Russian figure skater Alina Zagitova set a new world record with the results she had received during the short program at the 2018 Winter Olympics on Wednesday.

Kanal24 reports citing sputniknews.com.

The Russian athlete received 82.92 points for her performance.

The previous world record — 81.61 points — was set earlier on the day by Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva also in the women's single short program at the Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang.

On Monday, Zagitova missed an ordinary training after doping-control officers had visited her to take haemanalysis for doping tests.