Russian figure skater Artem Gritsaenko broke his laces during the pair free skate with Elizaveta Osokina at the Russian Championships.
Gritsaenko and Osokina interrupted the program and were given three minutes to put everything in order. The skater urgently left the ice to change his laces and wrap his boot with adhesive tape. The duo was penalized 5 points. They got 127.23 points from their free program. In total, the couple received 202.91 points.
The Russian Championship will take place in Chelyabinsk from 20 to 24 December.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. For this reason, the International Skating Union (ISU) suspended athletes from both countries from competitions. The last major tournament for the Russians was the Olympic Games in Beijing in February 2022.
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