Bobrova / Soloviev will miss the national championships

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Bobrova / Soloviev will miss the national championships

Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev not take part in the Russian National Championships which begin in Sochi in a week.

The news circulating for several days, but only today & egrave; was made official by the technician of the pair Alexander Zhulin: "We will be forced to desert the national championships because & egrave; Dmitri has not fully recovered after the 'knee surgery. However, we are working hard and if everything will & agrave; for the better we expect to participate in the European Championships in Stockholm. " Dmitri Soloviev, undertaken at the end of September, & egrave; back on the ice at the end of October, but the work at full capacity & egrave; started in December. In any case, at the time, not & egrave; not known whether the Russian Federation enable & agrave; Winners of latest four national titles to take part in the continental event without having previously made any competitive test. On the sidelines, it should be stressed as the Russian Federation has not yet disclosed the names of the participants in the National Championships as it & egrave; preferred to wait for official communications by Bobrova / Soloviev and Adelina Sotnikova. Moreover, there is no news yet about the plans of the Olympic champion.
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