Figure Skating - NHK Trophy 2013
Getty Images
Triumph for athletes at home in the NHK Trophy, the fourth stage of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating hosted by "Yoyogi National Gymnasium" in Tokyo.
Saturday 9 November 2013 7 minutes reading time
The victory went to Daisuke Takahashi, who won the'' eighth career success in a qualification test, as well as the fifth in his home race. The long-time veteran, having dominated the short program with a lot of new personal best, it is also duplicated in the longer segment of the race breaking through for the fourth time in his career the wall of the ninety points in the components of the program, as well as he crossed in the competitions of the first level only Canadian Patrick Chan.
The twenty-seven stationed in Takatsuki, fell on ghaccio to the tune of a medley of Beatles choreographed by Lori Nichol, has completed well even today the quadruple toe loop, adding seven triples. The two main steps to empty focused on the second attempt to quadruple toe loop, triple jump run,'' and the landing of the second triple axel. Precisely in this regard, is unsatisfactory choosing groped two quads, sacrificing, at least in the initial part of the program the undisputed talents interprative. Accordingly, it is the presence of a free skating the best that can easily be worth more than 180 points.
In second place, finished Nobunari Oda, for the thirteenth time on the podium in fifteen appearances in the qualifying stages of the Grand Prix. The twenty-six of Osaka has had the satisfaction of getting the best technical score in the longer segment of the race, completing the most of a quadruple toe loop and eight triples, including two axel. In particular, after a start complex, characterized by a triple toeloop combianazione / toeloop simple unplanned, Oda has been able to recover but did not practically nothing and, especially, highlighting that growth on the elements of spinning top, that was reason to work in the last few weeks. It remains, however, some doubt on yet another call'' the wire inlet wrong on the triple lutz, a problem emerged with bullying these days.
The podium was completed by Jeremy Abbott, able to move up from seventh position of the first segment of the race. In the free program, the ventotenne stationed in Bloomfield Hills has unsheathed a supply of extreme solidity jump on the elements of being able to perform eight triples, including two axel. The main regret is represented by the attempt to quadruple toe loop went to empty, but the fact of having, instead, made a triple toe loop has not soiled in any way the test. In particular, is proving very successful choice to resubmit for the Olympic season free on the song "Exogenesis Symphony Number 3" by Muse, who had received many appreciations two years ago.
Abbott, last U.S. skater to have imposed a stage of Grand Prix, preceded compatriot Adam Rippon, now suffers from a serious error rates angel angel on top and foot by a second triple axel completed only single. With today's result, however, the positive student Rafael Arutuninan said goodbye to the chance of reaching the final for the second consecutive season athletes should not have the stars and stripes at the starting line.
The day is disappointed in all respects the Spaniard Javier Fernandez, precipitated from the second to fifth position
Analyzing the situation carefully, Daisuke Takahashi is actually qualified for the final as in the overall standings can be overridden only by Tatsuki Machida, Yuzuru Hanyu, Han Yan, Patrick Chan and Maxim Kovtun. On paper, the sixth in the Japanese would be able to overcome the Czech Michal Brezina that is set to win the next stop collecting 286.2 points, when its staff is 243,52.
FINAL STANDINGS
1) (JPN) - Daisuke TAKAHASHI 268.31 (1 | 1) 2) (JPN) - Nobunari ODA253.16 (3 | 2) 3) (USA) - Jeremy ABBOTT 237.41 (7 | 3) 4) (USA) - Adam RIPPON 233.71 (4 | 4) 5) (PPS) - Javier FERNANDEZ 230.45 (2 | 8) 6) (JPN) - Takahito MURA 227.22 - (5 | 6) 7) (USA ) - Max AARON 223.35 - (8 | 7) 8) (RUS) - Konstantin MENSHOV 221.32 - (9 | 5) 9) (RUS) - Sergei Voronov 221.18 - (6 | 9)
Social media engagement
Ultimi in Sport invernali
Un anno fa vivevamo il dramma di Matteo Franzoso: a La Parva un incidente che mai sarebbe dovuto accadere
Era il 13 settembre 2025 quando, in quel maledetto sabato mattina in Cile, il velocista ligure finì a velocità elevatissima contro una staccionata, troppo vicina a bordo pista (e ora non più presente per gli allenamenti delle nazionali presenti anche quest'anno nella località). Due giorni dopo, a Santiago, Matteo si spense.
2