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ソチ冬季五輪限りでの現役引退の意向を示しているフィギュアスケート女子の浅田真央（２３）は、自身の代名詞であるトリプルアクセル（３回転半ジャンプ）で有終の美を目指す。
トリプルアクセルはフィギュアスケートで最も困難なジャンプのひとつで、ソチ五輪で試みるのは女子選手では浅田だけ。前回のバンクーバー五輪では計３回のトリプルアクセルに成功し、銀メダルを獲得した。
浅田はバンクーバー五輪以降、トリプルアクセルに苦戦。今大会の団体女子ショートプログラム（ＳＰ）では、転倒し３位に終わった。１７日に行われた会見では、トリプルアクセルにはリスクがあると認めながらも、跳ぶことが「挑戦」とも説明した。
浅田は今大会ではＳＰ（１９日）とフリー（２０日）で１回ずつ、トリプルアクセルを入れる予定。
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