Who is Ilia Malinin, the back-flipping 'Quad God' figure skater whose catastrophic final skate was the biggest shock of the Winter Olympics?

Malinin is the son of two Russian-born Olympic figure skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, who competed for ...

Ilia Malinin’s Greatest Trick Isn’t The Backflip — It’s The Quad Axel

While online fans debate Ilia Malinin’s backflip, it’s his historic quad axel that should command attention. The 21-year-old leads Olympic men’s figure skating into the free skate in Milano-Cortina.

American Ilia Malinin making history with figure skating's first Olympic backflip in decades

The 21-year-old double world champion landed the first legal Olympic backflip since American Terry Kubicka in 1976, when he ...

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

Figure skating routines, while marked by technical precision and speed, have often carried a similar look over the past 50 years. There are axels and Lutzes, Salchows and toe-loops. The rhythm by ...
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Watch a military robot dog sprint, flip over, and keep moving

A robot dog built for real missions is already being tested by the Air Force. It can patrol miles, carry sensors, and take on jobs that would put people in danger. The creepiest part is how natural it ...

The fun and furry world of sled dog racing keeps barking, despite not being in the Winter Olympics

Debuting as a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, 90 years later, the sport is still alive and barking as dogs pull their harnessed drivers, or mushers, around courses ...
New Atlas

Super-smart, eavesdropping dogs pick up new words like human toddlers

Spelling F-O-O-D or O-U-T might only get you so far around your dog if he or she is considered a Gifted Word Learner (GWL). Researchers have just figured out that even when you're not talking to them ...
CNN

Some super-smart dogs can pick up new words just by eavesdropping

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way. Children as young as 18 months ...
The New York Times

Dogs Build Their Vocabularies Like Toddlers

Eavesdropping on their owners seems to help some toy-crazy and talented pups learn more words. Eavesdropping on their owners seems to help some toy-crazy and talented pups learn more words. Miso, a ...
Scientific American

Your Dog Might Be Eavesdropping on You

Most dog owners are aware that their pooch is smart enough to know a few choice phrases—“walkies,” for instance, or, perhaps more likely, “time for dinner.” Some particularly intelligent canines can ...
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Orion cheerleaders doing flips

Remember the torture memos? The boat strike memos may be worse. After winning his first Oscar, Tom Cruise kept repeating the same 2-word phrase. It’s a lesson in emotional intelligence Lars the ...
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Tom Brady Cloned His Dog. You Can Do the Same — But It'll Cost You

Tom Brady says he has been given "a second chance" with a clone of his beloved family dog. The Fox Sports broadcaster and retired NFL legend revealed on Nov. 4 that his dog, Junie, is a clone of his ...