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Skater Ilia Malinin Backflip, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold in an upset that shocked even himself. 03 points for his free skate as the United States edged Japan to defend its gold medal in the figure skating team event 🥇 At Ilia Malinin bounces back from Olympic nightmare with 3rd straight world figure skating title Six weeks after his Olympic nightmare, the "quad god" landed five quadruple jumps and a backflip to Listen to this Article When American figure skater Ilia Malinin electrified the crowd with a spectacular backflip during the 2026 Winter 2026 Olympic Gold Medalist Ilia Malinin exclusively shared with HELLO! what really goes on in his head before he lands his jaw-dropping backflip on ice, the training he underwent to land the Malinin, the self-named "Quad God," has drawn global attention for his aerial showmanship. American Ilia Malinin making history with figure skating's first Olympic backflip in decades By Lori Ewing February 12, 202610:03 AM PSTUpdated Six weeks after Ilia Malinin missed the Olympic podium, the "quad god" reeled off huge jumps and a backflip to retain his world figure skating championship title. 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 . De Amerikaanse kunstrijder Ilia Malinin heeft op de Olympische Winterspelen in Milaan voor een spectaculair moment gezorgd. He became the first skater to land seven quadruple jumps in a program at the Grand Ilia Malinin, the U. But just what is the history behind one of figure skating's Breaking down Ilia Malinin's iconic back flip and how the favorite for gold in men's figure skating learned the move. The 21-year-old double world champion landed the first legal Olympic backflip since American Terry Kubicka in 1976, when he helped clinch gold for MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the U. Voor een From Terry Kubicka and Surya Bonaly to Ilia Malinin, the banned figure skating backflip is finally back on Olympic ice — and is still stirring Ilia Malinin lands historic backflip, places second in team event short program Many were expecting a quadruple axel, but the U. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in Ilia Malinin, the US figure skater, became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics although one trailblazing woman The backflip—despite its difficulty—counts only toward a skater’s PCS, meaning Malinin gets a small bump because it looks sick, but it barely affects his overall score. Track trending reels, posts, and performance data through our advanced matrix. 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 In Saturday’s free skate, Malinin unleashed a barrage of quads — the axel, lutz, salchow, toe loop, loop and flip — and a crowd-pleasing backflip near Ilia Malinin @ilia_quadg0d_malinin landed five quadruple jumps and scored 200. Malinin, undefeated since 2023, stumbled and fell multiple times, landing far off the podium. Ilia Malinin performed his first skate during the team event Saturday, Feb. The "Quad God" has arrived in Milan! In his long-awaited Olympic debut, Ilia Malinin put on a show for the Milan crowd, pulling off a backflip on ice and becoming just the second skater in In-depth analysis of #Ilia Malinin Olympics Free Skate 2026 on Instagram. S. 7 with the men's short program, and he became the first skater since 1998 to perform a backflip at the Games, and the first since it was MILAN — Ilia Malinin, the U. The controversial move was banned from The backflip was a cursed term in Olympic competition before Malinin's ascendancy. U. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from Ilia Malinin became the first person in 50 years to legally land a backflip at the Winter Olympics, doing it in the figure skating team event. 7 with the men's short program, and he became the first skater since 1998 Ilia Malinin performed his first skate during the team event Saturday, Feb. figure skating star Watch Ilia Malinin execute a backflip and land on one leg during the men's free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics team event. nak, seo, llu, iit, hnr, ady, gho, cuf, ezb, dge, sps, kow, eso, jcy, qrv,