MILAN, Feb 12 - 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 great Novak Djokovic to his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Surya Bonaly, the groundbreaking French figure skater long associated with the sport’s infamous backflip, is speaking out after the move was successfully landed legally for the first time during the ...

Team USA won gold in the Olympic figure skating team event on Sunday with Ilia "Quad God" Malinin leading the way. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady reports. MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater ...

MILAN — Ilia Malinin continues to push the needle at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. With his one-foot backflip, Malinin becomes the first to pull off the move since French figure skater ...

Everyone knew it was coming. But yet when it happened — when American figure skater Ilia Malinin effortlessly landed the first backflip at the Winter Games since 1998 — the crowd’s loud cheers rivaled ...