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American 18-year-old figure skating star Ilya Malinin opened a new era of jumping.
He achieved the world's first successful quadruple axel, a jump of a horse that circles 4 bells and a half.
Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.
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18-year-old Malinin, who debuted on the senior stage this year, surprised the world by succeeding in the quadruple axel, which had been impossible since the first competition of the season.
The Axel jump, which goes half a lap, jumps forward and comes down, but Malinin made 4 and a half laps with great momentum and speed, then landed perfectly and took an extra point.
As soon as 'figure king' Hanyu failed the quadruple axel and retired at the last Beijing Olympics, Malinin opened a new era in jumping.
[Lee Ho-jung / SBS figure skating commentator: He thought that no one could succeed in the quadruple axel, but I think he really made a mark in the figure skating world.
I don't know if there will be any players who will succeed in the future.]
Following the quadruple axel, Malinin is also preparing to jump 4 rounds in a row, which is also an impossible area.
Prospect Malin Nin, who won the World Junior Championships in a four-round jump with freedom in April, is rapidly emerging as a superstar by succeeding in quadruple axel since his first senior competition.
(Video editing: Woo-Jeong Woo, CG: Dong-Min Seo)