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The 2014 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2014) was held from 24–27 December 2013 in Sochi. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing .
French sports newspaper L'Équipe, quoting an anonymous Russian coach, alleged that Russia and the United States would swap votes, with the U.S. voting for Russian athletes in pairs figure skating and team events and Russia voting for the U.S. in ice dance. [34] [35] The allegations were categorically denied by U.S. Figure Skating. [36]
On 30 April, the KOC and KSU filed a second official complaint with the DC. This time the complaint was against Russian judge Alla Shekhovtsova and the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSFR), specifically citing a hug Shekhovtsova shared with Sotnikova and Shekhovtsova's marriage to the current Director General of the FSFR. On 30 May, the ...
The men's single figure skating competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The short program was held on 13 February and the free skating was held on 14 February.
Sources: The World Bank (carbon dioxide emissions, military spending, population, unemployment) , Pew Research Center (opinion of Russia, opinion of U.S.). Teams are sized by a weighted medal count that awards 3 points for gold medals, 2 points for silver and 1 point for bronze.
SOCHI, Russia (AP) - Nerves almost got the best of Yuna Kim. Almost. Then she showed she has just enough to remain the favorite to defend her Olympic figure skating title. The defending champion ...
As hosts, Russia was guaranteed a skater in each event. [24] Russia captured the inaugural gold medal in the team event. [25] Yulia Lipnitskaya, at 15, became the youngest Russian Winter Olympic medalist [citation needed], while Adelina Sotnikova won the first ever Russian ladies figure skating gold medal.
The second-place finish is the best ever for Team USA in team figure skating competition since the event debuted in Sochi in 2014. Russian pair finishes first despite frightening fall.