Alla Tsuper

Alla Petrovna Tsuper is a Ukrainian and Belarusian aerial skier.

Career

She was 5th at the Freestyle skiing at the 1998 [Winter Olympics|1998 Winter Olympics], 9th at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 10th at the Freestyle skiing at the 2006 [Winter Olympics – Women's aerials|2006 Winter Olympics], and 8th at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials|2010 Winter Olympics] after reaching the finals of the event by coming first in the qualifying round. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she finally became the Olympic champion by performing a fairly well executed back full-full-full while in the super final.
After the 2010 Winter Olympics, Tsuper retired from freestyle skiing and had a baby. She returned to competitive freestyle skiing two years later.
In Final 2 of the 2014 Olympics, Tsuper finished in the last qualifying position, 0.03 point ahead of the next athlete. In the super final, she flawlessly demonstrated a new jump, whereas all three other competitors fell. Tsuper was trained by Nikolay Kozeko, who, in particular, convinced her to return to competitions in 2012.