Kami³a Walijewa is a Russian figure skater. She is the European champion from this year. Walijewa holds the world record for women’s short films, skating and overall scoring. She has set nine world records in her career. It is to her i.a. highest ever score for women on a long program (185.29), highest total score for women (272.71) and highest score on a short program (90.45).
Only a 15-year-old skater is a favorite for Olympic gold. She did an excellent job during her Olympic debut. Her performance astonished her rivals and teammates, who praised her talent and athletic maturity.
In addition, Kami³a Walijewa became the fourth competitor in the history of the Olympic Games, who made a triple axel during her performance, which is considered to be the most difficult jump in skating. “It was beautiful,” said the commentator.
Previously, only Japanese women: Midori Ito (1988 in Calgary), Mao Asada (2010 in Vancouver) and American Mirai Nagasu (2018, PyeongChang).
An American Alysa Liu, who is just a year older than the Russian, is also competing in the competition in Beijing. However, both of these players are not the youngest in the history of the Olympic Games. The youngest participant took part in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, USA.
British Cecilia Colledge was 11 years and 73 days old at the time. She took eighth place. Four years later, at the Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, she won the silver medal. – In total, as many as four 11-year-old competitors took part in the history of the Olympics – we read in “Fox Sport”.
Source: Sport
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