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Malinin Made History With His Olympic Backflip

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

Ilia Malinin lands a backflip in his free skate in the team event on Sunday.

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History of backflips in Olympic figure skating: Why Ilia Malinin's gravity-defying stunts are controversial

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Ilia Malinin's short program puts him on cusp of Winter Olympics gold

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US figure skater Ilia Malinin gets standing ovation at Olympics: Highlights

The men of figure skating took their first turn in the singles competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, and " Quad God " Ilia Malinin lived up to the hype with a short program that scored a...

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Ilia Malinin proves his dominance in Olympic figure skating short program

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Ilia Malinin landed first legal backflip on the Olympic ice in 48 years. These athletes did it first

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Ilia Malinin backflips into men’s singles lead after huge Olympic short portion performance

The 21-year-old known as the Quad God lived up to the nickname on two of his three jumps, executing a quad flip and a quad lutz.

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Olympics figure skating live updates: Ilia Malinin gets standing ovation

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Malinin made history with Olympic backflip, but some say the glory owed to a Black skater

A New Top Country is Emerging

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Which countries and athletes have the most Olympic medals of all time?

There will be around 2,900 athletes competing in 116 events at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, with each one hoping to bring home a medal.

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Olympic Medal Count: A New Top Country is Emerging

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Latest Winter Olympics Medal Count Leads

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PHOTOS: Meet the 2026 US Olympic medalists

United States' Jacqueline Wiles, left, and teammate Paula Moltzan show their bronze medals in the alpine skiing women’s team combined race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on F...

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Winter Olympics 2026 medal count: Team USA up to 12 after Jordan Stolz's gold, ice dance silver

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Team USA picks up five more Olympic medals

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Everything that happened on Day 3 at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics 2026

The first gold went to Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud in the women's freeski slopestyle as she defended her title.

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Winter Olympics 2026 medal count: Team USA jumps to 7 after historic day in Italy, still trails Norway

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Team USA on Olympic medal binge. Updated standings

Canada men, U.S. women favored to win Olympic gold

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Olympic hockey betting odds: Canada men, United States women favored to win Olympic gold

In the men's ice hockey competition, Canada will head in as the favorite to win its first gold medal since 2014. Sidney Crosby, at age 38, will look to win his third gold medal for Team Canada as the only holdover from that 2014 team.

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Olympics hockey gold medal winners: Complete list of every men's champion

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USA hands Canada first women's hockey shutout loss in Olympics history

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Relive day four of the Winter Olympics as GB's curlers miss out on medal

Emma Aicher is one of very few skiers who skis all four individual disciplines.

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2026 Winter Olympics updates, results: USA women's hockey dominates Canada, Ilia Malinin steals the show

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USA Women’s hockey downplaying historic Olympic win over Canada

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Team USA women's hockey hands Canada first Olympic shutout ever

"It's pretty special. This group has been unbelievable from the start of the tournament and I think we displayed that going against our known rivals. It's just good momentum for us going into the play...

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Olympic hockey games today: US women face Canada in Group A showdown

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U.S. women’s hockey blows out rival Canada to stay undefeated at the end of preliminary round

US speed skater Jordan Stolz grabs gold with Olympic record

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Watch Chloe Kim start quest for Winter Olympics history in epic fashion

USA snowboarding sensation Chloe Kim kicked off her third Winter Olympics run on Wednesday, February 11, as she aims for history. Kim enters the Milan-Cortina Games in Italy as a two-time defending gold medalist in the women’s halfpipe.

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Jordan Stolz Olympic speed skating schedule: How to watch his quest for history

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US speedskater Jordan Stolz sets a new Olympic record

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U.S. Speedskater Jordan Stolz Sets a New Olympic Record

Stolz crossed the finish line in 1 min., 6.28 sec., breaking an Olympic record that stood for 24 years.

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America's Jordan Stolz Sails To Speedskating Gold In Record-Breaking Olympic Debut

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How Jordan Stolz mounted record-setting, historic comeback for USA speed skating gold medal

Cory Thiesse becomes 1st US woman to medal in curling

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USA Olympic curling medal history: How Korey Dropkin, Cory Thiesse can join very short list with gold

Here is more on how the United States has fared in Olympic curling as we take a look at their medal history in the event.

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Americans Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse make history with first US Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling

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Mass. curler helps U.S. reach first Olympic curling mixed doubles final

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Team USA Makes History With First Ever Mixed-Doubles Curling Medal

The United States made history on Tuesday, Feb. 10, as curlers Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse helped propel Team USA all the way to the gold medal match against Sweden, leaving Milan Cortina with a si...

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Milan Cortina Olympics highlights: Stolz, Lemley capture stunning golds for Team USA

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Everything that happened on Day 5 at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics 2026

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Minnesota Couple Breaks Two Winter Olympics Droughts For Team USA in Curling

One American sports fanatic pointed out on X how securing the silver in the mixed doubles curling final, Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse, etched national history.

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Winter Olympics today: USA's Alex Hall, Ben Ogden win silver medals

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Cory Thiesse Becomes First U.S. Woman to Medal in Curling as She and Partner Korey Dropkin Win Mixed Doubles Silver

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Five unforgettable moments in Winter Olympic history

There have now been 25 iterations of the Winter Olympics after competition began in France in 1924. Countless moments have been ingrained in Olympic history. But which stand out above the rest?

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All the past Winter Olympics sites throughout history

Here's a look back at the history of the Winter Olympics, including when the first games were held and where they've been hosted.

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Meet the American girl skiing into Philippines Winter Olympics history

Skier Tallulah Proulx, 17, was raised in the U.S., but she's making Olympic history as the Philippines' first female, and youngest athlete in any Winter Games.

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Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen seeks first Winter Olympics medal in South American history

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen enters the Winter Olympics as a legitimate medal contender in Alpine skiing, with a chance to become the first Brazilian and South American to win a Winter Olympics medal after switching allegiance from Norway.

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Slovakia’s Samuel Hlavaj makes Olympic history in stunning upset over Finland

In the first game of the men's hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics, there has already been an upset, with Slovakia defeating Finland.

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Ben Ogden makes US Olympics history with silver in men's cross-country skiing

American Ben Ogden made history at the 2026 Winter Olympics when he picked up a silver medal in the cross-country skiing men's sprint classical race.

What to know about broadcaster Johnny Weir, from figure skating Olympic medal history to age and more

Johnny Weir is on televisions a lot right now. NBC's figure skating commentator at the Winter Olympics brings his voice to all those events throughout the Games. Weir brings enthusiasm to his calls, along with a true awe for the sport.

Snowboarder Chloe Kim is chasing an Olympic gold three-peat with a torn labrum

At 25, Chloe Kim could become the first halfpipe snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic golds. She will compete in the final on Thursday.