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The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is a Challenger Series tournament held in Bratislava. Previously, the ISU allowed Russian athletes to participate in competitions in a neutral status.
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Evgeniy Semenenko leads after the short program at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial with a score of 101.16 points.
The second place is taken by the Italian Daniel Grassl (99.10), the third is Mikhail Shaydorov from Kazakhstan (95.98).
MOSCOW, September 25 - RIA Novosti. Russian figure skater Evgeniy Semenenko leads after the short program at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, which takes place in Bratislava and is a Challenger series tournament.
Semenenko earned 101.16 points for his performance. Second place is taken by Italian Daniel Grassl (99.10), third is 2026 Olympic champion Mikhail Shaydorov (95.98) from Kazakhstan.
Russian Gleb Lutfullin (85.70) takes fourth place, his compatriot Grigory Fedorov (80.16) takes seventh.
On Saturday the athletes will present their free programs.
The Ondrej Nepela memorial will end on September 27. Previously, the International Skating Union (ISU) allowed Russian athletes to participate in competitions in a neutral status.
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Evgeniy Semenenko will retain the lead after the free program
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