LUXURY HAIR, LOVE FOR DUMPLINGS AND A DOG IN DRESSES. 7 FACTS ABOUT ALEKSANDRA TRUSOVA
Anastasia Zavyalova Russian figure skater Aleksandra Trusova is a two-time world champion among juniors, the new world record holder, and also the main character of the past week according to the Team Russia portal. We talk about her in a little more detail.
WORLD RECORDS ON THE FIRST START IN THE SENIORS
Having performed for the first time at a new level for herself, Trusova won the Ondrej Nepela Memorial competition with world records. Although the overall level of rivals at the tournament in Bratislava was low, some fear was raised by the fact that for Sasha it was her debut after moving from the junior category. It is always difficult to predict how the judges will accept a young figure skater, and how the athlete herself will approach the first tournament psychologically.
But Trusova wouldn't have been a Russian Rocket if she had saved. In the short program, she overtook her nearest rival by 12 points and almost guaranteed herself a victory. In the free, the Russian girl finally drove the whole world crazy. Sasha performed three quadruple jumps - solo Lutz and Toeloop and a cascade of quadruple and triple Toeloops. Prior to this, no one in history had executed such a program. The result - a world record in the free - 163.78 points and for the total programs - 238.69.
Previous records belonged to the current world and Olympic champion Alina Zagitova - 158.5 and 238.43 points, respectively.
QUEEN OF QUADS
Trusova is a skater who, for the first time in history, performed the quadruple Lutz and Toeloop at official competitions. On March 10, 2018, at the Junior World Championships in Sofia, Aleksandra completely jumped the Toeloop, and on October 12, 2018 at the Grand Prix in Yerevan - the Lutz. For these achievements, Sasha was even included in the Guinness Book of Records.
Jumping is Trusova's special love. According to her trainers, she needs to be stopped sometimes, otherwise Sasha will jump five hours in a row without a break. When asked whether Aleksandra has any fears, or if she is not afraid to perform such complex elements, the skater replies: “I am not fearless. it's not only quadruple jumps I am afraid of, I’m afraid of so many things in life."
FAVORITE PET - DOG
Sasha comes to all competitions with her chihuahua dog named Tina. Her little friend watches the competitions in the hands of mom Trusova, who is present at
all training and performances of her daughter. Tina is a present from Sasha's parents. Of course, for jumping, namely for the first double Axel done by Alexandra.
The athlete loves to dress Tina, and the designer Olga Ryabenko even sewed dresses for the dog that repeat Sasha's competitive costumes.
HAIR LIKE A DISNEY PRINCESS
For the most difficult jumps, the fans dubbed Trusova 'Russian Rocket', but for her memorable appearance, Sasha received a sweet nickname - Rapunzel. And this is not surprising. No other skater has such long hair.
As a child, Trusova saw Princess Rapunzel in the animated film of the same name and wanted to have the same curls as her. Since then, Sasha has never cut her hair, only once a year evens the tips. And her luxurious hair has become another hallmark of this athlete.
READY TO EAT DUMPLINGS ALL LIFE
It is believed that, without exception, all skaters adhere to the strictest diet and live almost on the same water. But, according to Sasha, there are no restrictions in her diet. Unless it is fast food, but that's rather a matter of taste. This young girl’s favourite dish is dumplings.
Trusova herself jokes that if she was told to choose one dish that needs to be eaten all her life, it would definitely be dumplings. Moreover, the skater can wrap them herself. Besides, on the weekend, Aleksandra develops her culinary skills - she bakes waffles and “nuts” cookies, which she treats her friends at training with.
POSSESSING MATHEMATICAL ABILITIES
The coming year will become important not only in the sports life of Aleksandra, but also in the ordinary one - she will have to pass school exams. Sasha's favorite subject is mathematics. Agree, an unusual choice for a skater. Indeed, figure skating, as is commonly believed, is not only a sport, but also an art.
And although Trusova herself assures that this penchant for exact sciences does not help her at the rink, this is not entirely true. Choreographer Daniil Gleikhengauz is confident that mathematics and the ability to think logically helps Sasha count points and not drop levels on non-jumping elements.
DREAMS ABOUT OLYMPIC GOLD
While Aleksandra says she still doesn't think about the Olympic season, this is logical. Until 2022 there is still a lot of time and it is better to live today. However, with this level of complexity in Trusova’s programs and preparations, she is precisely one of the contenders for a trip to Beijing. Sasha does not hide the fact that from childhood to this day she has only one dream - the Olympic gold medal.
“My dream is to become an Olympic Champion,” Sasha said in an interview. - For me it is important to be the first. To win - getting the first place. Everything else - lost. Since childhood, I decided that I would participate in two Olympics. At least I’ll try.
Ambition in sports is always good. And Alexandra Trusova has everything to make her cherished dream come true.
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