Figure SkatingFigure skating - Russia Cup
It ended last Saturday, the fourth stage of the Cup of Russia, the circuit of five events that will help to determine which athletes will take part in the National Championships to be held in Sochi between 22 and 27 December.
Monday 18 November 2013 12 minutes reading time
The protagonist of'' event, held in Yoshkar-Ola, was Serafima Sakhanovich (197.70), winner of the junior female test with almost two hundred points and ready to face the protagonist'' s upcoming final of the Grand Prix category . The thirteen year old from St. Petersburg, after being preceded by a narrow margin in the first segment of the race by Maria Sostkova, thanks a landing of the triple Rittberger with step-out, put higher gears in the free program by completing the better two doubles and seven triple axel , including a combination triple flip / Rittberger / triple salchow in the second half of the music. Compared with the maximum score attainable technical base (60,90), it is not only the level four on the sequence of downs, but the accounts in hand, whereas in the junior category, it is not expected to be choreographed sequence, the only Mao Asada , and possibly Adelina Sotnikova, have in mind to present a program with a higher technical content. In'' occasion, Sakhanovich got a stellar TES (technical element score) of 72.16 and broke the barrier of 130 points in the free program.
In second place, it is placed Maria Sostkova (183.15), another finalist in the Junior Grand Prix, best of the lot in the short open by a combination triple lutz / triple toe loop, but in the free fall at the end of the combination triple flip / triple toe loop.
The real revelation of the race was, however, the twelve year old Polina Tsurskaya (180.96), which, as born in July, will not even eligible for the junior international competitions next season. The young student of Ethers Tutberidze was afforded the luxury of complete opening of the free combination triple lutz / triple toe loop / double toe loop and not happy in the second half of the music performed an'' other combination triple lutz / triple toe loop. A program anthology, with a double axel and seven triple jumps performed the best, was fouled in the final by a fall on the'' last double axel, however lacking in rotation, but nothing that took away the performance.
In the men's junior, calvalcata winning Adian Pitkeev (239.70), another student of the increasingly popular Tutberidze. Fifteen of Moscow, already qualified for the final of the junior Grand Prix, skated two programs just perfect, making the most of what is planned. In both cases got level three on the steps and on the four-tops, completing eight triple jumps in the free program, two axel.
A senior-level women, he sets the elegant Sophia'' Biryukova (177,26), which, after so long, she returned to show signs of life. The nineteen year old student of Viktoria Volckhova (from Butsaeva married) had much the better of the opponents in both segments of the race. In short, he completed a combination triple toe loop / double toe loop, instead of triple / triple planned and presented an excellent triple lutz, in addition to well-built spinning tops to get to level four. In the free, however, has executed two double axel and five triple jumps, including a triple Salchow landed with step-out.
'' The place of honor went to the fourteen-year-Izhevsk Diana Shamsutdinova (157.36), which preceded by a wide margin the seventeen year old Polina Korobeynikova (138.96), author of a short extremely messy, with fall on the triple toe loop initial that would open the combination, and that a free, filed a convincing start with a combination double axel / triple toe loop and a triple lutz discreet, it was subsequently lost. However, that leaves more perplexed the experts is the disappearance of the flip its programs, historic leap peak of his repertoire.
In the men, the success went to Kvitelashvili progressed Moris (236.71), another student of Ethers Tutberidze able to present the sum of the legs of the race three precious quadruple toe loop. The seventeen year old from Moscow, fell on the triple lutz in the short program, was able to complete the free two quadruple toe loop and seven triples, including a combination triple axel / triple toe loop, a triple lutz from the suspect wire with step-out and a triple Salchow atterratto with step-out and hands in the earth. In second place, finished the quoted Mikhail Kolyada (219.99), winner of the short, but abandoned by the triple axel in the free program. On the lowest rung of the podium, however, the ventcinquenne of St. Petersburg Vladislav Sezganov (215.38), who attempted in the free quadruple lutz, falling to the rotation completed.
Between the pairs of artistic statement for students of Sergei Dobroskokov Kristina Astakhova / Maxim Kurdyukov (181,76), already on the podium in the second stage of the Cup of Russia. In second place, we have placed the favorites on the eve Julia Antipova / Nodari Maisurdaze (176,87), who will be engaged in the Rostelecom Cup this week. The pupils of Artur Dmitriev have paid duty, in particular, on the jumps in the parallel free program, but it has amazed the'' intention to present the triple toe loop in the second half. The third place went to the finalists of the Junior Grand Prix Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat, authors of a short no flaws, but penalized in the longer segment of the race due to a lifting of the group of five aborted and a fall on the triple Rittberger launched. The expected Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert (169.00), they had, however, settle for fourth place.
In the junior race, were imposed without getting much Camilla Gainetdinova / Ivan Bich (154,02), who finished their preparations for the final of the Junior Grand Prix.
In the dance, finally, success at the senior level for Valeria Zenova / Valerie Sinitsin (127,92), mind in the junior category were imposed Betina Popova / Yuri Vlasenko (158.14).
In the light of the new regulation which will not allow anyone who has not completed the fourteenth year to take part in national championships have already qualified'' s office Adelina Sotnikova, Julia Lipnitskaia, Alena Leonova, Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA, Elena Radionova, Gosviani Nikol, Anna Pogorilaya and Evgenia Medvedeva. The ranking of the athletes in the struggle to be admitted to the country is headed by Maria Artemyeva (30 points) and Alsou Kayumova (30 points), which precede Diana Pervushkina (26 points), Diana Shamsutdinova (24 points), Alina Maksimova (22 points) Sophia Biryukova (22 points), Polina Korobeynikova (20 points), Polina Agafonova (18 points), Sofia Mishina (16 points) and Irina Kosareva (14 points) at the time of the last qualified.
In the men, are already admitted'' s office Artur Gachinsky, Evgeni Plushenko, Sergei Voronov, Maxim Kovtun, Konstantin Menshov, Adian Pitkeev and Alexander Petrov. Among the athletes in the hunt of qualification leads the Mikhail Kolyada (32 points) above Gordei Gorshkov (30 points), Zhan Bush (24 points), Alexander Samarin (22 points), Sergei Borodulin (22 points), Vladislav Sezganov (20 points), Moris Kvitelashvili (18 points), Andrei Lazukin (18 points), Artur Dmitriev (16 points), Murad Kurbanov (12 points), Vladislav Smirnov (12 points) at the time of the last admitted to the National leagues.
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