Figure skating - European Championships, 2013, Zagreb
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The second day of the European Figure Skating Championships, hosted by the "Dom Sportova" in Zagreb, opened in late morning with the men's short program.
Thursday 24 January 2013 9 minutes reading time
Much of the media attention was focused on Evgeni Plushenko,'' in which chance has, however, had to settle for sixth place in fifteen lengths behind the leader of the Provisional race. Moreover, for the first time in the last eight years, the Russian champions failed to cross the wall of the eighty-points in a short program. Struggling with obvious problems of a physical nature, waived quadruple toe loop, but however be noted unusual difficulties on the elements of jump presented. Indeed, having landed at the tip forward and a triple lutz, jump into the race plan was to open the combination is incredibly fell after a triple axel. '' He had the ability to attack a triple toe loop to a triple Rittberger able to at least recover the points of the combination. In the first statements in the heat, the defending champion said he was in disbelief for the'' error on the triple axel, element for him trivial, but did not want to cast any kind of justification due to the precarious physical condition. Later, however, has indicated that it would not take part in the free program on Saturday because of health problems.
The victory in the segment of race went to the Frenchman Florent Amodio, best day on the technical score and, in particular, elements of jump. '' The student of Nikolai Morozov, who won the title in 2011, he edited the personal best by more than eight points by presenting a short program to music and renovated building of the intentions of the season. Specifically, the'' eccentric skater orgine Brazilian had the merit of completing the quadruple Salchow in an exemplary manner, an element of which, at least in the race, boasted very low percentage of achievement. No problem, also, on the other elements of jump (triple axel combination and triple lutz / triple toe loop, performed in the second half of the disc).
'' The place of honor, with little more than a point behind, is occupied by the Spaniard Javier Fernandez, complete with a high score on each component of the program. L'' student of Brian Orser, the only European skater able to qualify for the'' last final of the Grand Prix, improved personal best by more than two points, although without the combination with two triple jumps. The twenty Madrid stationed in Toronto opened the drive with a quadruple Salchow perfectly realized and then completed a triple axel in fluency closing elements jump with a combination triple lutz / double toe loop, performed in the second part of the music. The real novelty hand has been the quality of the three spins which, for the first time this season, they got all'' unison to provide the highest level (level four). On the sidelines, it should be remembered that a skater never flagged Iberian finished on the podium in a European Championship.
In third place, a little less than five lengths from the head, is the French Brian Joubert finally supported by a proper physical condition. The twenty-eight of Poitiers, appeared much improved and more accurate especially on the elements of spinning, he performed at the opening program of a combination quadruple toe loop / triple toe loop, which was completed despite a round of'' too after landing the quad. No problem, instead of triple axel and triple lutz.
A follow have placed the Czech Michal Brezina, struggling with a physical problem in the shoulder but still be able to present quadruple Salchow and triple axel, and Russia's Sergei Voronov, still in the race for the podium despite the low ratings on the components of the program .
Total debacle for the Italian team because no athlete has failed to qualify for the free program. Paolo Bacchini, last to get on the ice, has not gone beyond the twenty-fifth position, two accomplices fall over on the triple axel attempt, completed only a single, and on the triple lutz. The discoso was also similar for the novice Paul Bonifacio Parkinson, thirtieth and last classified. The defending champion Italian accused egregious steps to empty out each of the elements of jump presenting, with the benefit of hindsight, an overly ambitious.
STANDINGS MEN'S SHORT PROGRAM
01) 89.82 - (FRA) Florent AMODIO (PB) 02) 88.80 - (ESP) Javier FERNANDEZ (PB) 03) 83.93 - (FRA) Brian JOUBERT 04) 79.84 - (CZE) Michal BREZINA 05) 78.38 - (RUS) Sergei Voronov 06) 74.82 - (RUS) Evgeni PLUSHENKO07) 74.46 - (RUS) Maxim Kovtun (PB) 08) 74.29 - (SWE) Alexander Majorov (PB) 09 ) 68.99 - (CZE) Tomas VERNER10) 67.34 - (AUT) Viktor PFEIFER (PB) 11) 66.93 - (FRA) Chafik BESSEGHIER 12) 63.27 - (МОN ) Kim LUCINE (PB) 13) 59.66 - (EST) Viktor ROMANENKOV (PB) 14) 58.38 - (BLR) Pavel Ignatenko (PB) 15) 57.44 - (UKR) Yakov GODOROZHA (PB) 16) 57,44 - (ROU) Zoltan KELEMEN 17) 56.67 - (GER) Peter LIEBERS 18) 56.42 - (ISR) Alexei Bychenko (PB) 19) 54.21 - (ESP) Javier RAYA 20) 53.76 - (CZE) Pavel KASKA21) 53.58 - (BUL) Manol ATANASSOV (PB) 22) 53.14 - (DEN) Justus STRID 23) 52.84 - (POL) Maciej Cieplucha 24) 50.93 - (SUI) Stephane WALKER 25) 50.68 - (ITA) Paul BACCHINI 26) 48.41 - (FIN) Valtter Virtanen (PB) 27) 48.08 - (GBR) Harry Mattick 28) 43.85 - (LTU) Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS ( PB) 29) 43.47 - (TUR) Ali DEMIRBOGA (PB) 30) 40.35 - (ITA) Paul Bonifacio Parkinson (PB)
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