Figure skating - NHK Trophy 2015
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The long qualifying stage of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating is & egrave; quest''anno also ended with the free dance of the NHK Trophy, the sixth stage in calendar hosted by the "Big Hat" Nagano.
Sunday 29 November 2015 6 minutes reading time
The 'last of the forty-eight segments race played in the space of six weeks he dissolved the last doubts concerning all''accesso in the final and have not been surprises.
The Russians Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev, thanks to the personal best in the free dance, they managed to win the second place in the ranking to overcome fundamental circuit compatriots Sinitsina / Katsalapov and for the fifth time in his career will be the final game nell''atto .
The final anyway & egrave; was with a bang as the couples who have completed the Japanese leg in the top five were the protagonists of the provision of thick, testified from the levels assigned by the technical panel. Basically, all they got level three on the complicated sequences of steps in pairs and the level four on the rest. Obviously, as in 'habit we were able to run and program components to make a difference.
Success & egrave; It was captured by the Americans Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, who filed the second claim in the career Grand Prix, after the one obtained in Japan always nell''ormai far 2011. Students Marina Zoueva, took to the track on the song "Fix You "Coldplay have crumbled the personal records confirming the positive impression aroused at Skate Canada and suggesting that they are ready to lottaare for victory in Barcelona in two weeks.
He said the second Russian Bobrova / Soloviev, appeared decidedly more & ugrave; fast and accurate than at Skate Canada, the podium & egrave; It was completed by Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue that, for the first time in his career, have qualified for the final in Nagano improving every personal best. And '' perci & ograve; It started with a bang with the colloborazione school in Montreal, an orphan of the world champions Papadakis / CIZERON in the first part of the season.
Following were placed young Russians Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin, today authors of the best free dance career, which preceded the British Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland, still in search of the key to the new version in sauce Shpilband.
It should be noted the discreet debut of the new Japanese couple, composed Kana Muramoto and Chris Reed, seventh behind Americans Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus. The hosts got the first international the minimum technical score in dannza free, crucial to take part in the World Cup. They will have to & ograve; now look for the right race to regularize the situation even in the short-dance.
For the first time in history, the United States will have three couples in the final, all, however, able to win at least one stage in each.
QUALIFIED FOR COUPLES FINALE30 points (CAN) WEAVER / POJE28 points (USA) CHOCK / BATES28 points (ITA) CAPS / LANOTTE28 points (USA) Shibutani / SHIBUTANI26 points (USA) HUBBELL / DONOHUE24 points (RUS) Bobrova / Soloviev
RISERVE24 points (RUS) SINITSINA / KATSALAPOV24 points (CAN) GILLES / POIRIER20 points (RUS) STEPANOVA / Bukin
RANKING NHK TROPHY
1) USA - Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 174.43 (1 | 1) PB2) RUS - Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 169.33 (3 | 2) 3) USA - Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 167.49 (2 | 3) PB4) RUS - Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan Bukin & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 160.64 (4 | 4) 5) GBR Penny Coomes / Nicholas BUCKLAND & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 155.88 (5 | 5) 6) USA - Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin MCMANUS & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 138.41 (6 | 6) 7) JPN - Kana Muramoto / Chris REED & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 134.97 (7 | 7) PB8) JPN - & nbsp; Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 115.59 (8 | 8)
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