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First woman lands a quad at the Winter Olympics

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February 8, 2022

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has become the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Winter Olympics

At just 15 years old, Valieva has made history in Beijing on Monday at the Games earning a gold medal.

Valieva landed two quads in a team event as the Russian Olympic Committee finished first followed by the USA and then Japan.

Valieva says it’s been quite overwhelming and she was very nervous.

“I am just glad I was able to execute all of my elements well,”
valieva told reporters.

While performing to Ravel’s “Bolero” Valieva executed a quad Salchow – which involves four complete rotations in the air.

She then landed a quad toeloop and triple Axel in the same routine, though she fell on her second quad toeloop attempt.

Despite that, Valieva’s historic performance received a score of 178.92.

Kamila Valieva will now prepare to compete in the singles event, which begins on February 15.

At the 1988 World Figure Skating Championships, Canadian Kurt Browning became the first person to land a quad jump in competition.

Written by Savannah Pocock

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