Post by Admin on Dec 24, 2019 22:03:02 GMT
The 2020 Russian Championships take place in the Platinum Arena in Krasnoyarsk, Dec. 25-29. Russia amended its senior eligibility rules in 2018, permitting junior skaters who are eligible to move up to the senior ranks the following season to compete at the senior level at nationals. The 2020 Russian Championships is the main qualifying competition to earn a place at the European and/or World Championships.
This year, Russia′s national network Channel 1 will live stream the competition worldwide with host Ted Barton calling all the action. This stream will not be available in Japan. A direct link to watch this competition will be posted once it becomes available.
There will be some familiar names missing from the rosters this year. On Dec. 13, Alina Zagitova announced she is taking a break from competing but will continue to train and skate in shows. Mikhail Kolyada is also out as he continues to recover from a nasal operation he underwent in late October. Ksenia Stolbova and Andrey Novosolev have been forced to withdraw due to a leg injury Novosolev suffered in a training accident. Viktoria Vasilieva and the pairs team of Diana Mukhametzianova and Ilya Morozov have been assigned to the Youth Olympic Games and will not compete in Krasnoyarsk.
Maria Sotskova, Roman Savosin, Alexander Petrov, Artur Dmitriev, Jr., ice dancers Betina Popova and Sergei Mozgov and the pairs team of Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander Enbert have also withdrawn, with most citing health issues as the reason. Mozgov is recovering from a back injury and Enbert is still receiving treatment for a heart-related condition.
Russia will field a full complement of skaters (three in each discipline) to the European Championships. Three ladies, pairs and ice dance teams and two men will be selected for the 2020 World Championships.
Seven of the top-ranked ladies will likely battle it out for one the three berths on those teams: Alena Kostornaia, Anna Shcherbakova, Alexandra Trusova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Evgenia Medvedeva and Sofia Samodurova.
The men in contention for places on the Europeans and World teams include Dmitri Aliev, Alexander Samarin, Sergei Voronov and Andrei Lazukin. This will be the first head-to-head for the senior men against two junior stars, Andrei Mozalev, 16. and Daniil Samsonov, 14, who placed second and third, respectively, at the Junior Grand Prix Final in early December.
A trio of pairs teams are a pretty solid bet to claim the berths at Europeans and Worlds: Anastasia Mishina/Aleksandr Galliamov, bronze medalists at the Grand Prix Final, Aleksandra Boikova/Dmitrii Kozlovskii, and Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov.
In ice dance, the three spots will likely go to Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov, Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin and Tiffani Zagorski/Johnathan Guerreiro.
EVENT SCHEDULE (Russian)
Thu. Dec. 26
Men′s Short: 14:00-16:30
Rhythm Dance: 16:50-18:50
Pairs Short: 20:15-22:15
Fri. Dec. 27
Free Dance:13:30-15:55
Men′s Free:16:15-19:05
Ladies Short:19:30-22:00
Sat. Dec. 28
Pairs Free:16:30-18:40
Ladies Free:19:00-21:50
Sun. Dec. 29
Medal Ceremonies:12:00-12:45
Exhibition Gala:13:00-15:30
(All times local)
This year, Russia′s national network Channel 1 will live stream the competition worldwide with host Ted Barton calling all the action. This stream will not be available in Japan. A direct link to watch this competition will be posted once it becomes available.
There will be some familiar names missing from the rosters this year. On Dec. 13, Alina Zagitova announced she is taking a break from competing but will continue to train and skate in shows. Mikhail Kolyada is also out as he continues to recover from a nasal operation he underwent in late October. Ksenia Stolbova and Andrey Novosolev have been forced to withdraw due to a leg injury Novosolev suffered in a training accident. Viktoria Vasilieva and the pairs team of Diana Mukhametzianova and Ilya Morozov have been assigned to the Youth Olympic Games and will not compete in Krasnoyarsk.
Maria Sotskova, Roman Savosin, Alexander Petrov, Artur Dmitriev, Jr., ice dancers Betina Popova and Sergei Mozgov and the pairs team of Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander Enbert have also withdrawn, with most citing health issues as the reason. Mozgov is recovering from a back injury and Enbert is still receiving treatment for a heart-related condition.
Russia will field a full complement of skaters (three in each discipline) to the European Championships. Three ladies, pairs and ice dance teams and two men will be selected for the 2020 World Championships.
Seven of the top-ranked ladies will likely battle it out for one the three berths on those teams: Alena Kostornaia, Anna Shcherbakova, Alexandra Trusova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Evgenia Medvedeva and Sofia Samodurova.
The men in contention for places on the Europeans and World teams include Dmitri Aliev, Alexander Samarin, Sergei Voronov and Andrei Lazukin. This will be the first head-to-head for the senior men against two junior stars, Andrei Mozalev, 16. and Daniil Samsonov, 14, who placed second and third, respectively, at the Junior Grand Prix Final in early December.
A trio of pairs teams are a pretty solid bet to claim the berths at Europeans and Worlds: Anastasia Mishina/Aleksandr Galliamov, bronze medalists at the Grand Prix Final, Aleksandra Boikova/Dmitrii Kozlovskii, and Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov.
In ice dance, the three spots will likely go to Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov, Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin and Tiffani Zagorski/Johnathan Guerreiro.
EVENT SCHEDULE (Russian)
Thu. Dec. 26
Men′s Short: 14:00-16:30
Rhythm Dance: 16:50-18:50
Pairs Short: 20:15-22:15
Fri. Dec. 27
Free Dance:13:30-15:55
Men′s Free:16:15-19:05
Ladies Short:19:30-22:00
Sat. Dec. 28
Pairs Free:16:30-18:40
Ladies Free:19:00-21:50
Sun. Dec. 29
Medal Ceremonies:12:00-12:45
Exhibition Gala:13:00-15:30
(All times local)