The Complicated And Controversial History Of Figure Skating’s Backflip

From Terry Kubicka and Surya Bonaly to Ilia Malinin, the banned figure skating backflip is finally back on Olympic ice — and is still stirring controversy.

Ilia Malinin Makes Olympic History With First-Ever Figure Skating Backflip

American figure skater Ilia Malinin made history on Saturday by becoming the first Olympian ever to hit a backflip in competition.

Ilia Malinin pulls off first legal Olympics backflip in 50 years — but still doesn’t finish in first

Everyone knew it was coming. But yet when it happened — when American figure skater Ilia Malinin effortlessly landed the first backflip at the Winter Games since 1998 — the crowd’s loud cheers rivaled ...