For the first time in nearly half a century, the move is making a legal comeback at the World Figure Skating Championships, ...

US star Ilia Malinin defended his world figure skating title on Saturday ... as well as a breathtaking one-footed backflip.

Ilia Malinin, Madison Chock and Evan Bates all defended their titles on the last day of the 2025 world figure skating championships in Boston.

Ilia Malinin defended his world title with free skate that earned a standing ovation inside TD Garden on Saturday night, ...

American figure skater Ilia Malinin was not even born when France's Surya Bonaly thumbed her nose at the International Skating Union's restrictive rules by famously performing a banned backflip at ...

The American sensation landed six quad jumps to repeat as world champion and cement his status as the Olympic favorite.

Correction/clarification: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Ilia Malinin is the only person ... dubbed a "raspberry twist," and a backflip for good measure.

The defending world champion said he was more unsettled than usual, but it didn't stop him from nailing his elements in the ...

Known as the self-proclaimed 'Quad God' for his unmatched jumping repertoire, Malinin added the backflip to his competitive ... alongside precision. Ilia Malinin FIRST in the WORLD to successfully ...

Yes, after years of being banned by the International Skating Union, the backflip has made a return this season. Siao Him Fa has been among the first to embrace it, as has Ilia Malinin.