Figure skating - U.S. Sectionals 2013
The U.S. Sectional Championships were completed without major surprises and have not claimed any victims excellent.
Sunday 24 November 2013 8 minutes reading time
In the end, all athletes of higher rank you are qualified for the National Championships to be held in Boston between 5 and 12 January.
Archived programs short, the main protagonists in the "Super Saturday" were the sixteen year old Coral Springs Maria Franchesca Chiera (172.78), triumphed in'' Eastern Sectional Championship played at Ashburn, Virginia, and the seventeen year old Hannah Miller (174, 80), in the great sweep in the Midwestern Sectional Championship, hosted by the "Suburban Ice" in East Lansing Michigan. Both showed a complete technical knowledge both in terms of spins that jump, presenting both triple lutz that triple flip. Chiera has completed six triple jumps, including two lutz and two flips, only tainting the'' landing a flip presented in the second half of the disc. For the rest, the test was immune from mistakes, as evidenced by 63.83 points TES (technical element score). Miller, athlete best known to the general public, there has been less and has performed six triples, including two lutz and two flips. '' The main error involved a lutz, closer to that downgraded to'' under-rotated, but judged sottoruotato.
In'' Eastern Sectional Championship, the place of'' honor went to Kiri Baga (151,84), which apporofittato of the day favored the negative Yasmin Siraj (138.93), precipitated in fourth place behind even the veteran longtime Joelle Forte (138,98).
Located in East Lansing, however, the technical rate was higher. In second place was placed the eighteen year old daughter'' s art Ashley Cain (164.50), in'' occasion not at home on the jump points, but still be able to skate a free almost 107 points. Other qualified for the national championships were the seventeen year old Barbie Long (157.45) and suffers from too many landings to the limit and, as usual, by sharply lower ratings on the components dl program, and seventeen Mariah Bell (154.91) , suffered two falls in the second half of the free after a convincing start.
In the Pacific Coast Sectional Championship at Oakland, the eighteen year old Vanessa Lam (154.60) successfully defended the title won last season, ahead of Rachel Flatt (148.23), now at ease only on the jumps taken from the wire. The favorite Leah Keiser (146.23), leader of the competition at the end of the first segment of the race, you are completely lost in the open after an early shock characterized by a double instead of triple lutz and a double axel fall on. From then on, the sixteen year old stationed in Orange County has been able to complete only two triple jumps. '' The last useful place to access the National twenties went to Caroline Zhang (133.94), which in the free program has had the merit to react after falling in both opening triple flip that on triple lutz.
As for the male sector, the race from the technical rate higher was played at Ashburn, where the top three finishers were separated by 81 basis points. Victory went to the twenty-Timothy Dolensky (209.85), which filed the first position in the short program, was able to resist the return of quadruplisti Grant Hochstein (209,29) and Stephen Carriere (209.04), fell on an attempted quadruple toe loop judged sottoruotato. He qualified for the national Danial also Raad (169.85). Located in East Lansing, has imposed a dull Brandon Mroz 194.68), stranded on quadruple toe loop and spins, without forgetting a single instead of triple axel in the free program. Next, they placed the second line Kaugars Lukas (171.22), Scott Dyer (161.57) and Robert Przepioski (138.31). In California, however, despite the problems of quadruple toe loop and triple axel, got the better Douglas Razzano (189.03), surlcassato but in the longer segment of the race unless quoted Sean Rabbitt (184.05), skater-free triple axel, but at home the rest of the triple jumps. The lowest step of the podium was occupied by Philipp Warren (182.69), which preceded the disappointing Keegan Messing (174.30).
As far as the dance of'' Eastern Sectional Campionship, the twins Gamelin (112.20), twenty-somethings in Boston, is soo redeemed after a disastrous short-dance getting the best score in the free dance, but have not gone beyond the third position . The victory was won by the students of Natalia Linichuk Hoptman / Filchenkov (123.80) in front of Cannuscio / Bramante (116,60). In the Midwestern Sectional, easy success for the clear favorites Aldridge / Eaton (141.54), which preceded Olsson / Lorello (129,29), Nardozzi / Traxler (101.32) and Ponomaryova / Altukhov (84.74). Evidence of dance Oakland had, however, already ended on Friday with the statement'' Aronow / Brubaker (115.88) in front of Heritage / Fast (92.81) and Bynum / Deveikis (72,21).
Obviously, the top four finishers in each event qualified for the National Championships.
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