Coach and referee Vladislav Mirzoev, in an interview with a correspondent, listed the factors that played a role in the decision of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) to move the Russian Grand Prix final from Sochi to St. Petersburg.
On Sunday, Russian national team head coach Elena Chaikovskaya confirmed to that the Russian Grand Prix final has been moved from Sochi to Saint Petersburg. Competitions for adults will take place from March 3 to 5, for juniors from March 1 to 3.
— I am very happy that the Grand Prix Final has been moved to Saint Petersburg. I hope there will be an opportunity to watch the competition live.
One of the priorities of the federation is the development of figure skating in the regions of our country. This season, several stages of the Russian Grand Prix have already taken place in several cities.
But let’s take into account many other important factors: the ability of the region to prepare a tournament of this level in the shortest possible time, the convenience of logistics for the teams of athletes and coaches, the judges, of course, the viewers. According to these criteria, it seems to me that the decision to transfer the final to the northern capital is correct, Mirzoev told .
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Source : MatchTV
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