MOSCOW, Oct 23 Svetlana Bonopartova. Skater Kamila Valieva, as expected, won the first stage of the Russian Grand Prix, she will not allow herself to be beaten further, said Tatyana Tarasova, Honored Coach of the USSR. The first stage of the Russian Grand Prix is being held in Moscow. In women's single skating, Valieva became the winner with a score of 244.66 points. The second place was taken by Sofya Akatieva (236.68), the third — by Anastasia Zinina (200.43). «Of course, it was expected that Kamila would win the tournament. should not be, because the selection is not yet soon. But I think that at the moment she is in good shape. The quadruple is still worth working on. It's not an easy element that didn't work out. It's an element that girls (en masse) don't do» — said Tarasova. «The debut of Sonya Akatieva is very good. Simply amazing. Of course, Camila can be beaten. But I think she will not let herself be beaten,» the specialist added. The second stage of the Grand Prix will be held in Sochi on October 28-30, Alexander Trusova, Adelia Petrosyan and Sofia Samodelkina will take part in it.
