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Russian sports couples are admitted to the Grand Prix stages of figure skating

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The International Skating Union included the Russian pairs Boykov-Kozlovsky and Chikmareva-Yanchenkov in the list of participants in the Grand Prix stages.
Boykov and Kozlovsky will perform in France from October 23 to 25, Chikmareva and Yanchenkov - in Finland from November 20 to 22.
Invitations were received from the French and Finnish organizers after the couples became first and second alternates.

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Russian skaters were allowed to participate in the Grand Prix stages as first and second reserves after receiving invitations from the French and Finnish organizers.

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The International Skating Union has officially included Russian sports pairs Alexander Boykov - Dmitry Kozlovsky and Ekaterina Chikmareva - Matvey Yanchenkov in the list of participants in the Grand Prix stages of figure skating. This was reported on the Sport Express website with reference to the International Skating Union.

Boykova and Kozlovsky will perform at the stage in France from October 23 to 25. Chikmareva and Yanchenkov will take part in the tournament in Finland, which will take place from November 20 to 22.

Russian skaters had the opportunity to perform at the stages of the series by right of first and second on the list of reserves. General Secretary of the Russian Figure Skating Federation Alexander Kogan said that the invitations were received on Friday evening before the start of the competition in Batumi from the French and Finnish organizers.

“The day before, Mishina and Gallyamov were the first reserves, and we really hope that they can get to one of the stages of the Grand Prix. Therefore, we are resolving the issue of visas for all three of our couples,” Sports.ru quotes Kogan as saying.