Olympic favourite: Russia’s Kamila Valieva performs during the European Figure Skating Championships
PARIS – Russia’s Kamila Valieva, just 15 years old, hammered home her status as Olympic Games gold medal favourite on Saturday when she swept to the European title in Tallinn.
Valieva, in her first season on the senior circuit, led a Russian sweep of the women’s podium with her 259.06 points enough to defeat world champion Anna Shcherbakova (237.42 points) and Alexandra Trusova (234.36).
Russia also claimed titles in the men’s event, pairs and ice dance in a stunning performance less than three weeks before the Winter Olympics start in Beijing on February 4.
“I am so happy, there are so many emotions that I can’t put them into words,” said Valieva who skated to “Bolero”.
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