All posts tagged "2017 Russian Nationals"
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2.6KFigure Skating NewsRussia’s Alina Zagitova prepares for senior debut
Alina Zagitova was the Russian “wunderkind” of the past season that easily dominated the junior ladies and took the Junior World title...
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748Figure Skating NewsRussian Champion Kolyada readies for Europeans
Mikhail Kolyada was Russia’s male shooting star last season when he came in fourth in his debut at the 2016 ISU World...
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1.4KFigure Skating NewsMedvedeva defends national title with record-breaking score
2016 World champion Evgenia Medvedeva defended her Russian national title with a record-breaking score of 233.57 points despite performing an illegal combination...
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779Figure Skating NewsStolbova and Klimov: “We got the job done”
Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, who withdrew from the autumn Grand Prix events with an injury, came back strong to win their...
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1.0KFigure Skating NewsSixth national title for Bobrova and Soloviev
Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev captured their sixth gold medal at the 2017 Russian National Championships. Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin won...
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776Figure Skating NewsMikhail Kolyada wins first national title
The 2017 Russian National Championships is underway in Chelyabink, Russia, and the first set of medals awarded was in the Men’s division,...
Did you Know?
Yuzuru Hanyu became the first Japanese single men’s figure skater to win an Olympic gold medal at the 2014 Olympics. He defended his title at the 2018 Olympics, becoming the first skater to win the Olympic title consecutively in 66 years since USA’s Dick Button won in 1948 & 1952. He is also the first male skater to achieve a Super Slam and the first skater to win the Grand Prix Final four consecutive times. More on Yuzuru Hanyu in the GS Forum.