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Valieva became the champion of Russia in figure skating with record points

For the first time in her career, Kamila Valieva won gold at the Russian Figure Skating Championship in singles competitions. In total, for the short and free program, she scored 283.48 (90.38 + 193.10) points.

The 15-year-old figure skater scored above her own world records in the free program (185.29) and in total (272.71). In national competitions, official records will not count.

The second was Alexandra Trusova (248.65; 74.21 + 174.44). The 2021 world champion Anna Shcherbakova, who won the last three Russian championships, took third place (239.56; 158.10 + 81.46).

Tutberidze said that Kostornaya should have performed in the Chechen Republic with a fracture Figure skating 14-year-old Adelia Petrosyan became the fourth (233.97; 73.29 + 160.68). She was the first in the history of women's single skating to perform two quadruple rittberger in one program. Valieva, Trusova, Shcherbakova and Petrosyan train in the group of Eteri Tutberidze.

Evgeni Plushenko's student Sofia Muravyova, who was third after the short program, took sixth place (230.31; 80.87 + 149.44).

Rudkovskaya called the fine for Plushenko's student at the Russian Figure Skating Championship illegal. World Champion 2015, World Cup 2021 silver medalist Elizaveta Tuktamysheva became the seventh (224.40; 71.28 + 153.12). In total, the 25-year-old athlete performed at her 14th Russian championship, this is a record. She won only once - in 2013.

Earlier in the men's competition, Mark Kondratyuk became the champion of Russia, Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin won ice dancing, and Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov became the best in pair skating.

The competitive part of the Russian championship, which takes place in St. Petersburg, has ended, on Sunday the skaters will skate demonstration numbers. The tournament was very important in terms of selection for the Beijing Olympics, where Russia has three quotas in each of the four types of program in figure skating competitions.

The next major international tournament, the European Championship, will take place in Tallinn from 12 to 16 January. The Olympic Games will be held in Beijing from 4 to 20 February.

Valieva became the champion of Russia in figure skating with record points