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Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2017 19:27:53 GMT
The current champion of the world and Europe in figure skating among women Evgenia Medvedeva will become a participant in the championship of Russia, which will be held in St. Petersburg from December 21 to December 24. Earlier there was information that this could be prevented by a foot injury. As already reported Vesti.Ru, Medvedev because of the damage missed the final of the series Grand Prix - the main commercial stratum of the season. Nevertheless, according to the Federation of Figure Skating, Evgenia will perform at the national championships, which will be selecting candidates for the 2018 Olympic Games. Along with her, Alina Zagitova, Maria Sotskova, Elena Radionova, Alena Leonova, Serafima Sahanovich, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Polina Tsurskaya and other sportswomen will compete for the title. In the competition for men, the favorites are Mikhail Kolyada, Maxim Kovtun and Sergei Voronov. In pairs, Katya Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, Yevgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, Natalia Zabiyakoi Alexander Enbert among others will perform in pairs. In ice dance, Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyov, Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov, Tiffany Zagorski and Jonathan Gureyro are waiting for the duets.
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Post by Admin on Dec 19, 2017 19:37:52 GMT
Two-time world champion in figure skating Evgenia Medvedeva will miss the Russian championship in St. Petersburg to concentrate on preparations for the European Championships in Moscow, a source familiar with the situation told R-Sport agency. According to the interlocutor of the agency, on Monday evening, the training of Medvedeva and other figure skaters of the Eteri Tutberidze group in ice palace "Crystal" of the Sports and Education Center "Sambo-70" was visited by Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, The President of the Federation of Figure Skating of Russia (FFKKR) Alexander Gorshkov, General Director of FFKKR Alexander Kogan, Head of the Department of Sports and Tourism of Moscow Nikolay Gulyaev and CEO of Sambo-70 Renat Layshev. A little later, it was decided that Eugenia would miss the Russian championship and continue the planned preparations for the European Championship, taking into account the fact that just a week ago the athlete removed the cast and the leg should be taken care of," the source added. The Russian Championship, which will be one of the stages of selection for the 2018 Olympic Games, will be held on December 21-24 in St. Petersburg. Earlier, Medvedeva withdrew from the Grand Prix Final, held December 7-9 in Japan's Nagoya, due to an ankle injury. The European Championship will be held January 17-20 in Moscow.
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Post by Admin on Jan 18, 2018 19:24:35 GMT
Twice world champion Evgenia Medvedeva was upstaged by Russian compatriot Alina Zagitova in the short program at the European championships on Thursday as the Olympic gold medal favorite made her comeback following a two-month injury layoff. The 15-year-old Zagitova, who won the Grand Prix Final last month while her training partner Medvedeva was sidelined with a fractured foot, was rewarded with a score of 80.27 points for her short program which featured a cleanly-executed triple Lutz-triple loop combination. Medvedeva, who has not lost a competition for more than two years, finished second with 78.57 points after stepping out of her double Axel. “I‘m not pleased with my performance today but I still have time to make adjustments,” said Medvedeva, who grimaced at the end of her skate. “My foot recovered very quickly. I never thought I would say this but I am glad that I have felt that this is my sport. I missed the competitions and training. It was a difficult period.”
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Post by Admin on Jan 19, 2018 20:41:00 GMT
Figure skater Medvedeva said that at the Olympics 2018 everyone will know that she represents Russia. Zagitova after the short program at the European Championships in Moscow goes in first place, gaining 80.27 points. Medvedev holds the second place (78.57). Athletes who train with Eteri Tutberidze, met for the first time at an international tournament and are the main contenders for victory at the upcoming Olympics. "I'm glad that I saw Zhenya in such a good shape, of course, the press tried so hard and so pumped up this meeting that my nerves caused me psychological trauma," Tarasova said. Medvedeva did not practice for about two months before the start of the European Championships because of a leg injury.
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Post by Admin on Jan 21, 2018 19:16:59 GMT
The star of the world's women's figure skating Evgenia Medvedeva will perform at the European Championships in Moscow. Earlier, the 18-year-old athlete was forced to skip a series of tournaments due to an injury. The leader of the Russian women's team in figure skating Evgeny Medvedev will participate in the European Championship in 2018, which will be held from 15 to 21 January in Moscow. This was announced by the head of the Federation of figure skating Russia Alexander Gorshkov. According to the president of FFKKR, the 18-year-old Russian woman is currently training at full strength, while the consequences of her previously traumatized injury are practically nonexistent. "Zhenya trains in full force. She is actively and purposefully preparing for the championship and further competitions. There are practically no consequences of the trauma. Knowing her character and purposefulness, we hope that we will see her former. Recall that the last time on the ice in official competitions, Medvedeva left November 11 in Japan - with the incredible support of many fans from Asia, Eugene even made a number of mistakes, but still easily won the stage of the World Grand Prix, ensuring her participation in the final series. However, she did not manage to perform there: the two-time champion decided to withdraw from the championship because of a crack in the metatarsal bone of the foot, which caused discomfort to the figure skating star before. In the finals of the Grand Prix, however, the Russian team achieved success without Medvedeva: the gold and silver of the competition went to Alina Zagitova and Maria Sotskova respectively. There was no Eugenia at the national championships, which took place at the very end of the year in St. Petersburg. This tournament, as is known, was the qualifier for the 2018 Olympic Games in Korea, but not participating in this did not mean that Medvedeva missed the forthcoming main launches of the four-year period. Obviously, in the case of a talented sportswoman, the so-called "coaching decision" thanks to which one or another figure skater can send to protect the honor of the country at the Olympics.
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