Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova, this year’s world junior champion, made history at the weekend by executing a quadruple Lutz jump for the first time in women’s skating. Alexandra ...
For the athletes headed to Sochi, Russia, for the Olympics figure skating competition, behind all the sequins and smiles lies years of dedication and grit. Sandwiched between the ferocity of ice ...
At nearly 20 mph, the quad Lutz begins by skating backward with right leg extended behind before entering the jump. He must also keep his body straight and his hands and arms wrapped tightly to ...
In late May, Trusova, 16, scored another entry into the Guinness Book of World Records as the first-ever female figure skater to land a quad flip jump MOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. Russia’s two-time ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Local favorite Kim Chae-yeon of South Korea won the Four Continents figure skating competition with a near-flawless free skate on Sunday to prevent an American sweep of ...