Adelia Petrosyan lands quadruple Rittberger jump in women's firstNovember 19, 2021 - 18:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian figure skater of Armenian descent Adelia Petrosyan has successfully landed a quadruple Rittberger jump for the first in the history of women's single skating at an official competition in Perm, RBC reports. Also called the loop jump, the Rittberger is an edge jump. The skater executes it by taking off from the back outside edge of the skating foot, turning one rotation in the air, and landing on the back outside edge of the same foot. In addition, in the free program the 14-year-old athlete performed a triple loop, a double axel, a triple flip – a triple toe loop, a triple flip – a triple Salchow and a triple lutz. As a result, Petrosyan collected 147.15 points and took first place. After two performances, the skater earned 213.26 points and took the second place, lagging behind Sofya Muravyova who collected 216.64 points in total. Photo. TASS Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |