Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova announced five quadruple jumps in a free program at the Beijing Olympics. This is stated in the official protocol of the competition.
Trusova is in fourth place after the short program. The free skate will be presented on Thursday. Trusova will be on the ice after 16:00 Moscow time.
Valieva entered three quads in the free program at the Olympics Olympiad 2022 She entered the free program with a quadruple flip, a quadruple salchow, a quadruple toe loop, a combination with a quadruple lutz and a triple toe loop, a combination with a quadruple lutz, an oiler and a triple salchow. This is the most difficult of the programs announced by the rest of the skaters at the Olympics and the most difficult in the history of the Olympic tournaments.
The leader of the competition, Valieva, announced three quads, Anna Shcherbakova - two, Japanese Kaori Sakamoto - none.
Trusova had previously attempted to jump five quads at the World, European and Russian Championships, but so far she had never been able to fulfill her plan.
Trusova is the bronze medalist of the 2021 World Championships, twice the bronze medalist of the European Championships (2020, 2022). She studies with Eteri Tutberidze.
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