Humennik will take part in demonstration performances at the Olympics

Russian figure skater Pyotr Gumennik, who took sixth place at the Olympics in Italy, will perform in demonstration performances.

The screenings will take place on February 21 after the end of all figure skating competitions.

On February 13, Humennik competed in the free skate at the 2026 Olympics in Italy, scoring a total of 271.21 points. In, he took sixth place in the competition.

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Peter could not cleanly roll out his program, and the skiers could not cope with the shortest distance.

Olympic speed skating champion, State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova noted on the same day that the jury had unfairly evaluated Humennik's performance. She stressed that similar situations had already happened to Russian athletes at previous Olympics, adding that figure skaters from Russia traditionally face stricter requirements.

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