All posts tagged "2019 Russian Nationals"

Alexander Samarin: ‘All setbacks make me stronger’

Alexander Samarin Last month, Alexander Samarin headed into the ISU European Figure Skating Championships as the “number...
Anna Shcherbakova: ‘The fact that we are girls doesn’t change that we can jump’

Anna Shcherbakova Anna Shcherbakova took many by surprise when she won the title at Russian Nationals (senior...
Mikhail Kolyada: ‘I opened up some reserves’

Mikhail Kolyada When Mikhail Kolyada stepped onto the ice for the 2019 Russian National Championships, he didn’t...
Anna Shcherbakova runs off with Russian National title in debut

2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships Ladies’ Free Skate The 2019 Russian National Championships concluded with a dramatic...
Tarasova and Morozov defend Russian National title in Saransk

2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships Pairs’ Free Skate Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov defended their title in...
Sinitsina and Katsalapov dance to first gold at Russian Nationals

2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships Free Dance A year ago, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov withdrew from...
Maxim Kovtun wins fourth national title in Saransk

2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships Men’s Free Skate Maxim Kovtun, who had a rough season last year...
Zagitova skates to confident lead in Saransk as Medvedeva falters

2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships Ladies’ Short Program Olympic Champion Alina Zagitova skated to a confident lead...
Sinitsina and Katsalapov first after Rhythm Dance in Saransk

2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships Rhythm Dance Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov won the Rhythm Dance at...
Tarasova and Morozov lead Pairs in Saransk

2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships Pairs’ Short Program Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov skated to the lead...
Kovtun edges Kolyada for lead in Men’s Short at Russian Nationals

2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships Men’s Short Program Maxim Kovtun came out of nowhere to grab a...
2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships

The Russian Figure Skating Championships (Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках) is the senior event in...

Terry Kubicka was the first American to land the triple Lutz in competition (1974 U.S. Championships). He is also the first and only skater to perform a legal backflip in competition at the 1976 Olympics. It was later banned from future competitions.