“For the first time in history, the entire podium in women's figure skating is for Russia!
You have demonstrated your talent and a high level of training, you have adequately completed complex and beautiful programs.
I am sure that this success, based on many years of training and the work of your mentors, will become another triumphant page in the annals of national sports, a solid foundation on the way to the upcoming Olympic Games, ”the congratulation says.
Putin noted the "brilliant performance" of Anna Shcherbakova.
“The victory at the World Championship was an excellent gift for your birthday,” the President noted.
Putin wished the athletes new achievements, prosperity and good luck.
On March 26, Russian figure skaters Anna Shcherbakova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Alexandra Trusova took the entire podium at the World Figure Skating Championships for the first time in history.
Shcherbakova won gold, the second was Tuktamysheva, and the third was Trusova.
Three-time Olympic figure skating champion Irina Rodnina called this a historic event.