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Ilia Malinin Secures Team USA Figure Skating Gold with a Backflip in 2026 Winter Olympics Team Event Nail-Biter

The U.S. and Japan were tied heading into the final event of the night

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Team USA Skater Ilia Malinin Dazzles Olympics Fans With On-the-Ice Backflip

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Team USA wins gold in figure skating at Olympics: Reactions, highlights

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Figure skating-U.S. win team gold medal at Milano Cortina Games

The United States won the Olympic gold medal in the figure skating team event for the second successive Games on Sunday in Milan.

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2026 Winter Olympics Feb. 8 schedule: Milan Cortina events

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Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games begin with opening ceremony

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What to watch on Day 1 at the Winter Olympics: Ilia Malinin, Jessie Diggins and the first medals

Swiss star Marco Odermatt has won the last two World Cup downhill titles and the last four overall titles.

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2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Best moments from Milan

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Political tensions surface at slick Milano Cortina opening ceremony

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Are backflips allowed in figure skating? What to know

American superstar and 2026 Olympic men's gold medal favorite Ilia Malinin peforms a backflip in his short program.

Are backflips allowed in figure skating? Why everyone is talking about Surya Bonaly

The backflip, which was long banned in competition because of its inherent danger, is allowed now, though it also doesn’t carry a whole lot of scoring weight.