Figure skating - Lexus Cup of China 2013
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As usual, at the end of the opening day of the Lexus Cup of China, came to the statements at the time of the athletes on the podium.
Friday 1 November 2013 6 minutes reading time
DANCE - (Video and resconto for tenders)
Ekaterina Bobrova - "This is our first competition of the season and considering some physical problem and the need to revise the program'' s last we are satisfied with the performance today. Clearly, the'' goal is to improve race by race and obviously express ourselves better in the free dance tomorrow. "
Fabian Bourzat - "I believe that today we managed to do a good job,'' skating with energy from beginning to end. We especially love our short-dance of this season and, although today the evidence has not been perfect, we have high expectations for the results of the program. Our intention was to present something different than usual, perhaps even sexier. "
Madison Chock - "We are happy that we cast. This is our first stop of Grand Prix and the'' beginning was not bad at all. Love our short program and we believe that with the passage of time can become always better. "
Sector FEMALE - (Video and resconto for tenders)
Adelina Sotnikova - "I felt really comfortable. Not everything has gone well in training, but when I got on the ice I was able to achieve a good performance. I ran all the most difficult elements: the combination triple lutz / triple Rittberger, the triple flip and a new variation on the trot angel. "
Carolina Kostner - "Today I was pretty nervous. I worked very hard on the choreography and did not know if I would be able to enter the jumps'' s interior in the best way. There are still many aspects to be developed."
Anna Pogorilaya - "I am happy to be able to compete with Adelina Sotnikova and other top skaters in the first race at the senior level. Now, however, I can not relax because tomorrow I will try to give the best of myself in the free program where I will try , to show my best side. "
Sector MALE - (Video and resconto for tenders)
Han Yan - "I am simply unable to repeat what is normally run in training and showed what they are capable of doing. For me it is fantastic to be provisional in the first position."
Maxm Kovtun - "Today, I skated in total fluency and are happy to be able to land the best two different quad and triple axel. Upon the fall in the course of the sequence of steps I did not understand exactly what happened, maybe I relaxed a '' too little. "
Takahito Kozuka - "My test was not perfect. Regarding the move to empty on the combination I thought about how I had gone wrong at Skate America and relapsed into error. Train I'll have even more, but the fact of having over forty points in the components of the program gives me confidence. "
PAIRS OF ART - (Video and resconto for tenders)
Jian Tong - "This will be our last season at a competitive level. We have competed in many competitions and struggled for years to win and win medals, but now we want to skate for the nost public. To them we want to express ourselves in a clean way without making mistakes" .
Robin Szolkowy - "'' It was the first appearance of our racing season and everything was for the best. However, we will need to know which elements of hand. Anyway, we plan to present the triple axel launched in all programs of the season, both in the free and in short. "
Hao Zhang - "We have spoken about the usual levels of training being able to highlight progress. We are pleased with the result and we hope to do even better in the free program."
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