Sofia Dzepka Wins Junior GP Stage, Secures Final Spot

Russian junior figure skater Sofia Dzepka won the third stage of the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Bangkok, securing her spot in the final. Her teammate Lev Lazarev placed second in the short program.

Consensus

• The third stage of the ISU Junior Grand Prix took place in Bangkok.
• Sofia Dzepka won the junior women's event at the third stage of the ISU Junior Grand Prize.
• Lev Lazarev placed second in the short program at the Bangkok stage of the ISU Junior Grand Prix.
• The results of the short program were based on scores from 3 September.
• The final of the Junior Grand Prix will be held in Chongqing, China, from 10 to 13 December.
• Sofia Dzepka replaced Elena Kostyleva at the event.
• Lev Lazarev won the first stage of the Junior Grand Prix in Xi'an, China, in August.
• Russian athletes competed in a neutral status at the event.
• The ISU allowed Russian figure skaters to participate in neutral status.

Points of divergence

• Lev Lazarev won gold at the first stage of the Junior Grand Prix, but this is contradicted by the fact that he placed second in the short program in Bangkok and no final result is given for the first stage. — vm
• On 24 August, skaters from New Zealand and Japan laid down their flags during the medal ceremony in solidarity with a Russian skater, but this event is not mentioned in other sources. — vm
• The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation demanded the ISU reconsider the neutral status of four Russian athletes, including Sofia Dzepka, on 1 September. — vm
• Sofia Dzepka's total score was 205.73 points after two programs, with 135.56 in the free skate. — vesti
• Lev Lazarev is 16 years old and a two-time Russian junior champion. — kommersant

Coverage (4 sources)

• Russian figure skater Sofia Zeppka reached the junior Grand Prix final — Вести
• Lev Lazarev took second place in the short program at the Junior Grand Prix — Вечерняя Москва
• Figure skater Lazarev became second in the short program at the junior Grand Prix stage — Коммерсантъ
• Figure skater Dzepka goes second after short program at junior Grand Prix event — Коммерсантъ

Key entities

• Lev Lazarev
• Sofia Zepka
• Bangkok
• ISU
• Thailand
• Kiro Kevtathip
• Moscow
• New Zealand
• Russian

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