The backflip, which was long banned in competition because of its inherent danger, is allowed now, though it also doesn’t carry a whole lot of scoring weight.

On the 7th (local time), during the men’s singles short program of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics figure skating team event held at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy, the eyes of over 13,000 spectators filling the stands turned to Ilia Malinin (22,

Justin Gaethje says he only celebrates with a backflip after a knockout 🔥🤸‍♂️ “It’s pretty much my rule: if I knock somebody out, then the rush of emotions is too much, where I have to flip off something. But if you don’t get that knockout, there really isn’t a spike of emotion.… pic.twitter.com/aoC9uNxA9k

Ben Stiller attempts to do a backflip in a viral Super Bowl commercial. Super Bowl 2026 is only a few weeks away. Every celebrity and brand is putting their best foot forward to garner fans’ love and generate some hype before the mega event.