Nine time French champion, five time European champion, and three time world runner-up, Surya Bonaly has left her mark on the history of figure skating. A ground-breaker, a virtuoso, and often ...

U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin landed two backflips on the ice in his first two programs at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, much to the crowd's delight.Malinin, known as the "Quad God," was ...

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 ...

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (AP) — Ben Ogden snapped a selfie, handed off his Olympic silver medal and the plush mascots of Tina and Milo, and then did what few would dare. He launched into a backflip off ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ilia Malinin’s backflips draw the most response from crowds even if his jumps impress the judges more. The ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (AP) — Ben Ogden snapped a selfie, handed off his Olympic silver medal and ...

USA figure skater Ilia Malinin—the “Quad God” and second man named Ilia I’ve become obsessed with in two months—has already delivered two awe-inspiring performances this Olympic Games, helping secure ...

MILAN—Every time American figure skater Ilia Malinin takes the ice, he dazzles fans with his repeated feats of antigravity. Then, once he’s done melting their brains with a dizzying array of quadruple ...

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 ...