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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |