Beijing, February 7, Andrey Simonenko. The Russian national figure skating team has become unattainable for the pursuers in the team tournament of the Beijing Olympics after the second place of Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov in the free dance, but only on the condition that in the final form, the women's free program, Kamila Valieva skates her program to the end. Sinitsina and Katsalapov in the free dance received 128 ,17 points. Americans Madison Chalk and Evan Bates won this discipline — 129.07. Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are third with a score of 124.39. Thus, the Russian team before the last type of program — free skate for women — scored 64 points. The US team has 58, while the Japanese team is in third place (54). For the first place in the free program, the winner receives 10 points, the one who took the last, fifth place — 6. To formalize the victory in the team tournament of the Olympics, the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva needs to perform a free program, the quality of the performance will not matter.
