Who is the Fairest of Them All?– Zagitova and Scherbakova’s Rivalry as the Russian Fairy Starts!

The “New Old Queen Two-Shot” of Alina Zagitova, who won gold in women’s figure skating at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, and Anna Scherbakova, who won gold in the same event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, is attracting too much attention for its gorgeousness. The day the photo was posted was the day the World Figure Skating Championships were held in Montpellier, France, but Zagitova was apparently not in France. There was a complication there.

The two posted a photo of themselves with a red car board. Zagitova and Scherbakova are wearing white and red jerseys, respectively, with russia written on them. They both look like they are having fun. ……

It seems that they were visiting the Channel One Cup, where Russian figure skaters who were excluded from the World Championships compete. Various sanctions have been imposed on Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the sports world is no exception, with Russian athletes not allowed to compete at the World Championships.

As if in response, Russia decided to hold the “Channel One Cup” behind the World Championships. Anna Scherbakova, the gold medalist in women’s singles at the Beijing Olympics, Alexandra Trusova, the silver medalist, and Kamila Valiyeva, the fourth-place finisher, will all compete. In Russia, there was a lot of talk about “the future of the sport” and “the future of the world.

At the “Channel One Cup,” Scherbakova showed an impressive performance. Although she suffered a nosebleed during her performance, she succeeded in a quadruple flip and took first place in the free skate. However, when asked about her future, she said, “I want to rest now. I will see how things go. (If the confusion continues), it will affect my decision,” she commented.

A war with no end in sight. The lives of top athletes must not be ruined. I hope that the world will return to peace soon.