Drop-Dead Gorgeous: Russia's Most Stunning Figure Skaters
Drop-Dead Gorgeous: Russia's Most Stunning Figure Skaters
Sputnik Africa
Like Ice and fire, women's singles figure skating has been stunning the whole world for a long time. Russian figure skaters have been setting world records and... 12.07.2023, Sputnik Africa
Still, Russian girls conquered the world and garnered a huge fan following not only with their skills, but also with their out-of-this-world glamour and beauty.In particular, recently a US edition of the British newspaper put the spotlight on 21-year-old Olympic champion Alina Zagitova, who was named the world's sexiest figure skater. The outlet's story was dedicated to the athlete, her life and work. The Olympic champion embarked on her figure skating career at the age of four in her native city of Izhevsk, Russia, and at the age of 13 she moved to Moscow to train under the guidance of the country's most renowned coaches. Having won all sorts of titles, Zagitova moved away from sports and entered university to pursue a degree in journalism. Currently, the Olympic champion pleases her fans with vivid photos on social networks taken during her travels, and the number of subscribers to her account exceeds 1.1 million people.To highlight this delightful phenomenon, Sputnik Africa has put together a selection of Russia's prettiest figure skaters for our audience. So, take a look at the photos below.
Like Ice and fire, women's singles figure skating has been stunning the whole world for a long time. Russian figure skaters have been setting world records and winning Olympic Games for several years now.
Still, Russian girls conquered the world and garnered a huge fan following not only with their skills, but also with their out-of-this-world glamour and beauty.
In particular, recently a US edition of the British newspaper put the spotlight on 21-year-old Olympic champion Alina Zagitova, who was named the world's sexiest figure skater. The outlet's story was dedicated to the athlete, her life and work.
Zagitova is described as "the stunning Russian 'world’s sexiest ice skater’ and a model who loves gardening."
The Olympic champion embarked on her figure skating career at the age of four in her native city of Izhevsk, Russia, and at the age of 13 she moved to Moscow to train under the guidance of the country's most renowned coaches.
Having won all sorts of titles, Zagitova moved away from sports and entered university to pursue a degree in journalism. Currently, the Olympic champion pleases her fans with vivid photos on social networks taken during her travels, and the number of subscribers to her account exceeds 1.1 million people.
To highlight this delightful phenomenon, Sputnik Africa has put together a selection of Russia's prettiest figure skaters for our audience. So, take a look at the photos below.
Russian figure skaters Elena Ilyinykh and Nikita Katsalapov perform their short program during the ice dancing competition at the European Figure Skating Championships
Figure skater Yevgenia Medvedeva performs at the gala concert of Channel One's Ice Age project at Moscow's Luzhniki Sports Palace. The gala concert was dedicated to the anniversary of legendary figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova.
