Representative of the Armenian Figure Skating Federation Aram Vlasyan in an interview with said that it is not yet possible to talk about the transfer of Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin to the flag of his country, but said confirmed that Sofia Titova will represent Armenia.
Earlier, reported that Titova and the Akopova/Rakhmanin pair were considering changing their sports citizenship and competing for Armenia.
— Regarding Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin, we currently have no supporting information.
And Sofya Titova actually received Armenian citizenship and will represent the country with the approval of the Russian Figure Skating Federation,” Vlasyan told .
15-year-old Titova is the winner of the stages of the Russian Youth Grand Prix and a medalist at the Moscow Championship. Last season, the figure skater won first place in the tournament for the Angelica Krylova and Oleg Ovsyannikov awards, and third place in the All-Russian competition “Heart of Russia”. She trains at the Evgeni Plushenko Academy.
The Russian pair Akopova/Rakhmanin trains in Sochi in Fedor Klimov’s group.
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