Armenian figure skater takes 12th spot at European ChampionshipsJanuary 28, 2017 - 14:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian figure skater Anastasia Galustyan was placed the 12th at the European Championships on Friday, January 27, competing against a total of 33 participants. Galustyan secured 155.14 points, falling short of making it into the top 10. Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva, who is also of Armenian descent, won gold at the championships with a world record score for her second straight title in the women's competition. For the best free skate, she earned 150.79 points — surpassing the mark she set last year — and a total of 229.71. Fellow Russian Anna Pogorilaya, who finished third at the last two continental championships, was a distant second with 211.39 despite her third best free skate. Also, five-time European champion Carolina Kostner of Italy took bronze with 210.52. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |