Surya Bonaly, France first attempted the Quadruple jump as a female in 1990 European Championships but she fell..
She landed 4T in the 1992 Olympics but it was not ratified (deemed under-rotated)
Sasha Cohen landed 4S during a warm-up in Skate America 2001 but she popped it in the competition
Miki Ando, Japan became the first woman to land a quadruple jump, 4S in JGPF 2002
There's no new quad jump landed/ attempt by women skaters until 16 years in 2018
Alexandra Trusova made history in Junior World Championships 2018
She landed 2 Quads (4S and 4T) in one program, became the first woman to land 4T and
first woman to land two quads in one program
and the first woman to land two different quads
Then she landed the first 4Lz for women a few months later in JGP 2018 and that is history made right there!
2019 - A new era for women's figure skating began | The QUAD Revolution
the 15 year old from Moscow, Anna Shcherbakova
landed the first 4Lz-3T for women in Skate America 2019
guys the sport is advancing and changing before our eyes
This is truly incredible
She landed another 4Lz
very difficult programs, Trusova attempting four quads in her long program
oh it's a whole new world! hello!
say hello to the future and remember this moment
the new face of women's skating
the machine, the jumping machine, Alexandra Trusova
she could land the quad
she did it again and then again
In 2019, Alexandra Trusova became the first woman to cross 100 Technical points, a score that's good enough to land her in men's podium
guys we really have seen the sport change in the blink of an eye
she's just changing the sport in so many ways
and she's pushing other skaters that are older to learn QUAD
like her teammate, Tuktamysheva
2020 - A historic competition | All 3 Russian women medalists scored higher technical points than Russian Men's champion at Russian Nationals 2021
14 years old, Kamila Valieva
here's the first QUAD
straight up! so high!
look at this space
the second quad
she was on a mission!
Alexandra Trusova!
she's made history! She changed the sport for lady skating!
the tightness! absolutely all the way around!
two-time national champion, Anna Shcherbakova!
Here is the 4Lz, followed by 4F
in many ways it's a historic moment in skating
Rika Kihira landed the only clean QUAD (4S) outside of Russia at Japan Nationals 2020
2021 - Bloodbath began in Women's Quad competition!
Sasha Trusova landed 5 Quads in one program at Russian Test Skate 2021, matched the record of the men's world champion, Nathan Chen
you have to be kidding me!
five QUADS
that is ridiculous in either the men's
or the women's category
absolutely unbelievable
you've seen history
Almost all Russian women are training for QUADS now
we've seen it in men's skating
you know, the the amount that the QUAD was rewarded
and how it affected overall artistry and overall skating and the performance
and we might have the same argument again in women's skating
Well for sure! That's always the way it is
The point you can get from rotating the QUADS. It's the rotation more important than anything else
Skating world has now taken notice. We can go back to back weeks,
in the Grand Prix circuit
with teenage quad jumpers winning gold medals
Eteri Tutberidze, her coach (their coaches)
this is Grand Slam, Homerun (For Team Tutberidze)
all the ladies are training in team Tutberidze
Eteri Tutberidze | The woman who started it all
first of all, I wanted to thank you for the extraordinary job that you do
and how you've really started a new era of skating
um it's beautiful what your skaters and your coaching team have done
and it's improved our sport worldwide
before, young skaters, especially young junior ladies never did quads before
I don't even know if anybody ever thought about that
was there a particular moment that you thought
"hey, you know what? I think these girls can do that"
maybe you know, during the practice, especially in new junior, girls usually better than boys
they jump better, stronger
so that's the point!
if junior girls can jump better than junior boys
then why do we still developing boys in their senior trying to do the quads
and why do we stop developing girls
should we just try to continue doing the same thing?
and for me, girls do better here
Anna Shcherbakova: We had been training for QUAD for very long time, even before anybody started doing that
At that time my coach looked into the future and foresaw the ladies quad revolution to happen one day
It's important to not be afraid of doing Quadruple jump and see them as normal jumps
We see QUAD as just another jump and think that we can do that
Sasha: I always wanted to do things no one else did
So I did jumps and jump them higher
So I asked Eteri if it's ok for me to try QUADs and she let me do it
It's the fear
We are trying to create a system
to show that it's all possible
I want to show that not just men can do quads
I can do it as well
Why boys can do it and girls cannot
Girls can jump too. I just want to be the first
Question for Yuzuru: he told in previous interview what will be interesting for him
try to get some trainings with Russian coach and
will he looking forward for some training camps for example, from Team Tuberidze?
um..
