Russian Figure Skating Federation official website He published a report on the sixth stage of the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow and noted the importance of Kamila Valieva’s victory in the women’s singles event.
“Kamila Valieva won a very important victory at the second Grand Prix in Moscow and proved that an unsuccessful performance does not negate an athlete’s talent, talents, accumulated professional skills and, most importantly, her inner core and strength of character. Go out and continue to compete despite the conditions. Move forward,” the organization said in a statement.
Valieva won the Moscow Grand Prix stage with a total of 226.22 points. She landed two falls in the free program, a quadruple toe loop and a triple lutz. Veronika Yametova took second place (212.75) without making any serious mistakes at the box office. Sofia Muravyova closed the top three (210.25), Evgeni Plushenko’s student attempted a triple Axel twice but fell both times.
The International Skating Union (ISU) suspended Russian and Belarusian figure skaters from competitions. In the 2022/23 season, they focused on domestic tournaments (Russian Grand Prix stages and the national championship). Although the issue of the return of Russian athletes was brought up at the ISU meeting held in October, it was not brought to the agenda.
Previously was named Valieva’s main rival.