A 15-year-old Russian figure skating sensation has made history at the 2022 Winter Olympics by becoming the first woman ever to land a quadruple jump at the event.
Teen star Kamila Valieva solidified her status as the hot favorite for the women's figure skating, after landing not one but two successful quadruple salchow turns at the start of her free skate.
The quadruple jump requires the athlete to execute four rotations of the body mid-air are extremely rare in female competitions, but that didn't stop the teenager from making Olympics history by becoming the first woman to ever successfully land the maneuver.
Check out the remarkable moment in the video below:Valieva achieved the feat during the free skate section of the team event, where the Russian Olympic Committee had already beat out Team USA to secure the gold medal.
She would go on to attempt a third quad jump, but sadly was unable to land it. Nevertheless, her performance on Monday secured her 30 points more than the second-placed skater, Japan's Kaori Sakamoto.
To make the move even more impressive, it came just one day after Valieva became the first European woman to land a triple axel at a Games in the short program - which was just sky of securing a new world record score.
The emotional short was also skated in memory of her late grandmother, who passed away in 2019. Valieva performed the routine to 'In Memoriam' by Russian composer Kirill Richter.
And all this success is coming less than six months after the 15-year-old make her senior debut, BBC News reports.
Although Valieva was too young to compete in the 2021 World Championships, she was able to compete at the Europeans, where she set a world record score of 90.45 in her short program - becoming the first woman ever to score more than 90 points in the short at the event.
The Russian sensation currently boasts over 280,000 followers on Instagram, where she frequently shares updates on her incredible young career in figure skating.
One thing is for sure: we're going to be seeing a lot more of Valieva in the future!
