Former famous Russian skater Alena Leonova, who participated in the Russian Figure Skating Championship 13 times in a row and won the silver medal twice, said in a statement to socialbites.ca that she evaluated Kamila Valieva, Adelia Petrosyan and Sofia Muravyova. She took the first three places in the short program and became the only contender for the gold medal at the women’s national championships.
“I think most likely the three will decide among themselves who will win because the points are quite tight and in such a situation anyone can win. “Whoever knows better how to be the first will decide a lot of things, because even in terms of filling the programs with “ultra-si” elements, plus or minus is the same,” Leonova emphasized.
The only figure skater who managed to exceed 80 points (81.85) in the short program was Kamila Valieva, while Petrosyan was behind with 2.79 points and Muravyova was left behind with 3.52 points. In the free program, all three girls declared “ultra-si” elements. At the same time, Petrosyan plans to perform two quadruple jumps, Muravyova expects to perform two triple Axels, and Valieva has included one “quad” jump in her application.
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