Ilia Malinin lands backflip on one leg, makes Olympic history

Watch Ilia Malinin execute a backflip and land on one leg during the men's free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics team event.

Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater

MILAN (AP) — 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 ...

Meet the woman who broke the ice for the Quad God's Olympic backflip

French champion Surya Bonaly backflipped on Olympic ice years before Ilia Malinin was even born, and it brought her ...
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Olympic Gymnast Frederick Richard Teaches Paralympian Ezra Frech a One Leg Backflip!

Olympic gymnast Frederick Richard, also known as Frederick Flips, links up with Paralympic superstar Ezra Frech for a ...