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.

Figure skating: Will new proposed rules exclude likes of Zagitova from Olympic medal competition?
Dutch figure skating officials have proposed raising the minimum eligibility age for senior figure skaters to 17, requiring 15-year-old talents to spend two more years at the junior level.
May 15, 2018 15:09
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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.
Apr 2, 2018 10:51
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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.
Feb 26, 2018 05:11
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‘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.
Feb 23, 2018 12:31
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‘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.
Feb 23, 2018 11:00
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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.
Feb 23, 2018 08:12
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Russian figure skating

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Will the Kim-Trump deal hold?

Will the Kim-Trump deal hold?

- Yes. North Korea will denuclearize, US will stop war games.

- No. Pyongyang will renege, make fresh demands or launch a new rocket test.

- No. Trump will have a Twitter outburst, and set off another war of words.

- No. American hawks in Senate and Pentagon will make sure of it.

- Yes and No. Formal relations will be better, but North Korea will stay a hostile pariah state.