Olympic figure skater shows off five-triple jump in practice

Alina Zagitova won the women's short program, so she has the lead heading into tonight's free skate. The 15-year-old skater is a jumping machine and is one of the very few people who can knock reigning world champion Evgenia Medvedeva off her perch.

How good are her jumps? Check out what she threw down in practice.

Five triple loops, just because she could.

Don't expect to see this tonight. Doing five triples in a row is so taxing its unlikely she would be able to continue skating for a full four-minute program afterwards. At the European Championships, the event where she beat Medvedeva, she did throw seven triple jumps, including a triple-triple combo.

Doing five loops in a row was to prepare…