Four charts show how Olympic figure skating is getting harder

From triples to quads, these charts show how Olympic figure skating has increased in difficulty over time. See what it will ...

Riotous Canadian comedy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie deserves as many rewatches as time allows

It’s a head-spinning, eye-popping, blood-pumping 100 minutes whose thematic intentions and artistic ambitions become richer ...

Ilia Malinin's backflip doesn't count for any points, but the U.S. figure skater does it anyway at Olympics

Ilia Malinin is the only figure skater you'll see do a backflip at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Must be worth a lot of points for the United States superstar, right? It's actually worth nothing. The only ...

‘Quad God' nails historic backflip, but some say this Black skater should've won the glory

Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one ...

Ilia Malinin's Olympic backflip made history. But he's not the first to do it

U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move ...

The history of figure skating’s most controversial trick

This is the first Olympics to feature backflips in over 25 years.

Ilia Malinin's Banned Move Just Made Olympic History

The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially underway, and while several athletes are going viral, none of them are being ...

Why Figure Skater Ilia Malinin’s Winter Olympics Backflip Is Such a Big Deal

With the Winter Olympics in full swing, a whole new cast of athletes is claiming the spotlight. And one of the biggest breakout stars thus far? Figure skater Ilia Malinin, a 21-year-old Virginia ...