From Terry Kubicka and Surya Bonaly to Ilia Malinin, the banned figure skating backflip is finally back on Olympic ice — and is still stirring controversy.

This year’s 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan were full of feats and records as athletes competed throughout the last weekend. A spotlight shone on the U.S. Figure Skating Team when Ilia Malinin ...

Ilia Malinin made history the last two seasons by landing the most difficult jump in figure skating time after time. This week, he plans to make some more by backflipping on the ice. Skate America, ...

Want more Olympics updates? Subscribe here to get our newsletter, Rachel Goes to the Games, delivered to your inbox for a behind-the-scenes look at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. MILAN — Ilia ...

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 ...

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