“When I started restoring my jumps, I lost my sense of rotations in the air. I just kept trying, doing lots of double jumps, trying to find where the triple rotations were.” Alexandra Trusova on restoring her jumps after giving birth
Beijing 2022 silver medalist Alexandra Trusova spoke about how she restored her jumps after giving birth.
original source: Telegram
Alexandra Trusova, Olympic silver medalist, shares her experience of regaining her jumping skills after giving birth, describing the challenges and gradual process of rebuilding confidence and technique. The figure skater became a mother in August 2025. Here’s a translation of her comments.
“Q: What was the hardest part about returning to the ice after pregnancy?
Alexandra Trusova: It was difficult to understand how many rotations I was doing. At first, it was hard even just to jump; after the break, jumps were quite tough, but I got through that stage quickly. However, regaining my sense of how many rotations I was doing took a very long time. And, of course, it’s hard to find enough time to train.
Q: What helped you trust your body again while recovering your jumps?
Alexandra Trusova: I can’t say I didn’t trust myself. During pregnancy, I understood that I couldn’t jump, so I didn’t. In principle, there’s nothing scary about jumping, as I was told, especially in early pregnancy. But because it’s easier to lose concentration during pregnancy, I didn’t want to take risks.
When I started restoring my jumps, I lost my sense of rotations in the air. That’s normal, but I didn’t expect it to disappear so much. I just kept trying, doing lots of double jumps, trying to find where the triple rotations were. And, of course, I worked a lot with the harness. Jumps on the harness were necessary so I could feel where those three rotations could be found.
Through this work, I gradually recovered: when you’re supported on the harness, it’s easier to turn your head, because the main enemy in all recovery is your mind, which holds you back.
In general, your mind is both an enemy and a helper, because otherwise you could get hurt. I couldn’t rotate three times because I was afraid to go for it. But working on the harness and my own experiments paid off, so now I can feel the rotations again.”
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