12 September 2007 FOCUS News Agency
Sofia. A few famous figure-skaters will miss the coming season. World champions Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski from Bulgaria are among them,
Vremya Novostei reports. Denkova has signed a contract for project involvement at the Perviy Kanal, and Staviski has problems with the judiciary. Not long ago he caused a road accident, where one man died. The trial against Staviski will start in October. The Russian skater, who competes for Bulgaria, may be sued for 7 years imprisonment, which might be replaced by a probation, the edition notes.
(Note: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perviy Kanal Evraziya is a local
Kazakh television station that has been in operation since October
1997. It is one of many privately owned television stations in Kazakhstan closely monitored for any bad press about the Kazakh government that could have a detrimental effect.