Alexandra Trusova is the first and so far the only athlete who was able to perform five quadruple jumps in one program.

She achieved a historic achievement at the Beijing Olympics, and judging by the fact that the last world championship was won by a figure skater without a single quad, it will not be easy for anyone to keep up with the “Russian rocket” in the foreseeable future.

And she herself is not going to stop there.

Now Sasha has a new goal - to become the first person to conquer the five-turn jump.

“It is very difficult for me to stand still.

I need to learn something new, I like it.

I think that sport is just for that.

In sports, you have to win yourself.

You have to improve every time.

Five jumps?

I would like to try to learn.

If it works, I want to do it first.

Not only among women.

No one has tried quintuplets yet, ”Trusova said in an interview with the Waction YouTube channel.

Such a statement could not go unnoticed in the world of figure skating.

Experts reacted to the desire of the athlete in different ways, but most agreed that it would be extremely difficult to physically achieve this goal.

So, the silver medalist of the World Championship, Alena Leonova, said that, in her opinion, it was unrealistic to perform the five jump.

“Imagine how much strength, concentration and height you need to add for one more revolution.

It is clear that Sasha has all this, and she has such a character that she always likes to achieve her own goals and be the first in everything.

In the future, maybe she will do it, but not soon, ”the Match TV skater quotes.

The athlete recalled that two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu tried to perform a quadruple axel, which is essentially a four-and-a-half-turn jump, but never succeeded.

“If only that’s why it’s too early to talk about quintuplets,” Leonova stressed.

On the eve of the Beijing Games, Hanyu’s attempts were skeptical about coach Alexei Mishin: they say that in his lifetime, none of the athletes will be able to perform the quadruple axel cleanly.

Alexander Zhulin, commenting on Trusova's intentions, recalled these words of the renowned specialist and noted that he doubted the success of the idea of ​​​​the silver medalist of the Games - 2022.

“On a rod, maybe it will work, but five turns is a difficult thing.

If I see this, I will be shocked, ”said the coach.

Ilya Averbukh, in turn, was even more categorical.

“Do I believe in the five Trusova?

No.

It’s in vain, ”Sport24’s director quotes.

Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin responded to the words of the pupil Eteri Tutberidze with his characteristic irony, noting that "dreaming is not harmful."

“In any desire, one must look for something rational, but in this case, I don’t see rationality.

It would be better if Sasha dreamed at least once to skate a clean free program with quads, ”said the former athlete.

The desire to see an unmistakably executed program from Trusova was also stated by Yagudin's coach Tatyana Tarasova.

She noted that it is possible to prepare a five-turn jump, but the risk is not worth it: first you need to achieve the perfect performance of the productions with the existing set of elements.

A similar opinion is shared by Irina Rodnina.

According to her, Alexandra chose her own path, which is different from most other athletes.

She wants to be a figure skating revolutionary, and she has a right to be.

“But she jumps and doesn’t ride.

What five?

I would like to first see a complete program with its quadruple jumps and women's skating, so that the jumps are not separate from everything else.

The choreography is already suffering because of the great attention to quadruples, where are five turns to do there?

— quotes Rodnina Sport24.

In turn, Anna Pogorilaya noted: if Trusova makes a five-turn jump, it will be a blow below the belt, primarily for male skaters.

But at the same time, the former athlete does not believe that it is advisable for Alexandra to study this complex element.

“If she learns it just for herself, then it will be strange.

If she inserts a jump into the program, then this is a big risk.

And the question is how it will be evaluated by the judges.

You can complicate the program: emotions, rotations, stretching.

That is, to develop yourself multifacetedly, and not just in one path: jumping, jumping, jumping ... ”, - said the bronze medalist of the World and European Championships.

One answer to the question why the silver medalist of the Beijing Games needs five jumps is to look for new motivation.

Firstly, she was psychologically exhausted after the Olympics - so much so that she did not want to go out on the ice at all and even refused to participate in the semi-entertainment Channel One Cup.

Secondly, now that Russia is banned from international competition, it can be difficult for athletes to force themselves to train as usual.

And some global, in a sense, adventurous goal will help not to give up and move forward.

“Perhaps Sasha decided this after the Olympics: she made five quads and did not get gold - now she needs to set a new goal.

This is my guess.

I can't get inside her head, I don't know her goals.

Every athlete sets goals.

Not understanding the further situation in the world, she may have decided to complicate her tasks, ”Pogorilaya suggested.

Of particular note is the question of the risk of injury in such undertakings, especially against the backdrop of a recent accident with Evgeny Semenenko, who received a severe concussion after falling from a quadruple jump during the show.

But, according to Leonova, Trusova will be able to approach work with a cool head and sensibly assess her abilities.

“Girls still first train on a fishing rod, and then they try without it.

If Sasha feels that everything is fine on the bait, he can go without a bait.

Of course, she won't do this without insurance.

We know that they train in protective shorts to learn these jumps.

In any case, without the confidence that she will land on her feet, she will not go on this jump, ”the former athlete emphasized.

Olympic diving champion and now RT journalist Elena Vaitsekhovskaya expressed the opinion that Trusova has a huge advantage over all athletes who jump or try to jump four turns: she is very strong physically, and most importantly, she has an incredibly high initial rotation speed.

The one that Yuzuru Hanyu did not have enough to successfully twist the quadruple axel.

Namely, it determines the success of the jump and its twist.

“The most remarkable thing is that Trusova has this quality with an almost adult body.

And this means that if you approach the process competently and gradually increase the strength of your legs, it may be easier to complete five revolutions than it seems now, ”Vaitsekhovskaya noted.

A similar opinion is shared by Ekaterina Bobrova, who would like to see the record jump of the Russian queen of quads.

At the same time, according to her, for 99% of the skaters it is impossible to perform it at the moment.

“In the five jump, everything should be physically formed in tenths of a second: entry, twist, jump height, position in the air, exit.

And plus directly the type of human figure is of great importance.

Sasha has all the data for this.

We know how she stamped quads, ”Match TV quotes Bobrova.

As noted by multiple world champion Maria Butyrskaya, Alexandra is “small and thin”, and this allows her to jump and improve.

In addition, the athlete has a strong character, which will definitely help her achieve her goal.

"It'll be cool!

Time runs.

And the sooner she learns this element, the sooner we will see it.

Further it will be harder.

If we don’t see Trusova’s attempt in the near future, then we won’t see it at all later.

There are auxiliary simulators that can help her.

But the most important thing is that Sasha loves and is not afraid to jump - this is very important for the jumps themselves.

They submit to those who love to make them!”

Butyrskaya said.

Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko is confident in his former ward.

“I believe that Trusova can perform a five.

It's possible.

Will watch.

If Sasha succeeds, she will become an even greater skater, ”said the coach.

"Russian Rocket" has repeatedly proved that for her the impossible is possible.

She was the first woman in the world to perform quad jumps at official competitions - sheepskin coat, lutz and flip.

She was the first to jump five quads in one program.

So, if she sets a goal for herself, she will do everything to achieve it. 

“Yes, the idea is adventurous, yes, none of the male skaters have yet decided on this.

Well, Trusova is not just any figure skater.

We did not believe in her five quadruples, convincing Sasha with the whole world that this was suicide?

She jumped them.

So why not believe in five then?

Well, if someone in our lifetime is destined to complete this element, I would bet on Trusova, ”Vaitsekhovskaya concluded.