Figure skaters Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin became Russian champions in ice dancing. This was reported on Friday, December 24, by the Sport-Express newspaper.
The couple took first place in the free dance. Stepanova and Bukin scored 134.61 points. On account of the athletes in the sum of rhythm dance and free dance 223.37 points.
The silver medalists of the championship were Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin, with 207.70 points in the sum of rhythm dance and free dance. Bronze was won by Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva and Yegor Bazin (195.75 points on the sum of two performances).
Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov, who were in the lead after the rhythm dance, withdrew due to Katsalapov’s injury in training.
On the eve of the Olympic champion in ice dancing Natalya Bestemyanova called figure skater Kamila Valieva the favorite of the Russian championship in women’s single skating. According to Bestemyanova, Valieva has a stable performance of jumps in the most difficult ultra-si category.
The Russian Figure Skating Championship is held from 23 to 26 December in St. Petersburg. Based on its results, the athletes who will represent Russia at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing will be determined.
Source: IZ
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