Beijing, February 8, Andrey Simonenko. Two-time Olympic champion Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu he performed the four and a half turn axel several times in training before the start of the individual tournament in the men's singles at the Beijing Olympics. The four and a half turn axel is a jump that has never been performed purely in competition. Attempts to do it were made by several skaters — in addition to Hanyu, in particular, this is the former champion of Russia among juniors Artur Dmitriev, who currently plays for the United States. little twist. There was also an attempt at a twisted jump with a landing on two legs. Russian Andrei Mozalev trained in the same group with Khanyu, and the champion of the Olympic team tournament Mark Kondratyuk and Evgeny Semenenko will perform in the short program on Tuesday.