I actually learned lots from the Russian girls
so if I can?! I don't know..
and I wanted to know like so when you started to teach the young girls the quads..
were you ever worried about injury?
each jump I'm really cautious about the injury
We have been working on triple jumps for long time
When we were ready we first tried QUADs using fish pole
This is actually the most critical part because you have the opportunity to feel the jump
The key is not be afraid because it really helps a lot
The coach can lift you up a bit and give you direction
At some points the coach just told me they didn't do anything but to skate with me
That's when we could start training without the fish pole
But you would still feel a big difference jumping with or without the fish pole
You will get used to it eventually
Though it first it seems so difficult
After a lot of training you started to think it's actually possible
When you start learning a new jump, you have to think of every little details
Like how do I make the three-turn, the turn, the arms and the legs position
But after doing a jump for a long time you get used to it and you'd think of irrelevant things going into the jump
Quads become like triples for me and I don't have to think much about it
I think only about the speed but it's mostly automatic
For my entry into quads in competition I control my speed
Think about all the details so it's like a practice for me
I'm not afraid of QUADS
It's just one more rotations
For me, roller coaster is more frightening
For single jumps, you jump like this and land
For double jump, you spin as fast as you can and land
same for triples
as for the quadruple jumps
as for the quadruple jumps, you spin for a long, long long time and when you are ready, just stand and you will land it
I've noticed that with all your young ladies doing these quads, I haven't seen them injured
like you must be doing something extremely well
no no no.. really..
and during the competition and like every jump, (we are careful) because we do get injured
Actually I did hear something cracked but I didn't realize it was my foot immediately
I didn't know what it was
It was then someone told me, yes you had a fracture
Well it was a terrible moment
Now I understand that this is an experience for me
But then it was very hard for me
Because it was the beginning of the season
we were ready to enter international competitions
We have look forward to it for long time
And I just mastered QUAD and I wanted to show it
And you suddenly realized, one clumsy mistake and your whole plan were ruined
It was hard when it happened
There were a lot of "why"s going on in my head
Then it was harder when you realized
how long you have to sit out from the competitions and all the training you missed
Then came the compex recuperation process
you basically have to relearn how to skate when you got back on ice
parents helped me but yeah that was a difficult moment in my life
do you limit the number of attempts?
yes yes and when I see their legs getting tired, not pushing so much..
then I'm like "okay that's enough"
and do they want to keep going?
sometimes
I have days off
When my coach saw I'm tired they gave me time off
Practice and pray
With all things prepared I just need them to stay healthy
well I mean it's remarkable what has happened and who knows where this will go
but.. congratulations for all your young ladies plus your coaching staff
such a super job
and you have some other very good skaters coming up, don't you?
I hope so too!
some skaters mature faster than others and these this is a very difficult
it's amazing what you have done with these young ladies
but they will grow and they will change
Do you have sort of an idea or plan or a thought process
for moving these very talented young ladies as they grow and mature?
it's probably the most difficult part..
it is! it is!
we don't know what's going to be tomorrow..
so just step by step, day by day, what we can do today
to not have any regrets about not doing something that we could do
that's all!
the stage can be a wonderful partner in the process of self-discovery
what a life in the theater has taught me is to trust one's instincts
and that takes courage
better to consider opportunities now than in 10 years when life may limit your choices
In Russian Nationals 2022
There were 12 QUADS landed in total by women in 1 single competition
Adelia Petrosian landed the first 4Lo as a women and the first 4Lo combination (Not ratified as it's domestic competition)
The quad revolution for women will continue
There will be new comers every year
We can only wish the girls all the best