HUFFPOST - America's Ilia Malinin Lands Another Backflip, Wows In Near-Perfect Men's Short Program
The U.S. figure skater has silenced any doubters of the self-styled “Quad God" in Milan.
NPR (Rachel Treisman) - Reporter's notebook: A Dutch speedskater and a U.S. influencer walk into a bar …
NPR's Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed skaters break records. Plus, the surreal experience of watching backflip artist Ilia Malinin.
NPR (Rachel Treisman) - Reporter's notebook: A Dutch speedskater and a U.S. influencer walk into a bar …
NPR's Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed skaters break records. Plus, the surreal experience of watching backflip artist Ilia Malinin.
NEWSNATIONNOW (The Associated Press) - Malinin made history with Olympic backflip, but some say glory is owed to a Black skater
It’s a move known today as “the Bonaly flip” — named for France’s Surya Bonaly. Nevertheless, Team USA's Ilia Malinin is the one being showered with praise.
NPR (Rachel Treisman) - Ilia Malinin's Olympic backflip made history. But he's not the first to do it
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.