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It has been more than 25 years since Canadian figure skating legend Kurt Browning landed the first quadruple jump in competition. Now the jump is essentially mandatory for elite men's competitors. It begs the question: if skaters can complete four revolutions in the air â is it possible to add a fifth? The idea of a quintuple jump even being a possibility draws mixed opinions from the Canadian figure skating community.
âWhen I landed the triple axel, I got goosebumps and I thought, âIs this a dream or did I really just do the triple axel at the world championships?ââ she said. Article Continued Below Only a handful of women skaters have successfully landed a triple axel in international competition, among them Tonya Harding, Midori Ito and Mao Asada. Tuktamysheva landed the difficult jump in one of the biggest competitions of her career after only practicing it for a couple months. âIt was a risk to do the triple axel in the short program, but figure skating has to evolve,â she said. âThe men are doing three quads in their programs and the girls also have to develop.â