Anna Shcherbakova won a third consecutive Russian women’s figure skating title, doing so as the third skater in a row to land two quadruple jumps in Saturday’s free skate.
Shcherbakova, 16, hit a quadruple Lutz and a quad flip to improve her lead from Friday’s short program and total 264.10 points, beating 14-year-old Kamila Valiyeva by 10.09.
Valiyeva, who is too young for March’s senior world championships but is now a 2022 Olympic medal contender, landed two quad toe loops just before Shcherbakova skated. A TV camera showed 2002 Olympic champion Aleksey Yagudin appearing to wipe away tears in a commentary position.