Times for Russia’s three major matryoshka doll competitions at the Beijing Winter Olympics

The three major matryoshka doll competitions in Russia at the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held on the evening of February 17. The women's single free skate competition of figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Gymnasium. The much-watched Russian Olympic Committee players Valyeva, Shcherbakova and Trusova ranked first, second and fourth respectively after the previous short program competition and will appear in the final group.

The meaning of matryoshka dolls

Russian matryoshka dolls are Russian specialty wooden toys. They are generally composed of multiple hollow wooden dolls of the same pattern nested one inside another. There can be up to more than ten. Usually cylindrical in shape with a flat bottom that can stand upright. The most common pattern is a girl wearing Russian national costume, called Matroshka, which has also become the common name for this kind of doll.

Russian matryoshka dolls symbolize strong vitality, a healthy and strong body, and prosperous offspring. It usually consists of multiple hollow wooden dolls of the same pattern nested one inside another, up to more than ten, usually cylindrical in shape, with a flat bottom that can stand upright.