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

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

Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a ...

Ilia Malinin Makes Olympic History With First-Ever Figure Skating Backflip

American figure skater Ilia Malinin made history on Saturday by becoming the first Olympian ever to hit a backflip in competition.

Why Figure Skater Ilia Malinin’s Winter Olympics Backflip Is Such a Big Deal

With the Winter Olympics in full swing, a whole new cast of athletes is claiming the spotlight. And one of the biggest ...