Sued? Kazakh skater was deprived of a medal in the Grand Prix final in France – Figure skating
December 7 leader Kazakhstan national team in figure skating, was unable to maintain intermediate third place at the final stage of the Grand Prix in Grenoble, Sports.kz reports with reference to Zakon.kz.
After the short program, the 20-year-old athlete finished in the top three, but after the free program he fell down in the standings. As a result, he finished fifth with a total of 253.75 points, ahead of only Frenchman Kevin Amoz.
This decision of the judges was preceded by a fall in the second skate on a quadruple Lutz. On this and also in the quadruple flip and triple axel, they found that the skater was under-rotated.
Commentators on social networks were dissatisfied with the judges' decisions, openly criticizing them for their biased attitude…