Andrey SimonenkoSport correspondentAll materialsAlexandra Trusova, silver medalist of the Beijing Olympic Games in women's single skating, competed in the junior long jump competition for the first time on Thursday. It happened within the framework of the Athletics Week taking place in Moscow. The pancake turned out to be not lumpy — jumping long for the first time in her life, Trusova fulfilled the standard of the second youth category and the golden TRP badge. Hairstyle — creative Trusova's appearance at the track and field stadium was shrouded in mystery from the very beginning. The organizers tried to keep secret the discipline in which the popular figure skater was going to perform. But it soon became clear that Alexandra was going not to run, but to jump — that is, to do what she does very well on ice. True, the Olympic champion in athletics, she is also the acting president of the All-Russian Federation of Athletics (ARAF), Irina Privalova Before Trusova's debut in the sector, she explained that jumping on ice and jumping into a sand pit are two different things. «Still, in figure skating, athletes first pick up speed, and then they prepare and perform the jump itself. And here, athletes carry out a long jump after a run-up, without stopping the speed, it will not work to slow down the run-up and push off, ”the Olympic champion gave such an expert comment, but suggested that Alexandra could have been helped by the experience of general physical training, where track and field exercises are often used.
