The Backflip is, well, back…

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USFS’ Skater Spotlight article (Oct. 3, 2024) by @Jayar:

The Backflip is Well, Back… | U.S. Figure Skating

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Backflips were banned from competitive skating programs in the 1970s. U.S. Hall of Famer Terry Kubicka, in fact, was the last skater to perform the daring move at the 1976 Olympic Winter Games before it was stricken from the rulebook. At last summer's ISU Congress, the restriction on that move was lifted and a handful of skaters have committed to performing the move in their programs this season.

Earlier this season at the World Championships in Montreal, Kubicka sat on the technical panel for the men’s event where Adam Siao Him Fa from France courageously added a backflip to his free skate en route to capturing the bronze medal in the event. Kubicka admitted to seeing some irony of having to apply a two-point deduction in response to the element.
“Sonia Bianchetti was the chairperson of the ISU Technical Committee when the backflip was banned and now her son is in in the same role when it is allowed to come back,” he said. “That combined with me being a technical specialist in the last World Championships where it was illegal, is just a full circle moment for me.”