Olympic champion figure skater Anna Shcherbakova and silver medalist of the 2022 Games Alexandra Trousova were not included in the list of participants at the stages of the Russian Grand Prix, published by the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR).
Shcherbakova and Trusova did not participate in the skating tests of the Russian national team, which took place on September 16-17 in Moscow.
The FFKKR previously announced the holding of a series of Russian competitions, similar to the international Grand Prix series. The first stage of the series will take place in Ufa from October 13 to 16. The second stage will take place in Omsk from October 20 to 23, the third in Krasnoyarsk from October 27 to 30, the fourth in Kazan from November 10 to 13, the fifth stage will take place in Samara from November 17 to 20 and the last stage in Moscow from November 24 to 27.
The International Skating Union (ISU) has suspended Russians from international tournaments due to the situation in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV

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