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15-year-old Russian figure skating star Baliyeva set a new world record in the short program. In his senior debut season, he broke world records one after another and emerged as a strong contender for the Beijing Olympics.
Correspondent Kim Hyung-yeol.
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Balieva was literally on a different level.
From the first jump, the triple axel, I jumped lightly with the Tano jump with my hands raised above my head.
Every jump was brilliant, and the spins and steps couldn't have been more perfect.
At the end of the performance, standing ovations poured in, and Balieva scored 87.42, breaking the previous world record by 1.97.
Balieva has made history since her junior grand prix debut two years ago.
With a perfect quadruple toe loop, he set an all-time high in a single jump and swept all competitions that year, breaking the junior world record.
After that, I couldn't go on the international stage for a year due to COVID-19, but this year, I took a step forward with my senior debut.
In free skating, she performed three four-round jumps as Tano jumps, and became the first female athlete to break through 180 points in free skating, a total of 260 points.
[Crew: This is Balieva's senior stage debut, and I'm already talking about that Balieva will win the Beijing Olympic gold medal.]
Baliyeva, who emerged as a strong contender for the Beijing Olympics, beating out seniors Trusova and Sherbakova, will challenge the world record again in the early morning of tomorrow (28th) in free skating.
(Video editing: Oh Young-taek, CG: Lee Ah-reum)