Sports agent Ari Zakarian, representing the interests of the American figure skater Ilya Malinin in a conversation with , he appreciated the quadruple axel performed by Vladislav Dikidji noting that the Russian is pushing the sport forward.
On Thursday, 19-year-old Dikiji posted a video on his Telegram channel in which he performs a clean Axel 4.5 in training. The first skater in history who managed to perform this element cleanly at official competitions was Malinin.
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“I’m very happy that the guys are moving the sport forward. Vlad and Oleg (Tataurov, coach Dikidzhi – editor’s note) are great. I wish Oleg would smile sometimes and Vlad would not stop and move on,” Zakaryan told .
Dikiji won silver at the Russian Championship in the 2023/24 season, won two stages of the country’s Grand Prix and became third in the series finals.
Source : MatchTV
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