Russian skaters top ISU backup list
Russian solo figure skater Vladislav Dikiji and the sports pair of Alexander Boykov and Dmitry Kozlovsky have topped the reserve lists for their disciplines at the ISU Grand Prix events, according to the International Skating Union website.
Consensus
- Vladislav Dikij and Aleksandra Boikoiva/Dmitriy Kozlovsky were at the top of the ISU backup list for the Grand Prix series.
- The list was determined based on performances at the Kinoshita Group Cup in Tokyo.
- Ekateryna Chikmareva/Matvey Yanchenkov and Anastasiya Mukhortova/Dmitriy Evgenyev were included in the backup list.
- Petр Gumenik did not make the backup list despite meeting the technical minimum in Japan.
- Russian women's singles and ice dance pairs were not included in the backup list.
- The ISU revoked the neutral status of Russian athlete Mark Kondratyuk, who was replaced at the Kinoshita Group Cup by Vladislav Dikij.
Points of divergence
- Alexandra Tursova won silver, Anna Frolova won bronze, and Kamilla Nelyubova finished fifth at the Kinoshita Group Cup. — vm
- The ISU revoked the neutral status of figure skater Kamila Valieva, without stating the reasons. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Dikidji and three sports pairs from Russia entered the reserve list for ISU Grand Prix stages — Москва 24
- Russian figure skaters included in reserve list for ISU Grand Prix — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian figure skaters take the lead on the reserve list for ISU Grand Prix events — Вести
Key entities
- ISU
- Vladislav Dikidzhi
- Tokyo
- Dmitry Kozlovsky
- Alexandra Boykova
- Moscow
- Russia
- TASS
- International Skating Union
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