Alexandra Trusova

Olympic silver-medalist figure skater · age 22

Alexandra Trusova photo

life in chapters

16 milestones from birth to now, with Alexandra's age at every one.

2000s

  1. Birth

    Born June 23, 2004

2010s

  1. age ~14 Career milestone

    Wins her first World Junior Championships gold

    At 13, Trusova wins the junior world title in Sofia, becoming the youngest woman to do so. She also becomes the first woman to land two quadruple jumps in a single program, including the first quadruple toe loop by a woman.

  2. age ~14 Career milestone

    First woman to land a quadruple Lutz in international competition

    skater

    Trusova became the first woman to land a quad Lutz in international competition during the 2018 junior season.

  3. age ~15 Award

    Wins World Junior Championships gold

    champion

    She captured her second consecutive World Junior title in Zagreb in March 2019.

  4. age ~15 Career milestone

    Wins Skate Canada on her senior Grand Prix debut

    Trusova wins her first senior Grand Prix event and makes history as the first woman to land two quad-to-triple combinations in one program, setting new free skate and total score records.

  5. age 15 Award

    Wins Rostelecom Cup for a second Grand Prix title

    Two weeks after Skate Canada, Trusova beats Evgenia Medvedeva in Moscow to win Rostelecom Cup and secure her spot in the Grand Prix Final.

  6. age 15 Career milestone

    First woman to land a quadruple flip in competition

    At the ISU Grand Prix Final in Turin, Trusova lands a quadruple flip in her free skate, a feat later recognized by Guinness World Records.

2020s

  1. age ~16 Award

    Wins bronze at the 2020 European Championships

    Trusova takes her first senior European medal, finishing third in Graz.

  2. age ~16 Career milestone

    Leaves Eteri Tutberidze to train with Evgeni Plushenko

    Trusova ends a four-year partnership with Tutberidze and moves to the academy of two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko.

  3. age ~17 Career milestone

    Returns to Eteri Tutberidze's team

    Ahead of the 2021 World Championships, Trusova rejoins Tutberidze after a season under Plushenko.

  4. age ~17 Award

    Wins bronze at the 2021 World Championships

    bronze medalist

    Trusova took bronze in the women's event at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm.

  5. age 17 Award

    Wins Olympic silver and lands five quads at the 2022 Beijing Games

    silver medalist

    She won the women's silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first woman to land five quadruple jumps in a single competition.

  6. age 17 Incident

    Emotional outburst after Olympic silver

    After landing five quads but finishing second to Anna Shcherbakova, Trusova is shown crying, says she hates the sport, and briefly refuses the podium before accepting her silver medal.

  7. age 19 Relationship

    Gets engaged to Makar Ignatov

    Fellow Russian skater Makar Ignatov proposes, and the couple announces their engagement on social media.

  8. age 20 Marriage

    Marries fellow skater Makar Ignatov

    bride

    Trusova married Russian figure skater Makar Ignatov in August 2024.

  9. age 21 Other

    Welcomes son Mikhail

    mother

    Trusova and Ignatov welcomed their first child, a son named Mikhail, in August 2025.

age 22 now

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