Figure Skating - Four Continents Championships 2016
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The eighteenth edition of the Four Continents Championships, hosted by the Taipei Arena in Taipei City, opened its doors in the early morning with the Italian short-dance, race segment where there have been the 'fireworks.
Thursday 18 February 2016 10 minutes reading time
Nell''occasione, have fallen primates national, continental and personal, without forgetting that & egrave; It was signed the best performance of the season. Moreover, the front nine pairs were classified abbontantemente pushed beyond the minimum technical score required to take part in the World Championships.
The highlight is & egrave; revealed the challenge of cents on the wire that involved the Americans Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani and Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje. The end result has smiled to the brothers of Asian origin, confirming the growth without solution of continuity & agrave; that has characterized the last months. The Shibutani, took to the track to the tune of "Coppelia", dominated the test from the technical point of view not only getting a plebiscite area of ​​four levels, but managing to be the best in the race on each of the five mandatory elements. In particular, the 'execution of twizzle and partial sequence & egrave; It was simply encyclopedic and allowed students to Marina Zoueva to crumble the personal best, but above all to wrest the best performance of the season to rivals of the day (72.75 in the final of Grand Prix).
Weaver / Poje have to memorize options managed to keep the trail earning cents on the degree of realization and especially getting more & ugrave assessments; High on each of the components of the program entry. On balance, the defending champions were spaced only forty-four cents, despite losing the 'imbattibilit & agrave; season on the single race segment. Fatal proved the four levels not achieved on the partial sequence, however well made, and the first sequence of ravensburger waltz.
The pi & ugrave step; the bottom of the podium & egrave; It was occupied by the Americans Madison Hubbell / Zacahry Donohue, skilled nell''alzare the dell''asticella level in pi & ugrave time; important. The fellowship trained in Montreal by the team led by Patrice Lauzon improved personal best of three points reeling off a significant solidity & agrave; technique, which proved crucial to contain the detachment from the place of 'nell''ordine honor of the three points. The mention of 'honor goes obligatorily to the partial sequence, second, to equality & agrave; level, only to the one made by Shibutani brothers. & nbsp;
The main disappointment of the race & egrave; clearly represented by deputy national champions Stars and Stripes Madison Chock / Evan Bates, gi & agrave surprise; out of contention for the title and trailing by more than three points from the bronze medal. Students Igor Shpilband, after performing a valid partial sequence, have paid the price compared to the competition of sull''esecuzione twizzle, accomplice 'Evan Bates error that has not grabbed the blade on the first set, and to follow have not completed the two sequences ravensburgerz waltz respecting all the key points. Last but not least, Chock / Bates, had not gone beyond the fourth place, were outclassed by Shibutani brothers also in the sum of the components of the program, yet another wake-up 'alert in view of the World Championships in Boston.
In fifth place, you were placed Canadians Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier, authors in opening twizzle quality & agrave ;, but remained lingered because of un''esecuzione unpunctual of ravensburger waltz sequences. Overall, the test & egrave; tutt''altro that it was positive, as evidenced by the margin of just under four points on compatriots Elisabet Paradis / Francois-Xavier Ouellette, able to touch up the official personal best by more than eight lengths.
The 'Pending challenge to the supremacy of the Asian movement has spared no surprises. The expected Rebeka Korean Kim / Kirill Minov, so far the authors of a convincing season, have fallen into ruin during the partial sequence shipwrecked in thirteenth position. The best of the lot were the Japanese debutants Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed, capable ready way to establish a new Asian record, which previously belonged to Chris Reed teamed with her sister Cathy. The new Japanese partnership, convincing seventh, preceded by sixty cents Chinese Shiyue Wang / Xinyu Liu, in turn, authors of the national record.
It should be noted finally the surprising ninth Korean Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin, couple Shpilband School of recent training in first outing of his career in an ISU Championship.
The free dance is disputer & agrave; Tomorrow starting at 06:30, Italian time.
RANKING SHORT DANCE
1) USA - Maia Shibutani / Alex SHIBUTANI72.86 (37.20 | 35.66) SB, PB2) CAN - Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE72.42 (35.36 | 37.06) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 3) USA - Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE69.36 (35.71 | 33.65) PB4) USA - Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES67.05 (31.57 | 35.48) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 5) CAN - Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER63.92 (31.73 | 32.19) 6) CAN - Elisabeth PARADIS / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE60.15 (31.95 | 28.20) PB7) JPN - Kana Muramoto / Chris REED & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 57.13 (31.09 | 26.04) AR8) CHN - Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU56.49 (30.43 | 26.06) NR & nbsp; & nbsp; 9) KOR - Yura MIN / Alexander GAMELIN55.23 (31.03 | 24.20) PB10) KAZ - Anastasia KHROMOVA / Daryn ZHUNUSSOV & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 48.19 (26.82 | 21:37) NR & nbsp; & nbsp; 11) KOR - Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM47.46 (24.97 | 22:49) & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; 12) JPN - Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION47.09 (24.03 | 23:06) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 13) KOR - Rebeka KIM / Kirill MINOV44.69 (23.61 | 23:08) - 2.0014) CHN - Yiyi ZHANG / Nan WU42.01 (23:30 | 19.71) - 1.0015) CHN - Xibei LI / Guangyao XIANG39.64 (21:19 | 18:45) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 16) AUS - Matilda FRIEND / William BADAOUI33.00 (17.76 | 15:24) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;
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