Olympic ice dancing champion Natalia Bestemyanova told that the quadruple axel Vladislav Dikidji became the opening of the 2023/24 figure skating season.
The adult figure skating season ended on March 9, the final was the tournament of the Russian Challenge show program. On Thursday, 19-year-old Dikiji posted a video on his Telegram channel in which he performs a clean Axel 4.5 in training.
— It turned out to be an interesting season, with many interesting starts. I liked how the show jumping tournament, the team tournament, the show programs, the Spartakiad and the Russian Cup were held. It was intense and I liked it, the audience was not left without figure skating competitions.
— Opening of the season for you?
— From the last one, Dikiji’s quadruple axel, which we have only seen on video for the moment. This is a big step forward. I don’t know if he will include this element in next season’s program,” Bestemyanova told .
In the 2023/24 season, Dikiji won silver at the Russian Championship, won two stages of the country’s Grand Prix and became third in the series finale.
The first skater in history who managed to cleanly execute a quadruple axel in official competitions was the American Ilya Malinin.
Source : MatchTV
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