Here's what to know about Ilia Malinin, the Team USA figure skater who has taken the 2026 Winter Olympics by storm, ahead of his men's short program.

Ilia Malinin became the first person in 50 years to legally land a backflip at the Winter Olympics, doing it in the figure skating team event.

The Americans enter Day 3 of the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics atop the leaderboard, but need clutch performances to secure gold.