Russian Kamila Valieva made figure skating history today by being the first woman to land a quadruple jump at Olympics.

Russian 15-year-old Kamila Valieva became the first female figure skater to land a quadruple jump at an Olympic Games as she underlined her status as hot favourite for the women's event.

Competing in the team event, where the Russian Olympic Committee had already sealed the gold medal ahead of the United States and Japan, she executed a wonderful quadruple salchow at the start of her free skate.

As someone who has set records nearly every time she has competed since making her senior debut less than six months ago, it was no surprise that she in fact landed a second quad later in the routine.

Quad jumps - featuring four rotations of the body mid-air - are still rare in women's figure skating although Valieva has been performing them regularly in competition this season.

www.bbc.com

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