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Get ready for more backflips, Milwaukee.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Ilia Malinin mid-backflip during the men's free skating program of the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Prague on March 28, 2026.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
One advantage of this double-backflip cyclical remixing is that Sokolov also has a deep respect for practical effects and stunt work.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Benson Boone doing a backflip, Jason Sudeikis repping Kansas City, forks literally being found at the Hollywood Palladium kitchen.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Ilia Malinin mid-backflip during the men's free skating program of the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Prague on March 28, 2026.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
One advantage of this double-backflip cyclical remixing is that Sokolov also has a deep respect for practical effects and stunt work.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Benson Boone doing a backflip, Jason Sudeikis repping Kansas City, forks literally being found at the Hollywood Palladium kitchen.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Backflip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backflip. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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backflip
noun
back·flip
-ˌflip 
: a backward somersault especially in the air
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