Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava, who compete in pairs for Georgia, are from Russia. Nika Egadze, Georgia’s best singles skater, also trains in Moscow under Eteri Tutberidze. European champion Anastasia Gubanova represented Russia before joining the Georgian team and training in St. Petersburg with Evgeniy Rukavitsyn. Additionally, the Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin dance duo is currently performing for Georgia.
Giorgobiani stressed that if such an opportunity existed, it would further strengthen the Georgian team. She emphasized that she always prefers athletes who have a connection to Georgia, no matter where they are in the world. Giorgobiani expressed his desire to see Georgia on the world figure skating map and to see talented athletes return to their historic homeland.
“It turns out that we are neighboring countries of Russia and most of the suitable candidates end up here,” Girgobiani was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.
- The President of the Georgian Figure Skating Federation spoke about Gubanova’s results
Source: Sport
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