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Ilia Malinin's Olympic backflip made history. But he's not the first to do it

Ilia Malinin lands a backflip in his free skate in the team event on Sunday.

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Why Figure Skater Ilia Malinin’s Winter Olympics Backflip Is Such a Big Deal

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Ilia Malinin's backflip doesn't count for any points, but the U.S. figure skater does it anyway at Olympics

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Ilia Malinin proves his dominance in Olympic figure skating short program

The men's singles figure skating event kicked off in style at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games on Tuesday afternoon, with an incredible standard across the event.

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Ilia Malinin wins short program with whopping score at Winter Olympics

Ilia Malinin lands one-foot backflip, wins gold for Team USA

Ilia Malinin's updated results, medal count from 2026 Olympics events

Malinin finished second in Men's Short Program for team competition despite being favored, but he finished first in Men's Free Skate and contributed to a gold medal win for the United States.

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Ilia Malinin powers U.S. to Olympic gold in team figure skating competition

Will Ilia Malinin get another gold medal after already leading Team USA to a win?