Figure Skating - World Championships 2013 London
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'' A few hours after start of the World Championships in figure skating, has now outlined the scope of the participants, which, unlike the recent past, will have very few defections worthy of note.
Monday 11 March 2013 3 minutes reading time
Among the big names, the game will not be Finland's Kiira Korpi, injured, Japan's Miki Ando, ​​still undecided about a possible continuation of the career, and the Russian Evgeni Plushenko, recently back operation.
The World Championships will be hosted by the "Budweiser Gardens" in London, situtato center in the southern part of Ontario''. Previously, Canada hosted the World Cup in nine other occasions,'' the last of which was held in Calgary in March 2006.
The competitions will open Wednesday, March 13 with the short program of the pairs of artistic and concludes on Saturday 16 with free map female. The Final Gala will be held, instead, Sunday 17.
Among the most relevant issues of'' event, should be reported in the return match after a generous sabbatical of Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na, the challenge to the sound of quad that will characterize the men's race and the attempt of the U.S. Davis / White to snatch the title of the dance to the hosts Virtue / Moir, their native London.
It will be followed with attention the numerous and fierce Italian patrol, which will be presented at the starting line with the ambitions of the first floor. In particular, Carolina Kostner will try to defend the title won twelve months ago in Nice on the ice, not to mention that even Valentina Marchei, the couple dance Cappellini / Lanotte and the pair of artistic Berton / Hotarek may point to placements of prestige.
In conclusion, it is important to remember that the World Championships in London will have value of first qualifying event for the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi.
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