Ilia Malinin lands 4 quads — and a backflip — to win his third straight Skate America title
World champion Ilia Malinin won Skate America on Sunday for the third consecutive year. He altered his free skate on the fly after an early mistake before punctuating the program with a backflip that had been banned in competition until this season.
World champions Chock and Bates beaten at Skate America, but Ilia Malinin flips to the top after early mistake
The American world champions were unable to overcome a glaring mistake during their rhythm dance on Saturday, ultimately finishing second to Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson of Britain — the first non-US winners at the event since 2008.
That's Flippin' Amazing! Figure Skating Grand Prix Season Begins With Backflips No Longer Banned American figure skater Ilia Malinin has been doing gymnastics off the ice much of his life ...
World champions Ilia Malinin and Madison Chock/Evan Bates will headline the first stop of the Grand Prix in Allen, Texas, in ...
Nothing is a given for Malinin in Halifax. The 2023 world silver medallist Cha Jun-hwan leads a host of challengers on the ...
Almost 50 years after banning backflips, the sport has sanctioned a trick that can be spectacular—and spectacularly risky.
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