Is this a Quad Throw?

[CherylDee]

I know Aleksandra Boikova has been trying to land a quad throw for at least 5 years or more. After the Boikova & Koslovsky Free Skate at the 2025 Russian Test Skate video posted yesterday, I have searched for discussions to confirm the throw in the clip is a very beautifully executed quad salchow? But I have found no such talk even in the video comment section. One person even commented, "... even without the quadruple throw, this program is still beautiful." I am like, what?

So, I come to a trusted source. Can I get a witness? Watch these clips and tell me if the throw at the test skate is a throw quad salchow just like the one in the 2nd clip, or does my eyes deceive me?

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[Gourlie]

It's a throw quad salchow. I can't tell whether it's AI generated, but probably not

 

[AlexBreeze]

It was a real quad throw. Many didn't realize at the time that it was a quad.

Alternative angles:

 

[ladyjane]

In the Pirouette Newletter (which I receive) a quad throw by them was also mentioned.

 

[lariko]

It was an unrectified 4S throw. It was commented on a lot during the RTS by Tran'kov who interviewed skaters coming from the ice, and B/K both said they were really happy to land it for the first time outside training environment, and in St.P, the city they represented for so long. Kozlovskii went as far as to breathlessly announce it a throw landed in a competition (probably because during TS the elements are evaluated and feedback is given, though not publically), Boikova was more precise, saying 'during performance of a program'. However, it is probable they will try to replicate this success in an internal competitions this year. It looks huge and Boikova landed/exited with confidence. B/K are both in their twenties, so it is a bona fide senior quad.

Unfortunately, it will not be rectified even if they repeat it in an internal competition.

I also agree with the comment mentioned in the OP: the program is gorgeous.

 

[AlexBreeze]

However, it is probable they will try to replicate this success in an internal competitions this year.

Definitely. The program pattern is made for the quad throw. Their next event is Panin Memorial.

 

[lariko]

Definitely. The program pattern is made for the quad throw. Their next event is Panin Memorial.

My breath is baited.