Dikiidji, Husnutdinova, and Mishina/Galliamov Lead After Kazan Short Programs

Overview

• Vladislav Dikiidji leads the men with 94.51 points, followed by Gleb Lutfullin and Artur Danielyan.
• Dina Husnutdinova tops the women after the short program, with Sofya Muravieva second and Darya Sadkova third.
• Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov unexpectedly head the pairs, ahead of Alexandra Boikova and Dmitry Kozlovski, with Elizaveta Osokina and Artem Gritsaenko third.
• Dikiidji rated his skate eight out of ten after a wobble on the final spin and an edge call on the flip, while Sadkova said she skipped the triple Axel she is preparing.
• The field shifted as Natalya Khabibullina and Ilya Knyazhuk withdrew due to her medical treatment, and Galliamov noted Kazan’s smaller rink size as a factor.