National figure skater C. Sree Abiraame turned in a dazzling performance to finish runner-up in the Cubs B girls’ free-skating category of the Narva Cup 2021 in Estonia on Saturday (October 30th).
Photo via New Straits Times
According to BERNAMA, the nine-year-old amassed 26.55 points to finish second out of 16 skaters, with home skater Arina Voevodina clinching the title in the seventh edition of the competition with 29.10 points.
Arina’s compatriot, Elizaveta Martjukova, came in third with 26.52 points.
Sree, who has been training in Latvia since March last year was elated with her second-place finish in Estonia and thanked Malaysians who have been supporting her.
“Thank you to all Malaysians for the blessings and for supporting me,” she said.
She pointed out that she would continue to train hard and try to dance her way to another success when she competes in the Thomas Cup in Lithuania on November 11th.
Meanwhile, her father, B. Chendren expressed his gratitude to all Malaysians for always supporting his daughter and hoped they would continue to do so when Sree competes in Lithuania.
Sree has won more than 50 gold medals at various levels and has carved her name in the Asia Book of Records as the Youngest to Win Medals in International Figure Skating in 2019 and Malaysia Book of Records as the Youngest to Win “Skate Asia” Figure Skating Competition (Female) in 2017.
Amazing! Congratulations Sree, we are so proud of you!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
