Figure skater Anna Shcherbakova received the Silver Doe award – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

“I thank the journalists who recognized me among ten other athletes as the prize of the year. Who would know our victories if it weren’t for you?” said the figure skater.

Anna, dressed in a formal black dress, was the real star of the traditional Silver Hind awards ceremony at the Russian Olympic Committee. At the end of the year, sports journalists determine the ten strongest athletes, as well as the best coach and team.

For 19-year-old Anya Shcherbakova, this is the first “Gama”. And for the other winners of the contest: another beautiful silver figure from a rich collection. Thus, for tennis players Daniil Medvedev and Andrei Rublev, who in recent years have always been in the top ten, it is fourth and, consequently, third. Gymnast Nikita Nagorny also has three “Lani”. This is Kliment Kolesnikov’s second “Doe” so far. But there is a good chance that the swimmer who set the world record will once again be among the best according to the voting results for the outgoing year 2023.

“I am glad that we, sambo fighters, have joined this race of champions,” four-time world sambo champion, winner of the “Silver Hind”, Sergei Ryabov, told me. “I really hope that next year journalists will pay attention to “Our successes. For example, Artem Osipenko won the world heavyweight title for the tenth time. Only the great sambo master Marat Khasanov has one more title.”

That same night, the sports journalists who won the creative contest “Energy of Victory” were also awarded. About 400 works were presented to the jury, invariably chaired by the famous television commentator Viktor Gusev. Those who placed in the top three in six categories received diplomas, medals and cash incentives. Well, the special prize “Patriarch of Sports Journalism” was awarded to the wonderful “basketball” television commentator Vladimir Gomelsky.