Leonova believes that a large number of quadruple jumps in juniors is a plus for the competition, but a minus for the skaters’ health.

2012 World Championships silver medalist in women’s singles Alena Leonova told that a large number of quadruple jumps among Russian juniors is harmful to the health of athletes.

A number of Russian boys and girls have a high level of jumping content, which includes quadruple jumps.

— Juniors in our country are very well equipped in jumps and perform an unrealistic number of quads. How do you feel about this? There are pros and cons to this situation.

— Yes, the more competition there is, the less health there is. I think that everything has its time. I judge for myself. I will digress a little… Sometimes I think: what a life I had – everything in its time! I managed to go to competitions, to visit the Olympic Games… Everything went well.

Looking at what the kids are doing now… Yes, the competition is very strong. Working with my group, I understand that I don’t want to “kill” the kids, but we also can’t skate “for fun” – we have SSHOR. We have to find a happy medium. I don’t want to be in this race of the elements. I don’t want my guys to get hurt.

— All this high jumping load greatly affects the child’s incompletely formed bone structure…

— Yes, the growth zones are still open. It’s heavy. But you are a star, now you shine… Maybe you will last a long time, nobody knows… It’s a lottery.

— Let’s imagine the situation… Your athlete entered the Russian championship, where Fedotov and Bazylyuk are now. You come with a good program, impeccable performances, but these guys come out, jump on their content – and you have practically no chance of getting on the podium.

— Yes, you understand that you are going there almost as a tourist. But you are going there! You still have to qualify for the championship. I also started with the same thing, but we had different competition. Now it is the trend, “Leonova told .

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