Russian figure skaters lacked the technique and experience of performing at the Olympic level to show a decent result in the individual singles tournament. This was announced to RBC Sport by three-time Olympic champion and State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina.

“You see, when our guys have their first Olympiad, when they are all debutants, it is, of course, very risky. Of course, the debutant can sometimes be very powerful, but here, first of all, there is probably not enough equipment in the arsenal. The experience of performing in such competitions is also not enough, hence the results, which are far from the best. This experience is acquired, they have not yet had time to acquire it. We tried, but it didn't work. Everyone is far from the level of Nathan Chen, this is the cosmic level. He had blots, but they did not affect the result at all, ”said Rodnina.

Valieva returned to the ice after reports of doping. The main thing at the Olympics Olympics 2022 American figure skater Nathan Chen became the Olympic champion in men's single skating at the Beijing Olympics. For the free program, Chen received 218.63 points and took first place with a total of 332.60.

Evgeny Semenenko (274.13) became the best Russian in men's single skating, who took eighth place. Olympic champion Mark Kondratyuk (248.82) finished 15th, while Andrey Mozalev (233.33) finished 19th.

Figure skating competitions at the Olympics will continue with ice dancing on February 12-14.

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