PyeongChang 2018 Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova, in a conversation with the socialbites.ca correspondent at the premiere of the fourth season of the series “Unprincipled”, appreciated the new format of the Channel One Cup, in which three teams participated. competition instead of two.
The team captains were Zagitova herself, 2015 world champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Beijing 2022 Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova. According to Zagitova, she did not feel intense competition with other captains.
“This project is proof that we do not stand still, we constantly develop and create new things. The tournament format itself is very interesting. And we had almost no competition. I am very good friends with all the girls, so everything happened in a very warm and friendly atmosphere,” said the figure skater.
The victory in the Channel One Cup 2024 was won by Shcherbakova’s blue team, which won 10 million rubles. Tuktamysheva’s red team took second place (8.5 million rubles), and Zagitova’s white team took third place (7 million rubles).
Previously Zagitova statedHe said he didn’t know what could ruin the “Russian Challenge” tournament.