Figure skating - Skate America 2013
The long second day of Skate America, the initial act of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, opened with the short program of the pairs of art.
Saturday 19 October 2013 7 minutes reading time
As expected, the main players on the ice of the "Joe Louis Arena in Detroit" were the Russians Tatiana Volozohar / Maxim Trankov. The defending champions, unbeaten at international level by the stage of Skate America last season, have the unlined'' umpteenth performance of absolute perfection skating without the slightest smear the majestic strains of "Masquerade Waltz" by Aram Khatchaturian. After three weeks of'' exploits of Oberstdorf, the students of Nina Mozer allowed themselves the luxury of retouch the world record, already owned by them,'' raising the rod up to 83.05 points. For the record, none of the other couples in business has never exceeded the threshold of 76 points.
From the technical point of view, each item has been completed in an extremely relaxed and has received excellent reviews from the judges. The complex group of lifting five (reverse lasso), the triple twist, the sequence of steps, the top and the tricky'' death spiral inner back have earned the highest level available while jumping launched in'' at a height of sidereal, and the triple toe loop paralleo not have been a problem.
On balance, compared to the triumphant ride at the Nebelhorn Trophy, c'' has been an increase in both the technical score that component of the program.
The provisional second place, complete with a new personal best is occupied by the expected Canadian Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch, authors of a test of enormous strength, confirming the exponential growth of the'' last calendar year. The deputy national champions have crossed in office for the first time in his career the threshold of excellence'' of the seventy points prolonging the strip of open programs without smudging. It goes without saying that the key to changing gear to be found in the quality found in the jumps in parallel, once the nemesis for the students of the spouses Wirtz.
In third place, there are the young Russians Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov, able to shatter the previous record staff, but especially to skate finally a short-program without any transition to empty. Among the'' other, do not seem to miss the opportunity of growth as the association grew strongly competitive in St. Petersburg, but now based in Moscow at the School of Nina Mozer, he again waived triple twist preferring a more secure double.
Italians Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek expressed themselves on high levels of competitiveness missing the Italian record for a few tenths. L'' single ramamrico is tied to the triple toe loop in parallel, usually one of the strengths of the couple, in'' occasion completed by Stefania Berton with l'' support of both hands on the ice. For the rest, passed the historically difficult triple twist, the medalists'' s latest edition of the Europeans were second only to Volosozhar / Trankov achieving the highest level available on each item and presenting a reverse frame by an exclamation mark.
A follow the couples were placed U.S. Castles / Shnapir, with new personal best, Denney / Coughlin and suffers from a bad fall on the triple Rittberger launched, and Zhang / Bartholomay, both deficit on the triple toe loop in parallel. '' The last position is finally occupied by rookies Canadian Purdy / Marinaro, vice-junior champion in charge.
For the second time in history, the first eight pairs classified into a stage of Grand Prix have been awarded more than fifty points. L'' unique'' dates back to a previous edition of Skate Canada dated 2003 Moreover, in those days every stage involved the participation of ten couples and not eight.
RANKING-SHORT PROGRAM
1) (RUS) - Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV83, 05 (44,99 | 38,06)
2) (CAN) - Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan Moscovitch 71,51 (39,59 | 31,92)
3) (RUS) - Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov 64,80 (35,21 | 29,59)
4) (ITA) - Stefania Berton / Ondrej HOTAREK63, 85 (34,76 | 29,09)
5) (USA) - Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR62, 56 (34,42 | 28,14)
6) (USA) - Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN 62,06 (34,60 | 28,46) - 1.00
7) (USA) - Felicia ZHANG / Nathan Bartholomay (PB) 55,83 (31,71 | 25,12) - 1.00
8) (CAN) - Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO 50,26 (26,00 | 24,26)
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