CHELYABINSK, December 22, Vlad Zhukov. Figure skater Adelia Petrosyan told that she stopped being able to do a three-and-a-half-turn axel two weeks before the Russian Championships in Chelyabinsk.
Petrosyan performed her short program cleanly at the Russian Championships on Friday, but instead of the planned triple Axel she performed a double Axel.
“»I’m generally happy with the rental, but unfortunately there was no triple Axel. I lost it two weeks before the Russian Championship, and it’s my mistake that I didn’t return it. I strongly apologize to the fans who saw a triple Axel in the application «Axel, but he wasn't there. I got sick twice before the Russian Championship. It doesn't matter when exactly, it's my problem,» Petrosyan told reporters.
The figure skater did not answer the question why she stopped being able to do the triple axel. “Let this remain in my training, but I won’t make such a mistake again. I wouldn’t want to talk about the other ultra-si elements, otherwise suddenly they won’t be there tomorrow. But yesterday they were,” added Petrosyan.