Directed by repeatedly acknowledged that its "Nutcracker" has long dreamed of, and the New Year, as is commonly believed, dreams have come true. Therefore, on the eve of the Russians Ilya favorite holiday not only decided to implement its long-held ideas, but also to give magical emotions of thousands of the smallest magic lovers.
The premiere show of Ilya Averbukh's "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" with a resounding success in the Ice Palace VTB. Guests of the event, among them Diana Arbenina, Yana Churikova, Catherine Spitz, Olga University, Vladimir Yaglych and many others praised the new interpretation of the famous New Year's Hoffmann. Support colleagues "ice shop" came as Alexei Tikhonov and Maria Petrova with her daughter. This year, they are the first time in many years did not participate in the formulation of the New Year, and with interest watched the scene from the audience.
Musical ice show based on the works of Tchaikovsky performed by Olympic champions Adelina Sotnikova, Alexei Yagudin, Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin became one of the most spectacular and expensive projects Ilia Averbukh. As usual in productions Averbuch in ice performance were not only skaters, but also acrobats, trapeze artists and the best vocalists: specifically for the performance to the music of Tchaikovsky's words were written, and performed by Svetlana Svetikova and Sergey Lee many friends since childhood works have found a completely new sound - for example, Neapolitan song became gay military march.
Serafima Sakhanovich's Triple Flip from a standing position
Russian figure skater Serafima Sahanovich, two-time silver medalist at the junior world championships, are not included either in the main or the reserve lists of candidates for inclusion in the Russian national team in the season-2017/18 solely on the basis of the results shown in her last season, said the agency "P -Sports "President figure skating Federation of Russia (FFKR) Alexander Gorshkov.
Serafima Sakhanovich, which in February was 17, was not included in the lists of candidates for the national team, published on the official website of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. Last season Serafima Sakhanovich the first time took part in the Grand Prix, becoming the seventh at Skate America. In the championship of Russia figure skater from St. Petersburg took only 12th place, and in the Cup final - the sixth.
"Serafima Sakhanovich was not included in the number of candidates for the national team of Russia only on the basis of the results shown in her last season as there are certain criteria that must be met on the basis of the places involved in the competition." - said the Gorshkov by phone.
The basic structure of the candidates among odinochnits entered Alina Zagitova, Yevgenia Medvedeva, Anna Pogorilaya, Elena and Maria Radionova Sotskova in reserve - Stanislav Konstantinov, Alena Leonova Julia Lipnitskaya, Adelina Sotnikova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Pauline Tsurskaya.
Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, coaching the vice world champion among juniors in 2014 and 2015, Russian figure skater Serafima Sakhanovich, who arrived in Lake Placid and brought the student to a day's workout before the short program.
Previously, Plushenko reported to R-Sport that he could not go to the US, but later decided to go to Skate America and arrived before the hire of women. Prior to coming, Plushenko Sakhanovich trained in Lake Placid under the guidance of the coach of Nina Moser/Vladislav Zhovnirsky.