Evgenia Medvedeva, two-time world, European, Russian champion and two-time silver medalist at the 2018 Olympic Games, was chosen as the most outstanding figure skater of 2023 in Russia.
“I like that Vladislav Dikidzhi showed himself in 2023. Many in St. Petersburg have long considered him a good skater, but this season he showed himself very clearly. “I think Dikidji is the most important discovery of the year in Russian figure skating,” Medvedeva said.
In the 2023/24 season, Dikidzhi won two stages of the Russian Grand Prix and also finished second in the national championship, losing only one point to the winner Evgeniy Semenenko (293.74 vs. 294.75).
Famous Russian figure skater Alena Leonova, who participated in the Russian Championship 13 times in a row, evaluated Dikidzhi’s development in her meeting with socialbites.ca and noted that he made great progress this season compared to his performance in Russia. Grand Prix stages.
“He’s quite charismatic and interesting, it’s interesting to watch him. I would like to point out that the programs have become much better compared to the Grand Prix stages. It is clear that work continues. And the most interesting thing is that this is only the beginning,” Leonova noted.
Previously figure skater Gumennik It didn’t come out unexpectedly. For prizes at the Russian Championship.