The attention of the figure skating world rests squarely on the Eastern Hemisphere this week.The Russian national championships should reveal Olympic favorites for the women’s competition, and two-time and reigning gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu will make.
Russia planning replacement for cancelled European Figure Skating Championships Sunday, 13 December 2020
The Russian Figure Skating Federation (RFSF) is considering staging events to fill the void caused by the cancellation of next month’s International Skating Union (ISU) European Figure Skating Championships.
RFSF President Alexander Gorshkov said he was keen to keep athletes in fine fettle as preparation builds ahead of the 2021 World Championships which is due to take place from March 22 to 28 in Swedish capital Stockholm.
The European Championships was scheduled to be held from January 25 to 31 2021 in Croatian capital Zagreb only to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.