Valieva will present two new programs on the theme of lifting the siege of Leningrad, directed by Averbukh

European figure skating champion Kamila Valieva will present two new programs during the gala concert Ilya Averbukh dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade, the producer of the ice shows spoke about this to .

For the first time, Valieva will present a program on the theme of the siege of Leningrad. One of them is accompanied by a live performance by the singer Zara. This will be the European champion’s first appearance in 2024. Previously, Valieva withdrew from the recent Russian Show Jumping Championship. Today, she and Averbukh are working on new productions.

— Kamila Valieva is one of the participants in our gala concert. She will perform two new programs. One of them will be for a song that Zara will perform. These are new numbers and we are preparing them with Camila. Each of the participants has their own number – their mini-story, and Kamila will have her own story. This is the first time she has participated in such a significant dedication to one of the main events in the history of Leningrad and St. Petersburg. It’s important for me to involve the new generation of skaters so that they experience this period through themselves. And I am very happy that Kamila joined us this year,” Averbukh told .

A gala concert on ice in honor of the liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade will take place on January 28 in St. Petersburg. Besides Valieva, current athletes include Alexander Samarin, dancers Ekaterina Mironova and Evgeniy Ustenko. In addition, programs will be presented by Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, Alexey Yagudin and other champions of different years, acrobats, stars of the St. Petersburg Ice Theater, actress Elizaveta Arzamasova will read poetry.