Ilia Malinin BACKFLIPS into the Men’s Singles Lead with a Jaw-Dropping Olympic Short Program Performance — Landing Massive Quads, a Perfect Triple Axel, and That Signature Backflip to Stun the Crowd, Scoring 108.16 and Opening a Commanding Gap Over Yuma Kagiyama as the Quad God Positions Himself as the Unstoppable Star of Milano Cortina 2026 Heading into Friday’s Free Skate!
MILAN — Ilia Malinin didn’t call himself the favorite for gold in men’s figure skating after his short program routine Tuesday night. Not quite. “I mean, being the favorite is …
Ilia Malinin BACKFLIPS into the Men’s Singles Lead with a Jaw-Dropping Olympic Short Program Performance — Landing Massive Quads, a Perfect Triple Axel, and That Signature Backflip to Stun the Crowd, Scoring 108.16 and Opening a Commanding Gap Over Yuma Kagiyama as the Quad God Positions Himself as the Unstoppable Star of Milano Cortina 2026 Heading into Friday’s Free Skate! Read More