Today on the ice of the Academy of Figure Skating in St. Petersburg, where the international Panin Memorial’s competitions take place, ladies skated their short programs. Alena placed second with a half-point margine from the leader (61.52).
Only true and devoted figure skating fans can come to the Academy of Figure Skating early in the snowy Saturday morning. Last Saturday at 9.30 a group of such people met at the door of the Academy and then proceeded to the ice rink to watch Alena training for the upcoming events. ... Read more »
For the second time over two consecutive years Alena became one of the winners of the Russian FSO Awards, Russia’s first independent prize in the field of figure skating. This time Alena won in the Best Ladies Program nomination. Her short program Barynya choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova, was voted last season’s best one. ... Read more »