Captain marvels: Determine skating champions Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva to guide rival groups at star-studded occasion in Moscow

Two of determine skating’s brightest stars, Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva, are set to captain rival camps at an inaugural staff competitors which is scheduled to happen in Moscow at first of February.

The “Channel One Cup” is geared toward giving skaters much-needed aggressive expertise after the overwhelming majority of worldwide tournaments have been canceled because of the pandemic.

Members will likely be drawn into two teams shortly earlier than the occasion, with the ceremony broadcast reside by Russia’s Channel One.

Together with three male and three feminine skaters, every staff may even embody three ice-dancing duets and two pairs who will ship brief and free packages. The staff with the very best sum variety of factors will likely be declared the winner.

“It is an awesome honor to be appointed a staff captain for such a prestigious event,” Olympic champion Zagitova mentioned, predicting that the cup would “delight” followers and provides its stars the prospect to point out off their “ability and expertise.”

“Determine skating is a person sport,” Medvedeva was quoted as saying. “That is why this type of format, the place the staff result’s extra essential than your private achievement, could be very attention-grabbing.

“To be extra precise, it is a competitors the place your personal victory will contribute to staff success.”

The 2 stars is not going to compete towards one another, guiding members of their respective groups who will likely be randomly chosen by draw.

Russia’s high skaters, together with reigning European champion Alena Kostornaia, world junior champion Kamila Valieva and three-time nationwide winner Anna Shcherbakova, have confirmed their participation within the event.

Quad-jumping prodigy Alexandra Trusova and former world and European gold medalist Elizaveta Tuktamysheva may even compete in Moscow.

The occasion will run from February 5 to 7 with spectators being allowed to attend the spectacular battle.

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