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 short program in the team event at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympic Games. Malinin ...

Ilia Malinin's Olympic backflip made history. But he's not the first to do it

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.
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Ilia Malinin's 'backflip' makes history at Winter Games as the figure skating’s iconic move returns to Olympic fold after 50 years - Why it was banned

Ilia Malinin made Olympic history at the 2026 Winter Games by landing a backflip, a move banned for nearly 50 years. This ...