All posts tagged "Alina Zagitova"
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1.7KFigure Skating NewsAlena Kostornaia leads Russian sweep for Ladies’ gold in Torino
2019-20 Grand Prix Final Ladies’ Free Skate Overnight leader Alena Kostornaia maintained her first spot on the podium to lead to a Russian...
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1.1KFigure Skating NewsKostornaia leads Russian sweep after Ladies Short Program in Torino
2019-20 Grand Prix Final Ladies’ Short Program Alena Kostornaia leads a Russian sweep for the top three spots after the Short Program...
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2.3KFigure Skating News2019-20 Grand Prix Final Preview: Ladies
The A-squad takes over The young Russian “A-squad” took over in the 2019-20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series in the...
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1.1KFigure Skating NewsKostornaia wins second consecutive Grand Prix gold in Sapporo
2019 NHK Trophy Ladies’ Free Skate Russia’s Alena Kostornaia maintained her overnight lead in Sapporo, Japan, to win her second consecutive Grand...
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1.3KFigure Skating NewsKostornaia sets new record at 2019 NHK Trophy
2019 NHK Trophy Ladies’ Short Program Russia’s Alena Kostornaia leads the Ladies’ after the Short Program took place in Sapporo, Japan, on...
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1.5KFigure Skating NewsRussia’s Alena Kostornaia takes gold in Grand Prix debut
2019 Internationaux de France Ladies’ Free Skate In her Grand Prix debut, Russia’s Alena Kostornaia took the gold at 2019 Internationaux de France...
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1.5KFigure Skating NewsAlena Kostornaia of Russia leads ladies in Grand Prix debut
2019 Internationaux de France Ladies’ Short Program In her Grand Prix debut, Russia’s Alena Kostornaia sits in first place after the Ladies’...
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1.4KFigure Skating NewsZagitova pounces on World gold in Saitama
Alina Zagitova of Russia pounced on the gold medal in the Ladies’ event at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships on Friday...
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1.6KFigure Skating NewsZagitova after Worlds short program: ‘It was a good performance’
Russia’s Alina Zagitova took a comfortable lead in the Ladies’ event at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday. Kaori Sakamoto is...
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1.2KFigure Skating NewsSamodurova shines; wins European ladies’ title
2019 European Figure Skating Championships Ladies’ Free Skate In her debut at this event, Russia’s Sofia Samodurova captured her the Ladies’ title at the 2019...
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1.6KFigure Skating NewsAlina Zagitova: ‘I need to be confident in myself’
2019 European Figure Skating Championships Ladies’ Short Program The 2019 European Figure Skating Championships kicked off with the Ladies’ Short Program on...
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2.9KFigure Skating NewsAnna 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 Ladies Final with quad queens...
Did you Know?
Switzerland’s Denise Biellmann, the 1981 European and World Champion and three-time national champion, is known for popularizing the Biellmann spin—an upright figure skating spin in which the skater executes a one-foot spin while holding the other foot extended over and behind the head. It should be noted that Tamara Moskvina may have been the first to perform it (1965 European Championships). Who does your favorite Biellmann spin? Discuss in the GS Forum!