The final of the Cup of Russia on figure skating, held in Veliky Novgorod, will be the last chance for Elizaveta tuktamysheva and Evgenia Medvedeva to be part of the team at the world Championships in Japan. Their argument also can interfere with the speakers at the European Championships Stanislav Konstantinov. All three athletes had not planned to go to the tournament, but rather had stated it to prove their right to take part in the main start of the season.

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These days at the ice Palace in Velikiy Novgorod, containing little more than a thousand spectators, is the final of the Cup of Russia figure skating. In the competitive hierarchy, this tournament does not occupy the leading positions there are much more prestigious competition. However, on 20 and 21 February to what is happening in the ancient city will attract the attention of many fans of this sport. At this time there will be fierce competition among odinochnits for tickets for the world Cup.

The final of the Cup of Russia usually interesting specialists figure skating and not fall into the field of view of ordinary fans. The participation of athletes who fall instead of the Grand Prix went to the Cup of the country and now needs to determine which of them the best. Of course, the stars of figure skating these tournaments do not favor.

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But this year, it could all be different. The situation with the formation of team Russia at the world championship in women’s figure skating has become the limit. The team has three quotas, and their owners will be known immediately after the finals of the Russian Cup. With confidence we can say that two trips would get the Sophia Samodurova and Aline Sagitova two best skater of Europe can’t miss the world championship.

The issue with the third position remains open. The fact that no skater could not prove that she is worthy of a trip to Japan. Formally, the qualification criteria are fulfilled by Stanislav Konstantinov, becoming the best adult athlete at the December championship of Russia. But she has not confirmed their class in Minsk in the continental championship, after covering a short program.

Had to fight for a place Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, but she was in the hospital right before the trip to the capital of Mordovia. Since then, the student of Alexei Mishin made the tournament in Slovenia, where twice made a mistake on her signature triple Axel and scored very discouraging 188,11 points more this season, got exactly 30 athletes. Tuktamysheva may be much better, but is not known for certain what her form.

And finally, there’s Evgenia Medvedeva. She has appeared in Saransk and took seventh place, and excluding the results of the Junior team became fourth. Her free program was the best among adult skaters. But the double world champion failed a new short movie, which she doesn’t have time to finish. Because of this, Medvedev first came out of the national team.

All three skaters have earned trips to Japan: one due to the November results, the other with the December break, and the third is due to the huge potential. But to compare these results between themselves cannot be, therefore, the dispute of the three girls should be settled on the ice.

Officially Federation of figure skating of Russia (FSFR) distanciruemsa to call the final of the Cup of Russia of additional qualifying tournament. Still in no rules is not stated, and in other disciplines such serious issues with the squad for the world no. The President of the Russian Federation Alexander Gorshkov said that the formation of the team can impact the championship, and in Velikiy Novgorod will host the only show of spare skaters.

However, it is unlikely three decent skater accidentally chose all the other tournaments, the finals of the Russian Cup, after which will be the deadline for the announcement of the bid for the world Cup. Alexei Mishin and Brian Orser, mentors Tuktamysheva and Medvedeva, in one voice said prepare his players for the trip to Japan and the second half of March they will be in their best form. Until they figure skaters believe that they have a chance to get to the main start of the season, the same hope can be had by fans.

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Moreover, even in the FCCR in the last days has ceased to hide the fact that the final of the Cup of Russia may spring a surprise. Honorary President Valentin Piseev has expressed the opinion that Medvedev has the right to return to the team, if you will be in Veliky Novgorod.

“Now it turns out that someone involved in the tournament in one country and someone to another, and then compare the results, the number of points. All issues should be addressed in an internal struggle to prove their superiority. Who is stronger, and needs to go to the world championship. If Evgeny Medvedev will surely serve Cup, I have no doubt that it needs to send to the world Cup. Here it is not necessary to remember any of her failures in previous competitions. She works very hard to overcome all this,” said Piseyev the newspaper “Izvestia”.

The evening of 20 February, Medvedev and Tuktamysheva will show their short programs in the first group of participants, and Konstantinov in the second. The next day they will perform in random distribution. Thus, fans of the athletes have a chance to see them this season again not only at the winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, where all three stated as the main or spare participants, but also in the world Cup.