Figure skaters Davis and Smolkin will miss the test skates of the Russian national team
MOSCOW, September 19 – RIA Novosti. Figure skater Diana Davis said that she and her partner in ice dancing, Gleb Smolkin, will not participate in the test skating of the Russian national team.
On Monday, American journalist Dave Leese reported that Davis and Smolkin are representatives of the US Figure Skating Association and will take part in the national team selection. Later, the General Director of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR), Alexander Kogan, recalled that Davis and Smolkin were members of the Russian national team, calling this information nonsense. The test skating of the national team will be held on September 24-25 in Moscow. Davis and Smolkin in the USA.
Davis was born in the United States and is the daughter of Russian figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze. She finished 14th in a duet with Smolkin at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. In December last year, Davis and Smolkin won the silver of the Russian championship.
Source: Ria
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