Figure Skating - Skate America 2014
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Festive atmosphere in the press room at the end of the day's Last Skate America, centered on the free program pairs artistic and sull''ultimo note of the women's race
Monday 27 October 2014 5 minutes reading time
PAIR OF ART (program) Yuko Kavaguti confirmed the satisfaction to be returned to compete in the Grand Prix: & ldquo; I can only repeat that we are very happy to have skated in this competition and we are obviously pleased with what has been done today, & rdquo;
Alexander Smirnov & egrave ;, however, focused on the growth occurred in & rsquo; s last month and a half: & ldquo; & egrave than today; performance was better than the Nebelhorn Trophy and all & rsquo; s Skate Open in Moscow. We were able to make progress test after test & rdquo ;.
Brandon Frazier stressed the work done to prepare the best programs this season: & ldquo; we showed up at Skate America with the & rsquo; s aim to run two programs and clean & egrave; exactly what we were able to do. To achieve our racing programs, we have worked very hard in the spring and summer and & egrave; was present in this exciting race to see how the hard work has paid off & rdquo ;.
Hao Zhang did not express disappointment with a result below expectations: & ldquo; I would say that we expressed at a good level. Abbiato run a good program, focusing mainly on performance & rdquo;
AREA FEMALE (free program)
Elena Radionova did not hide the 'euphoria of their first win in the circuit: & ldquo; I am very happy because & eacute; I won the first stage of the Grand Prix of my career. This is a completely different feeling compared to arrive second or third. Time & egrave; also difficult to talk about why & eacute; are overwhelmed by emotions. I can only say that I am pleased to be able to perform the scheduled items & rdquo ;.
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, tired from the long tour de force of & rsquo; last time, he launched his candidacy for the World Championships in Shanghai: & ldquo; I can say we are truly happy to have finished a marathon races one after the & rsquo; other. Today I had a condition comparable to that of the Nebelhorn Trophy and Finlandia Trophy and since I was feeling a bit & rsquo; agitated, I made a couple of avoidable errors. Overall, I can not complain. I am convinced that there is room to grow and I hope to do in Shanghai during the World & rdquo ;.
Gracie Gold is aware of the progress to be more & ugrave; competitive satisfied with the result: & ldquo; The fact that we managed to win the third place makes me happy. They are conscious of the need to improve ahead of the NHK Trophy and the races that will follow, but I remain convinced that & rsquo; s start of the season has been positive. Even in previous seasons I was on the podium in some stages of qualifying for the Grand Prix and I hope to do well in the NHK Trophy and then look forward with confidence to 2015 & ldquo ;.
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