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Who will represent Russia at the European figure skating championships?

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The European figure skating championships will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from January 18 to 24. The Trainers’ Council and the Presidium of the Russian Figure Skating Federation met in St. Petersburg after the national championships to select members of the Russian team.

The European figure skating championships will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from January 18 to 24. The Trainers’ Council and the Presidium of the Russian Figure Skating Federation met in St. Petersburg after the national championships to select members of the Russian team. 

© RIA Novosti . Alexey DanichevThe European figure skating championships will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from January 18 to 24. The Trainers’ Council and the Presidium of the Russian Figure Skating Federation met in St. Petersburg after the national championships to select members of the Russian team. All medalists from the Russian national championships were selected for the team, including Yevgeny Plyushchenko, Ksenia Makarova, Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov, and Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin. From left to right: Vera Bazarova and Yury Larionov, bronze, Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov, gold, and Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov, silver.
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The European figure skating championships will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from January 18 to 24. The Trainers’ Council and the Presidium of the Russian Figure Skating Federation met in St. Petersburg after the national championships to select members of the Russian team. All medalists from the Russian national championships were selected for the team, including Yevgeny Plyushchenko, Ksenia Makarova, Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov, and Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin. From left to right: Vera Bazarova and Yury Larionov, bronze, Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov, gold, and Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov, silver.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankYevgeny Plyushchenko won the Russian national figure skating championships for the 8th time.
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Yevgeny Plyushchenko won the Russian national figure skating championships for the 8th time.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey DanichevPlyushchenko also received the world’s highest score in the short program part of the Russian championship.

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Plyushchenko also received the world’s highest score in the short program part of the Russian championship.

© RIA Novosti . Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankPlyushchenko scored a record-setting 271.59 points for the summarized short and optional programs. Sergei Voronov came in next with silver (240.01), and Artyom Borodulin with bronze (234.92). From left to right: Russian men’s ice skating medalists Sergei Voronov, Yevgeny Plyushchenko and Artyom Borodulin.
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Plyushchenko scored a record-setting 271.59 points for the summarized short and optional programs. Sergei Voronov came in next with silver (240.01), and Artyom Borodulin with bronze (234.92). From left to right: Russian men’s ice skating medalists Sergei Voronov, Yevgeny Plyushchenko and Artyom Borodulin.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankKsenia Makarova, the new women’s champion, said after the optional program that she was tired and regretted her mistakes.
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Ksenia Makarova, the new women’s champion, said after the optional program that she was tired and regretted her mistakes.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankKsenia, the daughter and pupil of prominent Soviet pair skaters Larisa Selezneva and Oleg Makarov, scored 116.15 (total 178.90), though she fell during a jump.
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Ksenia, the daughter and pupil of prominent Soviet pair skaters Larisa Selezneva and Oleg Makarov, scored 116.15 (total 178.90), though she fell during a jump.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankYuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov won Russian pair-skating gold for a third time.
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Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov won Russian pair-skating gold for a third time.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankThey say they are content with their performance. “The short program is always great responsibility, so Yuko and I are very serious about it. That was why we looked a bit constrained during the warm-up. That was due to the utmost concentration, which later helped us to skate without a single mistake. We are glad,” Alexander says.
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They say they are content with their performance. “The short program is always great responsibility, so Yuko and I are very serious about it. That was why we looked a bit constrained during the warm-up. That was due to the utmost concentration, which later helped us to skate without a single mistake. We are glad,” Alexander says.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankReigning world ice dancing champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin won gold medals.

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Reigning world ice dancing champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin won gold medals.

© RIA Novosti . Alexey DanichevOksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin were favored after European champions Yana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitsky dropped out due to Novitsky’s injury, and won all three program dances with a total of 214.77 points, to become national champions for a third time.
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Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin were favored after European champions Yana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitsky dropped out due to Novitsky’s injury, and won all three program dances with a total of 214.77 points, to become national champions for a third time.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankYekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyev won silver with a total of 189.29 points, closely followed by bronze medalists Yekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer (188.46).
From left to right: Yekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyev, silver, Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, gold, and Yekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer, bronze.

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Yekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyev won silver with a total of 189.29 points, closely followed by bronze medalists Yekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer (188.46).
From left to right: Yekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyev, silver, Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, gold, and Yekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer, bronze.

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