Figure skating - Russian Nationals 2013
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The third and final day of the Championships Russian National Figure Skating Championships, hosted by'' Iceberg Palace in Sochi, opened with the free program pairs artistic.
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In the absence of Tatiana Volosozhar spectator on the track, and Maxim Trankov, commentator'' s except for Russian television, it fell to Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov and Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov battle for the win.
At the end of a fight on a tight wire of tenths'' l have checked the natives of St. Petersburg, which have thus closed the first national title of his career. The best score in the free program, however, was obtained from Bazarova / Larionov, in huge trouble on the jumps in parallel, but perfectly at home on triple twist, and launched uprisings. In particular, students of Nina Mozer have lost the chance to win the second title of his career by the fall of Bazarova on the triple toe loop in parallel, however, to limit the rotation. In the free, Stolbova / Klimov were preceded by training partners for just two hundredths of a point, paying duty sullle components of the program, but having the best on the technical side, although a'' unusual fall of Fedor Klimov on the double axel in parallel.
Beyond today's result, and without prejudice to the idiosyncrasy of'' Bazarova / Larionov for jumps in parallel, both pairs have appeared much improved compared to the previous season, reflecting'' s excellent work done by the technical staff headed by Nina Mozer, coach of world champions among others in office. Stolbova / Klimov, in addition to having mastered the triple twist in a few months, they aquisito even greater speed and safety in lifts.
In third place, were placed in surprise young Perm Mary Vigalova / Egor Zakroev, the authors of the third free when highlighted launched on quality, twsit and lifts. The'' only'' smear covered the landing of the double axel in parallel, which averebbe had to open a combination with a double toe loop completed only by single Vigalova.
The expected Julia Antipova / Nodari Maisuradze have had to settle for fourth place, aided by the seventh free. Students Artur Dmitriev duty paid by the fall of Antipova at the end of the triple salchow, which was supposed to open the combination with a double toe loop, and a landing on two feet of triple Rittberger launched, not to mention a fall on a trivial Passing transizone that did not allow to carry out the lifting of the group of four.
Following enclosed in a tissue of a few points were placed Vasillisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat, Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin, with the fourth free, and Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert, all couples go over 170 points in the sum of the programs.
Tatiana Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov, convincing third at the end of the short-program, are shipwrecked in eighth place with the worst performance of the day. Have impacted negatively on the jumps problems in parallel (double to triple salchow instead Tarasova, fall on triple salchow and triple toe loop for Morozov), a landing on two feet above the salchow and launched a disastrous fall during the lifting of three group caused by a loss of the wire by Morozov. '' In the occasion, Tarasova has fallen on the ice for more than two meters high, beating violently shoulder and back
In light of today's result, Volosozhar / Trankov at the European Championships will be accompanied by Bazarova / Larionov and Stolbova / Klimov. Remains to be seen what will be the fate of Kavaguti / Smirnov, currently in recovery phase after an injury to Alexander Smirnov has kept them at the stake in the'' opening words of the season.
FINAL STANDINGS
01) Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor KLIMOV214, 47 (75.55 | 138.92) 02) Vera Bazarova / Yuri LARINOV214, 02 (75.08 | 138.94) 03) Mary VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV182, 35 (64,33 | 118.02) 04) Julia Antipova / Nodari MAISURADZE174, 97 (64.28 | 110.69) 05) Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei Deputat 173.09 (62.06 | 111.03) 06) Lina Fedorova / Maxim MIROSHKIN172, 80 (59.03 | 113.77) 07) Katarina GERBOLDT / Alexander ENBERT172, 37 (60,06 | 112,31) 08) Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MOROZOV169, 06 (69,72 | 99,34) 09) Christina Astakhova / Maxim KURDYUKOV159, 62 (59.44 | 100.18) 10) Anastasia Gubanova - Alexey SINITSOV153, 28 (53.19 | 100.09)
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