Neither of Russia’s Olympic figure skating champions were named as part of the nation’s three-woman team for the World Championships in Boston later this month.
Olympic singles champion Adelina Sotnikova and team event champion Yulia Lipnitskaya were passed over in favor of Anna Pogorilaya for the team’s third spot behind national champion Yevgenia Medvedeva and silver medalist Yelena Radionova.
The full Russian team for all disciplines is here.
The decision was not shocking, given Pogorilaya was third behind Medvedeva and Radionova at both the Russian Championships in December and the European Championships in January.