MOSCOW, Jan 27 2018 Olympic silver medalist Evgenia Medvedeva live «OK! In touch» said that she did not consider it necessary to raise the age limit in figure skating. In figure skating, the idea of raising the age limit from 15 to 17 years is being discussed. «How many people — so many opinions. But I am a person who won the world championship at 16 and 17 years old. The first Grand Prix — at 15. Here is my answer to the question of whether it is necessary to raise the age limit, «said Medvedeva. The athlete also expressed confidence that the complexity of the elements in figure skating will steadily increase. «We will reach the quadruple axel, Of course, this is a matter of time. People worry, quadruple jumps are spectacular, but they lead to injuries. But triple jumps also lead to injuries. We do things that nature does not provide for, «said the skater.
