Posted on 02/19/2022 7:53:20 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
The quadruple jumps that sent Russian world champ Anna Shcherbakova to the gold medal and teammate Alexandra Trusova to the silver — much to her chagrin — along with the failed attempts that dumped 15-year-old Kamila Valieva out of the medals altogether could be a thing of the past by the 2026 Milan Olympics.
That's because more and more people are pushing for the age limit in figure skating to be raised above 16 following Valieva's monumental collapse Thursday night. While some young women skaters can land the jump earlier in their teens, it becomes far more difficult as they develop. No woman older than 17 has ever landed a quad in competition.
Take the case of Alysa Liu. The 16-year-old American, who finished seventh at the Beijing Games, was able to land the four-revolution jumps until two years ago, but stopped attempting them following a growth spurt.
"Injuries and puberty has been really hard to keep up with quads," Liu told NBC sportscaster Jimmy Roberts.
Liu said she sustained a lot of injuries trying to execute quads and doesn't think she'll ever do them again. She'll continue instead to focus on another notoriously difficult jump: the triple axel.
Shcherbakova and Trusova are both 17, and some have suggested that be the requirement for figure skating at the Olympics. Others are pushing for 18, the age at which men and women are legally adults in the U.S. and much of the world, and when their bodies are more fully developed and capable of handling the pounding of quadruple jumps.
As it stands, that's the age most of Russia's quad queens are hitting retirement.
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We just need better women, I mean men skaters can do quads. So women more like the great female swimmer Lia Thompson may be called for here.
The same principle applies in music.
A long, difficult piece or solo improvisation is impressive, but not if it’s sloppy.
Of course, the injuries possible from playing piano or guitar may amount to Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, but that’s about it.
Lia Thomas On Ice. Coming to a skating rink near you. Game over
Seriously....the quad has ruined all skating. The programs have become incredibly boring as all energy must go in to spinning 4 times (which doesn’t have any more program appeal than a double or triple jump combo performed flawlessly)
so a jump is worth more than the HUNDREDS of little girls childhoods/bodies/mental health/dreams... is that it??
OK.
When will they likewise do this for gymnastics?
It really should be for all Olympics.
I can’t even do a hop skip and jump and I’m middle-aged slightly over ideal.
That’s called gymnastics floor competition.
Yes, they should require demonstration of the basics.
It’s like playing piano without reading music.
You know you guys are just parroting that series of commercials a decade back, right?
Come on, you know where this is heading… trans-women skaters.
Awesome, a hot shemale with one of those cute little skirts spinning on the ice..........Excuse me, I have to go rinse the bile out of my mouth now.
“Anna Shcherbakova...”
Looks like a 12 year old pre puberty.
Somehow women’s sports are more f’d up than men’s sports.
Month also matters for many male hockey players. The ones who are 11 months older are more physically mature, and get more attention coaching than the others.
Thousands. Probably tens of thousands.
For sure. It is actually nerve-racking to watch rather than full-attention rousing.
I agree. Both the men and women look like gorillas as they are powering up for the jumps. Why bother with the dance?
Hm?....I wonder if puberty blockers are banned or even tested.
i was thinking per year, but true...
Yes, they look like gorillas during the power-up for the jump.
Olympics should only include objectively score or measured events.
There are plenty of skating competitions elsewhere.
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