Figure skating - Japan Sectionals 2013
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In the early morning Italian, has competed in the women's short program in both Sectional Championships, last hurdle to gain access to the'' National leagues giappoesi held in Saitama few days before Christmas
Sunday 3 November 2013 6 minutes reading time
The first segment of the race did not smile all'' waiting Miki Ando, ​​committed to Gunma in'' Eastern Sectional Championship.
Two-time world champion is not, in fact, gone beyond the thirteenth position suffers from errors on every front. Almost twenty-six of Nagoya has confirmed the problems with the spinners forcefully emerged in previous appearances, but in the occasion'', has been abandoned even by the elements of jump. Ando presented at the beginning of the program a combination triple lutz / double toe loop, but did not stop turning the lutz judged by the panel sottoruotato. Afterwards, opened in flight what should have been a triple Rittberger preceded by the step by performing a single rotation. Finally, completed the double axel. By the standards of the past, it was not great either paid on the components of the program, thanks to an unusual slowness'' on the ice, and therefore stop at a paltry 41.97.
The first position is occupied by the always elegant Yuki Nishino (59,81), who performed a flawless program with spinning tops built to reach the highest level to arrangements and elements of jump completed in fluency (combination triple lutz / double toe loop , triple Rittberger preceded by the step and double axel d'' order).
The twenty year old from Osaka preceded by a margin not far from the amazing nine points Mayu Yamamoto (51,17). This was followed by Hikaru placed Nasuno (49,65), Shiori Tanikawa (47.61) and Risa Shoji (47.55) at the time the'' last qualified for Nationals. Ando, ​​now beaten even by long-time veteran Fumie Suguri (46.41), must recover over six and a half points in the free to hope to continue the difficult journey towards the Olympic Games in Scohi. However, athletes must overcome in principle listed as Nana Matsushima (46,87), not particularly brilliant in the first segment of the race.
In the senior men's competition, the top three positions are occupied by three athletes on the eve of the most accredited. Help Akio Sasaki (68.94), ahead of Daisuke Murakami (65.32) and Kento Nakamura (62,02).
In Western Sectional Championship to be held in Kyoto, the most striking performance was carried out in men's short on Friday morning by Tatsuki Machida, able to go once again over the ninety points (93.66), complete with yet another sumptuous combination quadruple toe loop / triple toe loop and technical support from 51.96.
In the women, however, Miyu Nakashio, authentic revelation of the Regional Championships, did not disappoint the expectations closing around the first part of the race due to a technical content of the first class. In fact, one of the girls engaged in Sectionals'' was the only one to successfully complete a combination with two triple jumps (triple toe loop / triple toe loop) and then made a triple flip preceded by hand.
The second place is occupied by eighteen Okayama Kako Tomotaki (51,39), which preceded Saya Ueno (49.07) and the'' waiting Miyabi Oba (48,43), which today has paid the price for failing the attempt to combiazione triple salchow / triple toe loop due to a landing problematic salchow which has managed to attack in some way only a simple toe loop. It should be remembered that the Western Sectional Championship will award eleven places for the national championships.
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