“I think it’s a great strategy because it’s allowable within the rules,” said Tom Zakrajsek, who coaches Nagasu. “Your heart rate maximizes at 115; you’ve got lactic acid in your muscles pretty much from that point on,” Zakrajsek said. There was a hint of wistfulness in Medvedeva’s voice on Wednesday as she spoke about training with Zagitova and other younger skaters in a group coached by Eteri Tutberidze in Moscow. When she sees younger skaters doing more difficult maneuvers, Medvedeva said: “You just feel inside so strange. Tara Lipinski of the United States was younger by several weeks when she won gold, also at 15, at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Source: New York Times February 20, 2018 22:53 UTC