Olympic champion Alina Zagitova will not perform at the stages of the Russian Cup, without them it is impossible to qualify for the Russian championship – Figure skating

Olympic champion Alina Zagitova will not perform at the stages Russian Cup figure skating.

The name of Zagitova is not in the lists of stage participants published on the website of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (ФФКР).

In the 2020/21 season, the stages of the Russian Cup are a selection for the 2021 Russian Championship. To take part in the national championship, the skater must perform at two stages of the Russian Cup.

Zagitova suspended her career in December 2019. After that, she was included in the main squad of the Russian national team to prepare for the new season.

Now the Russian Cup is the main figure tournament of 2020: 5 stages with stars, juniors against adults, they will even come to Syzran

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