On Tuesday night, figure skater Ilia Malinin thrilled the crowd and judges with a flawless, impossibly challenging short program that included a much-ballyhooed backflip on the ice. The 21-year-old is ...

U.S. figure skater and gold-medal favorite Ilia Malinin stunned fans when he delivered a backflip during the men's short program of the team competition on Saturday. The 21-year-old from Virginia came ...

The Olympian's thin, silver-edged skates sliced up into the air in a rare, sensational backflip — one leg, then the other — landing on a single skate a split second later that shaved back into the ice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olympian Surya Bonaly, who was penalized for doing backflips during her time at the global games, is praising Ilia Malinin's ...