15-year-old Akatieva, ward of Tutberidze, became the champion of Russia in figure skating
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15-year-old student of Eteri Tutberidze Sofya Akatieva won the gold of the Russian figure skating championship. At the tournament taking place in Krasnoyarsk, she scored 249.74 points for the short and free programs.
The second was the 16-year-old Olympic champion, also Tutberidze’s ward Kamila Valieva (247.32), the third place was taken by the 26-year-old Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (241.72), she trains with Alexei Mishin.
Akatieva became the champion of Russia for the first time. She is the first figure skater in history to complete three quadruple jumps and a triple Axel in one program at international competitions.
Russian figure skaters have been suspended from international competitions after a military operation. The Russian Championship will end on December 25th.
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