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Tarasova assessed the chances of Russian figure skaters at the European Figure Skating Championships

Soviet and Russian coach Tatyana Tarasova in a conversation with RBC Sport said that at the moment no one can compete with Russian figure skaters in Europe.

“The strongest three are riding at the end of the Russian championship: Valieva, Trusova, Shcherbakov, everything is correct. Our girls have long been at an exorbitant level, so there is every chance at the European Championship to take the entire podium. I'm not sure that anyone can compete with the girls, they are very strong here and yesterday they showed it once again, ”said Tarasova.

The composition of the Russian national figure skating team for the European Championship was announced. The Executive Committee of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR), held on December 26 in St. Petersburg, approved the composition of the Russian national team for the European Championship recommended by the coaching council.

The Russian national team in women's singles figure skating will be represented by Kamila Valieva, Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova. The substitutes will be Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Maya Khromykh.

The European Championship will be held in Tallinn from 12 to 16 January 2022. It was after him that the final composition of the Russian national team for the Olympic Games in Beijing, which will be held from 4 to 20 February, will be determined. At the Olympics, Russia has three quotas in each of the four types of programs in figure skating competitions.

Tarasova assessed the chances of Russian figure skaters at the European Figure Skating Championships