“Eteri Georgievna, Sergei Viktorovich, Daniil Markovich, you are the best thing in my life now.

Thank you for not doubting me and not giving the opportunity to even think that I could let you down, ”Valieva wrote on Instagram.

At her debut Russian championship, the 14-year-old figure skater took second place, losing only to Anna Shcherbakova.

Earlier it was reported that Shcherbakova won the Russian figure skating championship with unofficial world records.