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.

What makes 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin so good at landing the hardest jump in figure skating?

U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin is no stranger to making history. He became the first person to successfully land a quadruple ...
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Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater

MILAN — 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 ...

Alysa Liu, bursting with joy, wins first U.S. Olympic women’s figure skating gold in 24 years

Liu won gold with a rousing routine to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai, both of Japan, won silver and bronze.