“Five years ago, I thought a quadruple axel was possible. But I can’t imagine a five” – ​​Gumennik

Silver medalist of the Russian Championship in men’s singles Pierre Gumennik admitted to Sport24 that he couldn’t imagine the high five performance.

– Now men’s skating is actively developing. Ilya Malinin did a quadruple axel. 5 years ago, would you have thought it was possible?

– About five years ago, Arthur Dmitriev just tried the quadruple axel in training. And his attempts, which I saw in person, didn’t seem far off from a properly executed jump. So yes, I thought an Axel quad was possible.

– And the five?

– And I just can’t imagine five, I can’t imagine. I don’t think we’ll see them anytime soon. Although, perhaps, a technique with pre-rotation will allow you to scroll one revolution on the ice.

A source:

Sport24