Ilia Malinin plans to do a backflip at Skate America after figure skating officials made it legal for the first time in ...

Ilia Manlinin made history by landing the first-ever legal backflip in figure skating history. CBC Kids News explains its significance.

Almost 50 years after banning backflips, the sport has sanctioned a trick that can be spectacular—and spectacularly risky.

American figure skater Ilia Malinin has been doing gymnastics off the ice much of his life ... Once banned in competition for ...

World champion Ilia Malinin won Skate America on Sunday for the third consecutive year. He altered his free skate on the fly ...

At the Lombardia Trophy, Malinin landed the backflip late in his ... they celebrate their victory in the ice dance competition at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, March ...

The Grand Prix season begins in figure skating this weekend with Skate ... five years now," explained Malinin, who took the backflip to the ice at first by using support ropes to help guide ...

American figure skater Ilia Malinin has been doing gymnastics off the ice much of his life ... Once banned in competition for its inherent danger, the backflip and all other “somersault type jumps” ...

American figure skater Ilia Malinin has been doing gymnastics off the ice ... the backflip and all other "somersault type jumps" were removed from the restricted list by the International Skating ...

Figure Skating Grand Prix Season Begins With Backflips ... four or five years now," explained Malinin, who took the backflip to the ice at first by using support ropes to help guide his landing.