The quadruple jumps that sent Russian world champ Anna Shcherbakova to the gold medal and teammate Alexandra Trusova to the silver could be a thing of the past by the 2026 Games.
, who's come under fire during these Olympics first for Valieva's failed drug test from December and then for her callous treatment of her teenage prodigy Thursday night.
Perhaps the closest comparison to figure skating, though, is gymnastics, due to the pounding on developing bodies from repeated jumps in practice. The International Gymnastics Federation ruled in 2000 that female gymnasts must turn 16 or older in the year of the Olympics to compete, a limit now in place for world championships, too.
“In terms of my expressions and my skating skills, perhaps they are finally being recognized. But that alone has its limits," Sakamoto said. “In terms of the technical merit, I do need to win as many points as I can. Unless I do that, I won’t be able to compete against the ROC skaters. That’s what I felt on the Olympic stage this time around.”Raising the age limit, particularly to 18, would virtually eliminate the quad from senior-level competition.
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