Nine time French champion, five time European champion, and three time world runner-up, Surya Bonaly has left her mark on the history of figure skating. A ground-breaker, a virtuoso, and often ...

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.Malinin, known as the "Quad God," was ...

Ilia Malinin landed a one-footed backflip at the 2026 Winter Games, helping Team USA win gold. The backflip was banned in 1977 but was performed by Surya Bonaly at the 1998 Olympics, who was penalized ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ilia Malinin’s backflips draw the most response from crowds even if his jumps impress the judges more. The ...

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 ...

Don’t forget who flipped first. On Tuesday night, figure skater Ilia Malinin thrilled the crowd and judges with a flawless, impossibly challenging short program that included a much-ballyhooed ...

Ilia Malinin is one of the most talked-about athletes at the Winter Olympic Games so far this first week. The back-to-back figure skating world champion has blown away crowds with his first three ...

MILAN—Every time American figure skater Ilia Malinin takes the ice, he dazzles fans with his repeated feats of antigravity. Then, once he’s done melting their brains with a dizzying array of quadruple ...

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 ...

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 ...

MILAN — After decades of debate, discussion and disinformation, these Olympic Games are featuring cartwheels, handstands and — yes — the backflip in figure skating, reversing one of the sport’s most ...