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Malinin Made History With His Olympic Backflip

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

Ilia Malinin lands a backflip in his free skate in the team event on Sunday.

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Ilia Malinin's short program puts him on cusp of Winter Olympics gold

Malinin Made History With His Olympic Backflip, but Some Say the Glory Was Owed to a Black Skater

US figure skater Ilia Malinin gets standing ovation at Olympics: Highlights

The men of figure skating took their first turn in the singles competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, and " Quad God " Ilia Malinin lived up to the hype with a short program that scored a...

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History of backflips in Olympic figure skating: Why Ilia Malinin's gravity-defying stunts are controversial

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Ilia Malinin proves his dominance in Olympic figure skating short program

Ilia Malinin landed first legal backflip on the Olympic ice in 48 years. These athletes did it first

American Terry Kubicka was the first skater to land a backflip in international competition at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Ilia Malinin backflips into men’s singles lead after huge Olympic short portion performance

Olympics figure skating live updates: Ilia Malinin gets standing ovation