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Little diamonds of Russian figure skating

Published: 15 October, 2009, 12:58


Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Three pre-teen figure skaters have triumphed in the girls’ competition at the latest stage of the Russian cup in Perm, once again hinting to become the main stars at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.

 
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