EVERETT, Wash. -- So much is different for Alexandra Trusova.

Even her surname, which is that of her husband of two years, Makar Ignatov, in its female version, Ignatova.

The Russian teenager who eight years ago led the quadruple jump revolution in women’s figure skating — and reacted with childlike petulance when her record-setting five free skate quads were not good enough to win the singles gold medal at the 2022 Olympics — is now a 22-year-old woman and mother of a 15-month-old son, Mikhail.

Between 2022 and now, her country has become a pariah because of its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. She was able to start competing internationally…

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