U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024.

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? Well, not exactly. It's actually ...