MOSCOW, February 17 Russian figure skaters Kamila Valieva, Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova topped the list of mentions in Russian-language social media over the past day in the context of the Olympics against the backdrop of the CAS decision to allow Valieva to compete, users were in anticipation of her performance. This is evidenced by a study conducted as part of a joint project and Brand Analytics dedicated to the Beijing Olympics. The rating of the top 10 athletes is based on the number of mentions in Russian-language social media for the period from 10.00 to 22.00 Beijing time in the context of the Games. To build it, more than 50 million messages were analyzed. In the first place, Kamila Valieva (9.084), users were worried about the athlete, expected her performance in the free program at the Olympics, and also made assumptions about possible results. As a result of the performances, the first messages appeared with regrets, faith in the athlete and expectation at the next Olympic Games. Following are Alexandra Trusova (3.087) and Anna Shcherbakova (2.597); the network was anticipating the performances of athletes, wondering about the results, and the first congratulations on the medals they won also began to arrive. The fourth line of the rating went to biathlete Irina Kazakevich (1.252), who won silver together with her partners; netizens congratulate the athlete on her medal and also discuss the fact that she ran the relay on the day of her father's funeral. Freestyler Ilya Burov (1.112), who won bronze in Beijing, is next in the ranking. The sixth place in the ranking went to the skier Alexander Bolshunov (997); The network discussed the bronze medal won in the team sprint in the classical style, as well as his response to the «haters» to accusations of alleged arrogance.
