Malinin made history with Olympic backflip

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Praise for Ilia Malinin's flip highlights injustice for Black skater, some say
The U.S. figure skater's eye-popping move at the Milan Cortina Olympics resurfaced the overlooked legacy of France's Surya Bonaly.

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Ilia Malinin's latest backflip highlights Olympic figure skating short program
Ilia Malinin's 'backflip' makes history at Winter Games as the figure skating’s iconic move returns to Olympic fold after 50 years - Why it was banned
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After sending the Milan-Cortina crowd into a frenzy with his back flip in the figure skating team event, all eyes will be on US skater Ilia Malinin as he strives for individual Winter Olympic gold.

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Why Ilia Malinin's backflip is allowed, not illegal, but still worth no points in Olympic figure skating
Watch Ilia Malinin’s gravity-defying backflip during Olympic short program run
Why Ilia Malinin, the ‘Quad God’ is the Michael Jordan of figure skating
His nickname, however, stems from the fact that in 2022 Malinin became the first skater to land a quadruple Axel in competition, doing so at the 2022 CS United States International Classic.

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Ilia Malinin gave his first Olympic gold medal to his cat after U.S. figure skating team win
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