This is Evgenia Medvedeva. She’s a 16-year-old champion Russian figure skater. And she totally loves Sailor Moon.
She not only watches the anime, but recently did a special Sailor Moon themed skate program:
Which made news in Japan:
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Medvedeva is also studying Japanese and can apparently sing the Sailor Moon theme in its original language.
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Her Instagram and Twitter are filled with Sailor Moon photos.
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She also recently met Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi:
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Why just skate for gold when you can skate in the name of the moon?!
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