Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova performed her free skate at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The athlete set a historic achievement by completing five quadruple jumps in one program at the Olympics. Before her, not a single skater did this. Trusova, following the results of two programs, received 251.73 points.
At the moment, the Russian is leading in the women’s singles tournament. Ahead is the performance of two Russians Anna Shcherbakova and Kamila Valieva.
Trusova was the first in the history of women’s single skating to perform a quadruple toe loop in the framework of an official competition. Also, the 17-year-old Russian woman was the first to perform a quadruple lutz. On her account, the bronze of the World Championship and two bronze medals of the European Championship.
On February 14, the International Olympic Committee announced that it would refuse to award medals at the end of the individual women’s tournament if Valieva was among the winners. The athlete passed a positive doping test on December 25, 2021 and is participating in the Olympics by decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Source: Lenta
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