St. Petersburg, Feb 23, Taras Barabash. Olympic figure skating champion Alexander Gallyamov announced that he and his partner Anastasia Mishina had arrived in St. Petersburg. Earlier on Wednesday, figure skaters coach Artur Minchuk said that Mishina and Gallyamov were at the base in Novogorsk and were preparing to meet domestic athletes , who won medals at the Beijing Olympics, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. «We missed St. Petersburg, we haven't been home for a long time. Bronze in the individual tournament is very important for us, it's a victory and a path to new heights,» said Gallyamov, whose quote was provided Eduard Dvorkin, head of the press service of the Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of St. Petersburg. Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov won the gold medals of the Beijing Games in the team tournament. Also on account of their Olympic bronze in the competition of sports couples.
