All posts tagged "Mai Asada"
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Asada is a True Ballerina on Ice
For Japan’s Mai Asada, figure skating wasn’t her first artistic endeavor. It was ballet, a natural beginning...
Did You Know?
Japan’s Rika Kihira became the first lady to land a triple Axel combination (triple Axel-triple toe) in an ISU international event (2017-18 Junior Grand Prix Final). She is also the youngest lady to land a triple Axel in competition (2016 JGP Slovenia) and the first lady to land 8 (fully rotated) triple jumps in the free skate at the (2016 JGP Slovenia).
Discuss ladies and triple Axels! Who is working on them and who is your favorite? More on Rika Kihira here in the GS Forum.
