two backflips on the ice in his first two programs at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, much to the crowd's delight.

Ilia Malinin’s Greatest Trick Isn’t The Backflip — It’s The Quad Axel

While online fans debate Ilia Malinin’s backflip, it’s his historic quad axel that should command attention. The 21-year-old leads Olympic men’s figure skating into the free skate in Milano-Cortina.

The ‘Quad God’ made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater

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 ...

American Ilia Malinin making history with figure skating's first Olympic backflip in decades

The 21-year-old double world champion landed the first legal Olympic backflip since American Terry Kubicka in 1976, when he ...

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.

The Strategic Manufacturer Powering Modern Grids: How Specialized Engineering Enables the Energy Transition

QUZHOU, ZHEJIANG, CHINA, January 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the complex architecture of the global energy ...
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3D Heterogeneous Integration of Back-Emitting VCSEL Arrays via Flip-Chip Bonding for Co-Packaged Optics Systems

Abstract: Flip-chip bonding is a promising technique for integrating Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) in Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) for high-speed applications, but it requires careful ...