S.-PETERSBURG, January 6, Sergey Yaremenko. Silver medalist of the Olympic Games , choreographer and producer Ilya Averbukh said that world ice dancing champions Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov became the undisputed favorites of the European Championship after the French Gabriela Papadakis and Guillaume Sizeron refused to participate in the silver medalists of the 2018 Olympic Games. Papadakis and Sizeron decided not to participate in the European Championship, which will be held in Estonia from January 10 to 16. «Our guys are definitely the undisputed favorites of the European Championship. Nothing can prevent Sinitsina/Katsalapov from winning the tournament. It's a pity that there won't be an intense duel with a pair Papadakis/Sizeron. It would be interesting to see this on the eve of the Olympics. So, we will wait for the Games in Beijing. There is no doubt that Sinitsina/Katsalapov will win the European Championship, «Averbukh said. The season has already been prioritized. It will be great if Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin beat the Italians (Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri) and take second place. I think this will be the main focus, «Averbukh noted.
