Skaters Anastasia Michina And Alexander Galliamov are in the lead after the short program of the fourth stage of the Russian Grand Prix in Kazan in the sports pair competition.
For their performance, the Beijing Olympic team and bronze pairs champions scored 78.61 points.
Second place went to Ekaterina Chikmareva and Matvey Yanchenkov (73.66 points), third place to Elizaveta Osokina and Artem Gritsaenko (72.74).
The sporting couples will present their free program on Sunday.
Figure skating. Russian Grand Prix. 4th step. Kazan
Sporty couples. Short program
1. Anastasia Mishina/Alexander Gallyamov – 78.61 points,
2. Ekaterina Chikmareva/Matvey Yanchenkov – 73.66,
3. Elizaveta Osokina/Artem Gritsaenko – 72.74,
4. Anastasia Mukhortova/Dmitri Evgeniev – 69.27,
5. Yasmina Kadyrova/Valery Kolesov – 69.03.
Source : MatchTV

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