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Alexander BokulevDeputy Head of the Editorial Board SportAll materialsRussian figure skaters have taken their toll! The main favorites of the team tournament at the Beijing Olympics, not without problems, but still confidently won gold medals. The Russian team held the competition without substitutions, so six excellent athletes became the champions of the Games. Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov (26 and 30 years old)
Nikita Katsalapov and Victoria Sinitsina Katsalapov are the captain and the oldest skater in the squad. He played in the debut team tournament at the Olympics in Sochi, where he became the champion. Then Elena Ilyinykh was his partner, together they also won bronze in individual competitions. Soon after the Games, the duet broke up. Katsalapov continued his career with Victoria Sinitsina, who had previously skated with Ruslan Zhiganshin and had more modest regalia. Their path to joint achievements was thorny, they missed the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang. However, in the next cycle, this pair firmly established itself among the leaders in ice dancing. It was with Sinitsina that Katsalapov won the World Championship, became a two-time European champion and reached his second Olympic gold. Their duet is definitely capable of winning another medal in the individual tournament, although the loss to the Americans in both rentals of the team leader is very alarming. Mark Kondratyuk (18 years old) » />
Mark KondratyukThe most acute excitement before the team battle in Beijing among the Russians was caused by men's skating. However, Kondratyuk put all the skeptics to shame and gave two confident performances, bringing even more points to the national team's treasury than many expected from him in a successful scenario. level. Last season, he sensationally won bronze at the debut adult championship of Russia, and last December he became the best figure skater in the country. A month before the Olympics, the European Championship also submitted to Mark.