Milan ¨C With his backflips, one-handed cartwheels and quadruple-jumps galore, U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin¡¯s rip-roaring routines have been a star attraction at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
A third backflip in three days saw Malinin seize the lead going into the free skating final as he bids for a second gold in his debut Games having already sealed the team title with the United States.
On Friday, Malinin will try to succeed Nathan Chen and win the ninth men¡¯s singles title for the United States ¡ª and its third in the last five Games.
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