The history of figure skating’s most controversial trick — the backflip

This is the first Olympics to feature backflips in over 25 years.

Ilia Malinin's backflip is a crowd-pleaser. It also might be reviving figure skating

Breaking down Ilia Malinin's iconic back flip and how the favorite for gold in men's figure skating learned the move.

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.
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Watch: Novak Djokovic's Viral Reaction To Ilia Malinin's Historic Olympic Backflip

The Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics witnessed a viral "crossover" moment that fans won't soon forget. Tennis icon Novak Djokovic, attending the figure skating team event alongside his wife, Jelena ...

Olympics-Figure skating-Malinin making history with skating's first Olympic backflip in decades

By Lori Ewing MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - When Ilia Malinin launched himself into a backflip at the Milano Cortina Olympics, it detonated through the crowd like a firecracker and even brought tennis ...