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Backflips…On Ice
Team USA Olympian Maxim Naumov joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about Olympic Figure Skating. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter ►► Facebook ►► Tik Tok ►► Also, check out the free…
@ScarlettDonovan-u2j
February 20, 2026 at 1:18 pm
This is so good, I’m honestly obsessed already.
@3akhomeschool
February 20, 2026 at 1:23 pm
Surya Bonaly did in 1998. This not new it’s just not done and you’ve had 28 years
@DarkSweetZulie
February 20, 2026 at 1:36 pm
I love how they conveniently leave that out. Can we please give her flowers?
@constanterratic4252
February 20, 2026 at 6:47 pm
I thought they were banned after she did them?
@Skyelight-FreyaSkye
February 20, 2026 at 9:18 pm
It was banned in 1977 and were unbanned in 2024 and it is still not common to see them in programs so they are still very rare and Surya Bonaly was NOT the first person to do it she was the first women to do it and most skaters go into competitions trying to win so they were not preformed often because they would receive a point deduction and most skater would not spend time learning how to do a skill they were not allowed to compete without a point deduction. So it is kind of new in a way because most skaters are not going to spend time learning a hard skill they can’t compete without a point deduction.
@Skyelight-FreyaSkye
February 20, 2026 at 9:19 pm
@constanterratic4252 they were not banned after she did them they were banned in 1977.
@Skyelight-FreyaSkye
February 20, 2026 at 9:27 pm
She deserves her flowers but just so you know she was not the first person to do a backflip on ice she was just the first women.
@juanitao722
February 20, 2026 at 2:25 pm
The men were doing back flips in the 80’s and 90’s.
@Skyelight-FreyaSkye
February 20, 2026 at 9:31 pm
Yes but it is rare to see one nowadays.
@philanderingwhitecollartra8281
February 21, 2026 at 1:04 am
skate canada gala had a spiderman routine..
@twistedmental1608
February 22, 2026 at 9:05 pm
It’s crazy how the backflip was considered illegal when the Black girl was doing it.