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Where are the quads in pairs’ figure skating?
At the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, five of the top seven pair teams attempted a quad element in their free skates, but a pair hasn't done a quad in three years. So, why aren’t pairs trying quad twists and throws anymore?
olympics.nbcsports.com
At the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm last week, no pair tried a quad twist or throw. Ditto in 2019. You have to go back to the 2018 World Championships in Milan, when Yevgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov did a quadruple twist in their silver medal free skate, for the last time a pair did a quad at worlds.
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So, why aren’t pairs trying quad twists and throws anymore?