Figure skating - Finlandia Trophy 2014
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Between Friday & igrave; and Sunday, the & ldquo; Barona Arena & rdquo; Espoo sar & agrave; theater of the nineteenth edition of the Finlandia Trophy fifth round of the ISU Challenger Series circuit.
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Unless withdrawals last minute, forty-five skaters representing sixteen countries and three continents are enrolled at & rsquo; event. However, it should be remembered that, in addition to individual competitions and dance valid for the Challenger Series, will disputer & agrave; the short program of the synchronized listed with five teams at the starting line (Marigold IceUnity, Revolutions, Rockettes, Team Unique and Paradise, Russian team that will address & agrave, four opposing Finnish).
With regard to the & rsquo; Italian, cos & igrave; as occurred in the previous edition, will & agrave; of the twenty-one game of Bolzano Carol Bressanutti, coached by Lorenzo Magri in & rsquo; emerging "square" of Neumarkt.
In the men's race, characterized by the presence of only nine athletes, the twenty-seven Russian Sergei Voronov, vice-European champion, will have to agrave &; contend with the twenty-four American Adam Rippon, looking for an immediate redemption after losing progressively enamel nell''inconcludente past season.
Will be followed with attention the students of Alexei Mishin Arthur Dmitriev, twenty two year old son d & rsquo; Art back in the spring in St. Petersburg after a & rsquo; unhappy brackets Moscow, and Alexander Petrov, emerging fifteen who qualified for the final of the Junior Grand Prix. Moreover, Petrov & egrave; Gachinski replaced just a few days before the race. Among the members, deserve mention the twenty-three Uzbek stationed in China Misha Ge and twenty-six Israeli school of Ukrainian Alexei Bychenko, both present in the & rsquo; latest edition of the Olympic Games.
A-level female, headlights pointed out TUKTAMYSHEVA Elizaveta, who, representing them on the level of excellence of the recent Nebelhorn Trophy, would put a serious threat to the success in the circuit ISU Challenger Series. The seventeen year old Russian avr & agrave; as the main enemy compatriot Maria Artemyeva, twenty-one student of Evgeni Rukavitsin continues to rise, the seventeen year old Japanese Rika Hongo, national champion juniors in office, and the twenty-American Samantha Cesario, to rehearsals with a view & rsquo; imminent engagement at Skate America.
In absence of the darling of the house Kiira Korpi, suspect of returning to racing in late November or early December, the colors will be primarily defended by the Finnish Helsinki Julia Turkkila nineteen, back from a discrete Nebelhorn Trophy.
The race will have dance & agrave; as the main dish challenge between the German veterans Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi and the emerging Russian Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin recently invited to Skate America. For the step pi & ugrave; bottom of the podium, the game seems to be open, but the Americans Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus, gi & agrave; third parties in the US's International Figure Skating Classic & agrave met; September seem to be the pi & ugrave; credited with the hosts Helena Lindholm / Ossi Kanervo, coached by Maurizio Margaglio.
As happened in previous stages of the & rsquo; ISU Challenger Series, will & agrave; guaranteed the live streaming of & rsquo; event.
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CALENDAR OF RACE
FRIDAY & Igrave; 10
17:15 & ndash; women's short program 20:15 & ndash; short program synchronized
Saturday 11
12:15 & ndash; short-dance14: 00 & ndash; short program maschile16: 00 & ndash; Women's Free Program
SUNDAY 12th
24:00 & ndash; dance libera14: 00 & ndash; Men's Free program
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