US EditionFigure Skating-Russia's Petrosian Brings Big Jumps, Bigger Unknowns to Olympic Debut
Adeliia Petrosian, coached by Eteri Tutberidze, faces fitness doubts but could become the fourth consecutive Russian Olympic figure skating champion, officials said.
- Skating on Tuesday, the 18-year-old Russian figure skater will perform her short program in Milan as a vetted neutral athlete, with her form and injury status known only to her and coach Eteri Tutberidze.
- Eteri Tutberidze, Petrosian's coach, revolutionized women's skating with champions Alina Zagitova and Anna Shcherbakova, but the Valieva case led the International Skating Union to raise the age limit from 15 to 17.
- Petrosian has landed quadruple jumps in Russian national events, a technical feat unmatched by any other skater at the Milan Cortina Games.
- If Petrosian can get past rivals like the U.S. "Blade Angels" and Japanese stars Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai, she could become the fourth consecutive Olympic champion from Russia.
- Tutberidze said 'everything hurt', and Petrosian told a documentary 'I can't turn properly' last week, with no update in the last month on her fitness readiness.
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Few figure skaters at the Winter Olympics have seen Adeliia Petrosian compete in real life. She might leave with the gold medal. Russia’s exclusion from international sports events during its war with Ukraine means that the 18-year-old Petrosian has only skated one senior competition outside of her homeland, the qualifier that earned her place as a neutral athlete in Milan. As she readies to skate to Michael Jackson’s music in the short program …
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