Russian figure skating
Russian figure skaters have long prevailed in pairs, ice-dancing and single events at world championships and Olympics. At PyeongChang 2018, Olympic athletes from Russia won three medals in ladies’ single skating.
- Russian figure skating star Medvedeva makes debut as TV host
Two-time Olympic silver medalist Evgenia Medvedeva has made her debut as a presenter of a new figure skating TV show aired on Russian television.Sport News - RT Exclusive ‘It’s all just starting’: 15yo PyeongChang champ Zagitova about emotions, plans & critics
Russian figure skating star Alina Zagitova, in an exclusive interview after her PyeongChang triumph, tells RT she hasn’t yet fully realized she’s an Olympic champion and that she plans to delight her fans for many more seasons.Sport News - ‘I regret nothing. I did everything I could’ – Evgenia Medvedeva on her silver medal in PyeongChang
Russian skater Evgenia Medvedeva, who had long been considered the favorite to win the gold medal, said she did everything in her power to deliver a perfect performance in PyeongChang, where she won silver.Sport News - ‘It was difficult to discover her potential’ – Zagitova’s ex-coach on Olympic champion’s early steps
The first coach of Russian figure-skating star Alina Zagitova said that the newly-crowned Olympic champion was a disobedient child with unlikely prospects of becoming a global star.Sport News - Olympic champion Zagitova ready to be Russian flag-bearer at PyeongChang closing ceremony
Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova says she is willing to be the team’s flag-bearer at the Olympics closing ceremony, if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lifts its provisional suspension on Russia.Sport News - Russian figure skater Zagitova brings first gold to OAR at PyeongChang 2018
Olympic Athlete from Russia Alina Zagitova has finished first in the women’s figure skating event to bring home the first gold medal for her team at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.Sport News
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