Russian Ladies Team for EC 2015: facts, speculations and drama

[volk]

1 Елена РАДИОНОВА
2 Елизавета ТУКТАМЫШЕВА
3 Евгения МЕДВЕДЕВА
4 Анна ПОГОРИЛАЯ
5 Серафима САХАНОВИЧ
6 Мария СОТСКОВА
7 Алёна ЛЕОНОВА
8 Мария АРТЕМЬЕВА
9 Юлия ЛИПНИЦКАЯ

The team selection is pretty much clear now. The only question is alternates now. Which ones are too young to go?

 

[Mrs. P]

The team selection is pretty much clear now. The only question is alternates now. Which ones are too young to go?

Serafima (5th) and Maria Sotskova (6th) are both too young. So Alena and Maria Artemeina are the likely alternate. Yulia would be third alternate.

 

[Sandpiper]

Yeah, really easy call to send Elena, Liza, and Anna now. All skated quite well, and they also had better GP seasons than anyone below them.