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Post by Admin on Jul 13, 2019 19:11:49 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 1, 2019 18:24:52 GMT
Russia’s long-time figure skating leader Evgenia Medvedeva has decided to make a Japan-themed program showing her love and passion for the country which she has always admired. http://instagram.com/p/Bz1B-zNB4M3 An unabashed anime fan, Medvedeva already tried Japan-inspired themes for her programs taking on the role of the magical girl from the Japanese anime cartoon ‘Sailor Moon’ several years ago. http://instagram.com/p/Bk__7VKB3-2 This year the two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist has chosen the role of a Japanese geisha for her free routine skating to the soundtrack to the epic drama film ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’. http://instagram.com/p/BvgQGHznZb2
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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2019 18:09:35 GMT
Olympic silver medallist Evgenia Medvedeva has been named an 'ambassador' for Team Russia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Stanislav Pozdnyakov made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday in Moscow.
The country had been prevented from competing under its own flag at PyeongChang 2018, where Medvedeva won silver as an 'Olympic Athlete from Russia'.
"As you remember in the end of February [2018], the Russian Olympic Team was fully restored and can now compete in Tokyo 2020 under a Russian flag," Pozdnyakov said.
"Evgenia is one of the reasons why this happened. She attended a few meetings and played an important role.
"You cannot not notice diplomatic efforts that Evgenia has shown. For us it seems to be a reasonable decision to choose Evgenia as our official Tokyo 2020 ambassador. The main role of the Ambassador of the Olympic team is to support and be with the team."
"It's a little unusual to me," the 19-year-old admitted. "I am very happy that I will be able to feel an atmosphere of Olympic Games. It’s an honor to be with the team, to support our athletes, who will represent the flag of our country.
"I have a lot of friends among Russian gymnasts and my main role would be to be with the Russian Olympic team," she added.
How about installing a skating rink in Tokyo next year?
"Our group just returned from Tokyo. It might be a little problematic to do this in Russia House with the temperatures above 40 degrees," Pozdnyakov said.
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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2019 4:33:46 GMT
The pressure was on the Japanese after Evgenia Medvedeva, wearing a kimono-inspired outfit, captivated the audience with her skate to 'Memoirs of a Geisha'. The double world champion and PyeongChang 2018 silver medallist punched the air at the end of her routine which, while not foot-perfect, was full of elegance and solid jumping. Medvedeva was all smiles in the 'kiss and cry' with coach Brian Orser as she was awarded 142.29 giving her a total of 217.43. Afterwards, Medvedeva told reporters she "can do better" and that she's feeling much happier having adjusted to life in Toronto, just over a year after joining up with Orser. The 19-year-old said, "That was my main goal for this competition, to do pretty solid performances because it was important for me to start the season... because the last season was really 'shaken' and now I feel like I'm in shape. "I can feel that I can do better and I'm pretty satisfied with the scores because it's the same as I skated today. I know the places where I can improve and do better so I will continue to work." There's no rest for the Russian who added, "Tomorrow I will have a practice and after tomorrow finally I will have a day off and then a work week, as usual, and preparing for the next one." On her new life in Canada, she said, "Now I'm getting used to using the language, I don't even think about it. I've got a lot of friends, I've got a lot of people to whom I can talk in Russian and English.
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Post by Admin on Oct 16, 2019 18:19:36 GMT
Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva performed her free program at the Autumn Classic 2019 tournament in Canadian Oakville.
Two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva scored 75.14 points for the short program at the Autumn Classic 2019 Challenger series tournament.
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