Ilia Malinin Makes Olympic History With First-Ever Figure Skating Backflip
Summary
American figure skater Ilia Malinin made history at the Winter Olympics by landing the first backflip in the competition. Although backflips were previously not allowed, this rule changed for the Milan Games. However, Malinin did not win the team short program event, as Japan's Yuma Kagiyama outperformed him.Key Facts
- Ilia Malinin is an American figure skater.
- He landed a backflip in the Olympic competition, the first in history.
- Backflips were previously illegal in figure skating at the Olympics.
- The rule change allowed Malinin to perform the backflip at the Milan Games.
- Japan's Yuma Kagiyama had a stronger performance in the team short program, surpassing Malinin.
- Malinin is also aiming to achieve a quintuple jump, a move considered extremely difficult.
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