Milan (Italy) (AFP) – With his backflips, one-handed cartwheels and quadruple-jumps galore, US figure skater Ilia Malinin's rip-roaring routines have proved a star attraction at the Milan-Cortina ...

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 ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics figure skating live results and updates from 2026 Winter Games. MILAN — Backflips are now allowed in the sport of figure skating. American superstar and men's gold medal ...

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 ...

The "Quad God" wowed with his signature backflip and axils when skating to NF's "Fear" in the annual figure skating exhibition gala at the 2026 Winter Olympics Jamie Squire/Getty Ilia Malinin defies ...

With his backflips, one-handed cartwheels and quadruple-jumps galore, US figure skater Ilia Malinin's rip-roaring routines have proved a star attraction at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. A third ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in Italy, with top athletes in ice hockey, figure skating, luge, snowboarding and more competing and creating thrilling sports moments. As of Feb. 11, Norway ...

Ilia Malinin defies gravity... and the limitations of denim! Famously nicknamed the "Quad God," Malinin rocked a not-so-casual outfit despite what it might look like in his breathtaking return to the ...

Ilia Malinin (third from left) sealed Olympic figure skating team gold for the United States -- now he wants the individual title Ilia Malinin wows the crowd with an acrobatic one-handed cartwheel at ...