Aliona Kostornaya, star Russian figure skater, to miss national championships

Aliona Kostornaya, the world’s top figure skater before the pandemic hit, will miss next week’s Russian Figure Skating Championships, denting her hopes of making the three-woman team for the Beijing Winter Games.

Kostornaya is out due to an injury that the Russian Figure Skating Federation did not disclose in a two-sentence press release. Read More