Beijing 2022 Olympic team champion Kamila Valieva won the women’s title at the sixth stage of the Russian Grand Prix. The competition takes place in the capital Moscow.
Kamila Valieva performed excellently and collected 226.22 points. The second place went to Veronika Yametova with 212.75 points, and the bronze award went to Sofia Muravyeva with 210.25 points.
“Of course, I’m glad that I managed to win the first place. This is a push to move forward. I think last year was difficult for me, but it was like preparation. The Russian championship is coming up, training for it and some events that are not related to figure skating. I try to combine different things, because if you do only figure skating, you will burn out tomorrow”, said Kamila Valieva. “Winning competitions is always important because you see what your rivals are doing. I saw Kamilla Nelyubova’s quadruple lutz. I’m glad that there are new competitors who try hard and don’t let us relax”, added she,
The race in Moscow is the final stage of the Russian Grand Prix. The final will take place from February 15 to 18 in Magnitogorsk. The winner in the first and second stage was Adeliia Petrosian, in the third Anna Frolova, in the fourth Sofia Muravyeva, and in the fifth Kseniia Sinitsyna.
Kamila Valieva is still expecting the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on the doping case from Beijing 2022 Olympics. In early November, CAS issued its ruling on the case, making it more or less clear that a final decision on the skater’s possible sanction would be announced in mid to late January 2024. Will CAS allow her to prepare for the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo with the best guarantees, or will it impose the first-ever sanction on a top athlete will be
