Olympic champion in Pyeongchang Alina Zagitova received the award for the best Russian athlete of the 2018 Games.
Zagitova received the award as part of the annual gala evening of the Russian Union of Athletes, organized with the support of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation and the Russian Olympic Committee.
The event takes place at the International Sambo and Boxing Center. It is dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the Olympic Games in Mexico and Grenoble, the 35th anniversary of the Olympic Games in Calgary and Seoul, the 25th anniversary of the Olympic Games in Nagano, the 15th anniversary of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the 5th anniversary of the Olympic Games Pyeongchang Olympics and the year since the Beijing Olympics.
Zagitova, 21, is champion of the Pyeongchang Olympic Games in women’s single skating, world and European champion.
In December 2019, she announced the suspension of her competitive figure skating career and has since participated mainly in ice shows and exhibitions.
Source : MatchTV
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