Figure skating - Lexus Cup of China 2013
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Not missed the show in the short program of the women's Cup of China, hosted by the "Capital Indoor Stadium" in Beijing. One of the main reasons for the interest of the race was clearly represented by the seasonal debut of Carolina Kostner.
Friday 1 November 2013 7 minutes reading time
The average level of the competition, despite some rotation missing too much on the jumps, proved more than adequate to the point that for the first time in a stage of the Grand Prix first nine classified have got more than 53 points in total.
The best program has been skated by the Russian Adelina Sotnikova, that'' for the occasion, made a brilliant "Carmen" choreographed by former dancer'' Peter Tchernyshev. The performance of seventeen of Moscow was of absolute technical depth, albeit not perfect landing fouled by a complicated combination of triple lutz / triple Rittberger. Specifically, the Rittberger the vice-world champion was found missing rotation, but the good news concerned the call of lutz, got called by a thread outside of the panel. Sotnikova then completed looseness in both the triple flip preceded by the step that the double axel in the second half of the disc, being able to perform spins of stun beauty, in particular the final flying camel. Among the aspects that have most impressed, it is worth highlighting the wealth of transitional passages before each item.
Carolina Kostner, took to the track on the song "Humoresque" by Antonin Dvorak, has, however, started his trial uphill atterando on two feet and fall with the combination triple toe loop / triple toe loop, characterized by lack of rotation on the second jump. She then faced no problems triple Rittberger preceded by the step, but did not have a well-slipped landing on the double axel run in the second half of the program, while masking the problem with the trade. Vice-champion has performed at the World Championships in office its best elements of spinning, including the inverted built to get to level three, and was superb as usual d'' on the sequence of steps, true dish of the house. Obviously, the Italian skater has received the highest rating on each component of the program being able to contain the gap to Sotnikova'' in order of three points and twenty-eight cents.
The provisional podium was completed by convincing rookie Anna Pogorilaya, bronze medalist in the last World Junior Championships. The fifteen-year stationed in Moscow skated a flawless program embellished with a'' huge combination triple lutz / triple toe loop, alone worth the price of admission. Furthermore, compared to previous releases at home,'' showed a significant increase on the elements of spinning top, all built to achieve the highest level available and well centered
L'' waiting Kanako Murakami Japanese has had to settle for fourth place, the limit is penalized by the landing of the second triple toe loop combination that of the triple flip, jump, however, presented in the second half of the disc. L'' student of Machiko Yamada preceded her compatriot Haruka Imai, groped after some time returned to a combination with two triple jumps in the short program. However, even the twenties Tokyo has paid duty on the rotation of the triple toe loop combination that ended with the triple Salchow.
Afterwards, wrapped in a handkerchief of a few tenths are there in the'' order the novice Russian Nikol Gosviiani, penalized by a combination triple flip / toe loop simpler, Agnes Zwadazki the U.S., fall in combination toelopp triple / triple toe loop completed, the Chinese Zijun Li, in trouble on triple lutz and not on the perfect combination triple flip / triple toe loop, and conaazionale Zhang Kexin, solid from a technical standpoint, but remained extremely loose on the components of the program.
STANDINGS WOMEN SHORT
1) (RUS) Adelina Sotnikova 66.03 (35.86 | 30.17) 2) (ITA) Carolina Kostner 62.75 (30.45 | 33.30) 3) (RUS) Anna POGORILAYA 60.24 (34.86 | 25.38) 4) (JPN) MURAKAMI Kanako 57.33 (28.53 | 28.80) 5) (JPN) Haruka IMAI54.79 (29.02 | 25.77) 6) (RUS) Nikol GOSVIANI , 53.76 (28.21 | 25.55) 7) (USA) Agnes ZAWADZKI53.73 (28.89 | 25.84) 8) (CHN) Zijun LI53.58 (28.35 | 25.23) 9) (CHN) ZHANG Kexin 53.32 (30.93 | 22:39) 10) (CHN) GUO Xiaowen 45.32 (24.58 | 20.74)
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