Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic jumped out of his seat. He put both hands on his head. His mouth hung open in disbelief. Ilia Malinin leaves even the greatest athletes of all time in awe. While ...

Ilia Malinin stunned the 2026 Winter Olympics crowd with a gold‑winning skate alongside performing the first legal backflip in figure skating in 50 years. Ilia Malinin led the U.S. to Olympic gold in ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics figure skating live results and updates at the 2026 Winter Games. MILAN — When U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin completed a one-footed backflip in the men's free skate in ...

With his backflips, one-handed cartwheels and quadruple-jumps galore, US figure skater Ilia Malinin's rip-roaring routines have proved a star attraction at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. A third ...

The Quad God’s first Olympics might be over, but he made quite a (high-fashion) statement for his final skate of the worldwide event. For Saturday’s Figure Skating Exhibition Gala, Ilia Malinin wore a ...

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 07: Ilia Malinin of Team United States competes in Men's Single Skating - Short Program on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena ...

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 ...

Ilia Malinin proved his talent at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. On Feb. 8, Malinin helped the United States secure the gold medal in the figure skating team event, narrowly beating Japan by ...