“The main thing is not to get injured”: what experts expect from Trusova’s debut at the track and field tournament in Moscow

Already on Thursday, June 9, the silver medalist of the Beijing Olympics Alexander Trusova will perform at the Athletics Week at Luzhniki.

The figure skater will try her hand at long jump.

As the athlete herself admitted, she is very worried before the start.

“It's all very inspiring, because it's always interesting to try something new, but also very exciting.

Therefore, come to Luzhniki for the Athletics Week - support me and other excellent athletes, ”RIA Novosti quotes Trusova.

Many are looking forward to her performance with some apprehension, since the athlete not only went on a serious experiment, but also chose a sport that, at first glance, is alien to her, in which, as a rule, athletes with developed muscles achieve success.

As Valery Kulichenko, Honored Trainer of the USSR in athletics, explained in a RT commentary, completely different muscle groups are involved in figure skating and long jump.

“On the ice, an athlete needs strong legs to jump and spin.

Moreover, the movement is going up.

In addition, the program lasts a few minutes.

And you can pump up your legs in different ways.

And in our form, it is important to have good speed in order to accelerate, and then be able to translate it into a horizontal jump, which lasts only 10-15 seconds.

Firstly, these are two completely different functions of the body.

Secondly, other muscles are involved.

And we make a show out of it, ”said the specialist.

Speaking about physiology, Kulichenko also noted that science has advanced quite a lot and it is possible to determine by the muscles of a person what kind of sport he should do.

“If oxidative processes go well in them, then the types where endurance is important are suitable for the athlete.

And there are muscles that are good for sprinting and jumping - everything that has to do with speed.

When Valery Borzov won the 100m and 200m sprints at the 1972 Olympic Games, we hardly persuaded him to do an examination.

And it turned out that 99% of his muscles are just like that, ”the coach added.

The 1995 world indoor triple jump champion Yolanda Chen, in turn, believes that Trusova will succeed.

“Of all our skaters, Sasha is probably the most athletic.

He loves physical exercises very much, he does a lot of complex elements.

He jumps high, it's good that we don't always see in single skaters.

She is very close to me in this regard.

I love such athletes, because I think that figure skating, in addition to music, beauty, skating and filigree skating, is still a sport.

And the multi-turn jumps that the girls do simply captivate the audience.

Therefore, I am wildly interested in how Trusova will perform, ”Chen admitted.

“I am in a pleasant anticipation of this event.

Probably even more interesting to look at Sasha than our other girls.

It seems to me that she will cope, because when I was figure skating as a child, running and jumping were part of our training program.

Therefore, I think she does everything at a fairly good level, judging by her achievements in her favorite sport, ”the RT interlocutor added.

At the same time, in her opinion, it does not matter at all how tall Trusova is, since completely different qualities play a decisive role in long jumps.

“This look implies completely different girls ... The world record holder Galina Chistyakova is even a little shorter than me, and I am small in stature.

The same Tanya Skachko, the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, was quite short.

They called her Ball.

Good take-off speed is important for us, and it is the ability to push off, that same, including natural, jumping ability.

Therefore, little girls also win medals if they are talented, ”said the former athlete.

However, whatever the outcome, the most important thing for any athlete is to avoid injury.

And for this, according to Chen, it is necessary to correctly distribute forces and not turn off attention.

“For Sasha, this exercise is not new, because I'm sure she jumps in training.

However, it is still not everyday.

Therefore, as a top-class professional, she needs to be as careful as possible.

Calculate forces very carefully.

Try for yourself, as the youth say, for fun.

But still jump "in the zone of control."

Very carefully, do not turn off the attention.

The main thing is not to get injured, and everything else, I think, will be fine, ”Chen said.