Russian skater removed from the tournament in Batumi after the test rolls
Vetlugin will perform instead of Mozalev at Challenger in Batumi. Secretary General of the FFKKR Kogan said that Mozalev should have performed better at the control rolls of the Russian national team. Vetlugin missed the rolls, taking silver at the tournament in Italy
Figure skater Matvey Vetlugin will perform instead of Andrei Mozalev at the Challenger series tournament in Batumi (Georgia), said Alexander Kogan, Secretary General of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR).
Vetlugin is listed as a reserve in the list of competition participants on the website of the International Skating Union (ISU). Another Russian single player in Batumi will be Nikolai Ugozhayev. The competition starts on October 1.
When asked about the reasons for the replacement, Kogan said: “You need to ride well at the test rolls, they are made for this.” He said the decision was purely sporty.
As Sport24 notes, during the test rolls of the national team, which took place on September 19-20, Mozalev allowed falls and step-outs. The skater himself said after the short program that he “fully did the choreography”, and he did not have enough strength to jump.
Vetlugin during the test rolls performed at the Challenger Lombardia Trophy, where he took second place.
