USA Leads Winter Olympics After Ilia Malinin's Backflip

The USA team established an early lead in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics team event after Madison Chock and Evan Bates swept the ice dance programs.Ilia Malinin made history with a legal backflip during the men's short program but finished second behind Yuma Kagiyama of Japan.Italian speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida and Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen secured early gold medals while authorities investigated potential railway sabotage.