Makar Ignatov took a surprising narrow lead in the Men’s Short Program as the Russian National Championships opened Thursday in Krasnoyarsk. Juniors Andrei Mozalev and Petr Gumennik placed second and third, but the top men are virtually tied at 88-point range. Favorites Dmitri Aliev and Alexander Samarin made errors and will need to show good Free Skates in order to catch up on Friday.
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