Tarasova named the best Russian athlete at the 2026 Olympics

Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova said on February 23 that Russian figure skater Pyotr Gumennik, competing in men's single skating, performed better than other compatriots at the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy.

"Petya Gumennik was the best of all and fought for the Olympic medal," RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.

Humennik took sixth place in men's figure skating at the 2026 Olympics. At the same time, the athlete showed the 12th result in the short program.

Silver Repetition: how to evaluate the performance of Russians at the 2026 Olympics

Nikita Filippov saved us from disappointment, but the conclusions from our athletes' trip to Milan are much deeper.

Russian athletes won one medal at the 2026 Olympics. The only winner of the award was mountaineer Nikita Filippov, who won silver in the sprint. In the final, the 23-year-old Russian showed a result of 2 minutes 35.5 seconds, losing to Spaniard Oriol Cardona Kohl.

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