St. PETERSBURG, Oct 23, Dmitry Edigarev. Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin said that Mikhail Kolyada did not have a program at the first stage of the Russian Grand Prix in figure skating. Silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in team competition Mikhail Kolyada, who was in the lead after a short program at the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow, made a number of mistakes in free boxing and finished fourth. Dmitry Aliev became the winner of the tournament in men's singles. Unfortunately, it is difficult to comment on something, since in fact there is nothing to comment on, the program itself was not. If we talk about what happened, you need to ask Mikhail himself and his coaching staff. But it is unlikely, as always, we will get something in return. We always hope it will be good. What I saw did not surprise me, not the first time", — said Yagudin.
The second stage of the Grand Prix will be held in Sochi on October 28-30.