MILAN — After decades of debate, discussion and disinformation, these Olympic Games are featuring cartwheels, handstands and — yes — the backflip in figure skating, reversing one of the sport’s most ...

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As the sports world celebrates Ilia Malinin for landing a backflip at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina and pushing the limits of figure skating with boundary-breaking athleticism, it’s worth ...

Olympic champs among 3 Russian gymnasts denied visas for worlds in the Netherlands ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The Russian Gymnastics Federation says former Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Ilia Malinin is one of the most talked-about athletes at the Winter ...

Olympic champs among 3 Russian gymnasts denied visas for worlds in the Netherlands ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The Russian Gymnastics Federation says former Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and ...

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 ...

Figure skating routines, while marked by technical precision and speed, have often carried a similar look over the past 50 years. There are axels and Lutzes, Salchows and toe-loops. The rhythm by ...

MILAN — 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 ...