Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova will miss the Russian figure skating championship

Olympic champion in figure skating Anna Shcherbakova will not participate in the Russian championship, which will be held from December 20 to 25 in Krasnoyarsk. On August 18, the Russian woman underwent meniscus surgery.

“Now I try to give my best in every training session. For now, it can be called physiotherapy, but I’m trying to get in shape”, said Anna Shcherbakova.

The Russian woman said that she felt some nervousness before making a demonstrative appearance in Moscow.

“Competitions can never be compared to the show. Now I’m nervous, it’s my first time on the ice after an injury, after an operation. I can’t say that after the Olympics I started to feel more responsibility, but I’m very satisfied, that my performances inspire results”, added she.

Anna Shcherbakova is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2022 Olympic champion, the 2021 World champion, a two-time European silver medalist (2020 and 2022), the 2019 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2019 Skate America champion, the 2019 Cup of China champion, the 2021 Internationaux de France champion, the 2021 Gran Premio d’Italia champion, the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy champion, and a three-time Russian national champion (2019–21). In her senior career, she has finished on the podium in every single competition she has entered.