Russian figure skater broke the world record – RBC

Russian figure skater broke the world record

The winner of the Grand Prix Final figure skating Evgeny Medvedev showed the best result in a short program at the Russian Championships in Yekaterinburg.

During his 16-year-old rental Medvedev received 79.44 points and the achievement of improved Japanese Mao Asada ( 78,66), set a world record in the short program at the World Championships in 2014.

At the same official world record in figure skating are fixed only at the international competitions.

 

«Rent was slightly worse than in Barcelona for the Grand Prix finals. I rolled over stiffly, and not as a stage turned out, but I managed. At the beginning of rolling a little nervous. At home, of course, difficult to perform, I felt it in the Cup of Russia, and now, because a full house of people that you expect from a good result. It makes a little nervous, but the results in the tone “- quoted Medvedev« R-Sport ».

 

The second place in the short program takes the reigning Russian 16-year-old Elena Radionova. Third is the Olympic champion in the team competition of Sochi Julia Lipnitskaya month ago a change of coach. From Eteri Tutberidze athlete went to Alexei Urmanova.

The current Olympic champion in figure skating Adelina Sotnikova fell during the execution of a triple flip and showed the sixth result. The current World Champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva allowed to fall axel. The judges put her in ninth place.

Medals of the Russian Championship in women’s figure skating will be played on Saturday.

Yekaterinburg. The championship of Russia on figure skating

Women. Short program

1. Evgeny Medvedev – 79,44

 2. Elena Radionova – 76,69

 3. Julia Lipnitskaya – 73,77

 4. Anna Pogorilaya – 71,22

 5. Polina Tsurskaya – 70,53

 6. Adelina Sotnikova – 69,47

 7. Alena Leonova – 66,15

 8. Maria Sotskova – 66,14

 9. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva – 63,68

 10. Diana Pervushkin – 61,70