Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2021 20:27:47 GMT
Performing five quads after a serious injury can be costly for a Russian rocket. But is the skater capable of making it to Beijing without them?
Against the background of Kostornaya and Usacheva, who dropped out of the race for Beijing, Trusova is doing much better. Sasha returns to the big ice after a serious injury, however, a difficult test awaits her at the Russian Championship. The Russian rocket will face an already familiar dilemma, only now its Olympic future will depend on the decision.
Will Trusova give up the maximum complexity in her programs or risk everything for a trip to Beijing?
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Александра Трусова (Alexandra Trusova) // Интервью для китайского телеканала
The most important test for Trusova
In the headquarters of Eteri Tutberidze, an epidemic of injuries is raging. The Grand Prix stage in Japan ended dramatically for Daria Usacheva, and Alena Kostornaya, who broke her arm in training during the execution of the triple axel, was unlucky. Both figure skaters almost completely dropped out of the Olympic race, since they will miss the Russian Championship, in which three tickets to Beijing will be played. But Alexandra Trusova still has a chance to go to China.
The Russian rocket has not escaped damage this season either. Sasha suffered a stress fracture of his foot - a serious injury for any athlete, and especially for someone who twists five quads in one program. Nevertheless, the skater did not intend to give up. At the US Grand Prix stage, student Tutberidze showed phenomenal character, speaking with lightweight content, despite the pain. Trusova confidently took the gold and went on a well-deserved rest. After the rental in Las Vegas, Sasha did not appear at the competitions, but was recuperated behind closed doors at the "Khrustalny".
And now, almost two months later, Trusova returns to the big ice. In St. Petersburg, the skater will face a difficult test: in conditions of fierce competition, she will have to fight for the Olympic ticket with caution for her own health. This is the most important test for Trusova, and it depends on her choice whether she passes it or fails.
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Will Trusova risk everything for the Olympics?
The main question is how many quads the figure skater is going to perform at the Russian championship. And if earlier Sasha answered it unequivocally, following the path of maximalism, now she will have to think over her decision well. Trusova will face a real dilemma. On the one hand, without five quads, it will be very difficult to break into the top three at the national championship and, accordingly, get to the Olympics. On the other hand, such a number of the most difficult jumps can simply break an athlete, and then she will definitely miss the main start in life. It is not known what form Sasha is in now, but in any case, five quads in an arbitrary plus a triple axel in a short one is an incredible load on the body. Even an athletic Trusova may not be able to cope with this. If the skater goes to strengthen the technical set, then it will be necessary to admit:
True, it is too early to worry about the health of the Russian rocket. There is also a third option - to find the optimal content for this start, acting according to the principle of the golden mean. Trusova absolutely does not need a victory in the Russian championship - it is enough to take third place - something that Sasha copes with perfectly, no matter how ironic it may sound. The ranks of the figure skater's rivals have noticeably thinned out, and this only plays into her hands. Of course, it will be difficult to fight against the impeccable Kamila Valieva Trusova, here even five quads may not help, given the difference in components. But the rest of Sasha will compete without question. The reigning world champion Anna Shcherbakova is probably still going through the consequences of a summer injury. The skater said that she restored both the flip and the lutz, but was able to show only the first jump, problems arose with the proprietary Lutz-rittberger cascade. Provided that Trusova cleanly lands two lutz and a trixel in the short program, then due to a higher technical score, she can come out ahead. The golden mean for Sasha is three quads: with such a set, she will bypass Maya Khromykh, and even more so Elizaveta Tuktamysheva.