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Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater
MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics — although one trailblazing woman pulled it off when the move was still forbidden.
The Olympic Team Event came down to the final skater on Sunday. In front of a packed house inside the Milano Ice Skating arena, the United States narrowly defeated Japan for its second consecutive team gold.
A figure skater made one of the best moves of the Olympics thus far on Monday with a genius move following a wardrobe malfunction.
The 20-year-old figure skater from Clovis, Calif., has emerged as one of Team USA's standout performers — and at this year's Winter Olympics, she already has one gold medal to her name.
“During the Figure Skating Team Event medal ceremony, the anti-slip surface of the podium caused some damage to the athletes’ skates. Milano Cortina 2026 is taking steps to replace the surface to prevent a reoccurrence.
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