Three-time Olympic champion, State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina appreciated the results of figure skater Elizaveta Tuktamsheva’s performance in the short program at the Russian Championship in St. Petersburg. It is reported by Sport24.
According to her, the athlete has not lost her chances to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. “A free program is ahead, there she is able to catch up. I hope she will cope and show her maximum. Liza always said that she could fight all the difficulties in general, ”Rodnina said about Tuktamysheva’s chances to qualify for the Olympics.
After the short program, Tuktamysheva is in seventh place. The athlete allowed a fall and received 71.28 points for rolling. The skater’s free program will be presented on Saturday, December 25.
According to the results of the tournament, the athletes who will represent Russia at the Beijing Olympics will be determined. In women’s single skating, the country delegates three figure skaters to the Games.
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