Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one ...

French champion Surya Bonaly backflipped on Olympic ice years before Ilia Malinin was even born, and it brought her penalization, not plaudits.

This year’s 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan were full of feats and records as athletes competed throughout the last weekend. A ...

MILAN (AP) — 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 ...

Malinin is the son of two Russian-born Olympic figure skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, who competed for Uzbekistan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and the 2002 Olympics in ...

"Quad God" Ilia Malinin doesn't need the most jaw-dropping move in his program to win—he does it anyway. The Wall Street ...

U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024.

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

The "Quad God" didn't look anything like himself. Ilia Malinin fell twice did not fully complete other elements of his typically unbeatable routine.

Many were expecting a quadruple axel, but the U.S. figure skating star completed a different move during his Olympic debut.

While online fans debate Ilia Malinin’s backflip, it’s his historic quad axel that should command attention. The 21-year-old leads Olympic men’s figure skating into the free skate in Milano-Cortina.