Armenian figure skaters participating in several int'l tournamentsOctober 25, 2017 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was held in Moscow on October 20 - 22, with Armenia's representative Anastasia Galustyan also participating. In Moscow, Galustyan took the 12th spot, while Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva snatched victory. "The very fact of participation in such a tournament is already a great success for us," said the President of the Federation of Figure Skating, Melania Stepanyan. "Now our leading athletes will participate in international competitions. Anastasia and Slavik Hayrapetyan will go to Tallinn to take part in the ISU Challenger Series tournament in November. The Tina Hayrapetian / Simon Proulx-Senecal pair will compete in a similar tournament in Warsaw." Stepanyan also said that Edward Ter-Ghazaryan will leave for Romania to participate in an international junior tournament, the press service of the National Olympic Committee reports. 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 | PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |