Along with his backflips, one-handed cartwheels and quadruple-jumps galore, U.S. determine skater Ilia Malinin’s rip-roaring routines have been a star attraction on the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

A 3rd backflip in three days noticed Malinin seize the lead going into the free skating remaining as he bids for a second gold in his debut Video games having already sealed the workforce title with the US.

On Friday, Malinin will attempt to succeed Nathan Chen and win the ninth males’s singles title for the US — and its third within the final 5 Video games.