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Video: 15-Year-Old Kamila Valieva Becomes 1st Woman to Land Quad Jump at Olympics

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva made history during the women's free skate portion of the team event at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Valieva became the first woman ever to land a quadruple jump at an Olympics, and she did it twice. She completed a quad salchow and a quad toe, which also included a triple toe combination.

NBC Olympics

HISTORY MADE!<br><br>15-year-old Kamila Valiyeva is the first woman to successfully land a quad at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WinterOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WinterOlympics</a>. <a href="https://t.co/rfXzOM09lH">pic.twitter.com/rfXzOM09lH</a>

NBC Olympics

History in slow motion. ud83dude31<br><br>Take a look at 15-year-old Kamila Valiyeva's TWO historic quads slowed down.