The reaction is always the same: euphoria, applause, standing ovations. When U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin performed a spectacular backflip in his individual short program at the Winter Olympics, applause roared from the stands at the Milano Ice Skating Arena. on. Just like two days before in the team competition. Back then, not even Novak Djokovic was able to stay on his feet. The tennis star stood up, clapped and, hardly able to believe it, grabbed his head.