Russia becomes the first woman to land a ‘quad’ at the Olympics

Kamila Valiyeva

Kabar Medsos – Figure skater Kamila Valieva completed two quadruple jumps in figure skating at the Beijing Winter Games Monday.

Russian Olympic Committee team figure skater Kamila Valieva became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics when she did so twice during Monday’s free skate event.

Valieva, 15, the world record holder in multiple figure skating events, including the short program, made her Olympics debut in Beijing with tremendous expectations, and she delivered.

Valieva completed the crisp, exacting four-revolution-minimum jumps with seeming ease. Among her milestones Monday at Capital Indoor Stadium was a quad salchow and a quad toe that included a triple-toe combination.

She fell on her third attempt, the first time this season that she has tumbled on a quad in competition.

Valieva’s first place showings in the short and long programs helped to earn ROC win gold in figure skating team competition Monday. The United States took silver. And Japan earned took bronze.

It was the U.S. team’s best finish in the event since its debut in 2014.

ROC men’s team contender Mark Kondratiuk placed second in free skate the previous evening, contributing to the team’s gold.


Rusia menjadi wanita pertama yang mendaratkan ‘quad’ di Olimpiade

Kabar Medsos – Figur skater Kamila Valieva menyelesaikan dua lompat empat kali lipat dalam figure skating di Olimpiade Musim Dingin Beijing, Senin.

Tokoh skater tim Komite Olimpiade Rusia Kamila Valieva menjadi wanita pertama yang mendaratkan lompat empat kali lipat di Olimpiade ketika dia melakukannya dua kali selama acara skate gratis Senin.

Valieva, 15, pemegang rekor dunia dalam beberapa acara skating, termasuk program pendek, melakukan debutnya di Olimpiade di Beijing dengan harapan yang luar biasa, dan dia berhasil melakukannya.

Valieva menyelesaikan lompatan minimal empat putaran yang tepat dengan mudah. Di antara pencapaiannya Senin di Capital Indoor Stadium adalah quad salchow dan quad toe yang mencakup kombinasi triple-toe.

Dia jatuh pada upaya ketiganya, pertama kali musim ini dia jatuh di quad dalam kompetisi.

Penampilan pertama Valieva dalam program jangka pendek dan panjang membantu ROC memenangkan emas dalam kompetisi tim skating gambar Senin. Amerika Serikat mengambil perak. Dan Jepang memperoleh mengambil perunggu.

Itu adalah penyelesaian terbaik tim AS di ajang tersebut sejak debutnya pada tahun 2014.

Penantang tim putra ROC Mark Kondratiuk menempati posisi kedua dalam free skate malam sebelumnya, memberikan kontribusi untuk medali emas tim.

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