American medalist at the World Championships Ilya Malinin declared himself amazed by the Russian figure skater’s quadruple axel performance Vladislav Dikidji .
Earlier in March, 19-year-old Dikiji posted a video on his Telegram channel in which he cleanly performs a 4.5-turn axel in training. The first skater in history who managed to perform this element cleanly at official competitions was Malinin.
The American will compete in the World Championships, which will be held in Montreal from March 20 to 24.
— I will decide the content of the short program on Thursday, depending on my energy. Risk is not always rewarded. I’m more inclined to play it safe.
It’s great that Russian Vlad Dikidzhi also landed a quadruple Axel. I was amazed and impressed, it looked easy. “I always strive to move the sport forward,” Golden Skate quoted Malinin as saying.
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. Russian skaters are not allowed to compete under the auspices of the ISU due to the situation in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV
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