The team event gold medal came down to Ilia Malinin, and he put on a thrilling performance to secure the gold medal for Team ...

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

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

Malinin is the son of two Russian-born Olympic figure skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, who competed for ...

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.

American figure skater Ilia Malinin, dubbed the "Quad God," continues to push the boundaries of the sport at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The ...

Ilia Malinin, the “Quad God,” is chasing Olympic gold in the men’s free skate after a historic team event performance.

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.

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

Don’t forget who flipped first. On Tuesday night, figure skater Ilia Malinin thrilled the crowd and judges with a flawless, impossibly challenging short program that included a much-ballyhooed ...

American figure skater Ilia Malinin is under fire online after being called the first to perform a backflip at the Olympics.

This is the first Olympics in 50 years where the move hasn't been illegal—and Malinin’s backflip has long been known as the ...