Figure Skating - NHK Trophy 2013
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Daisuke Takahashi, after a seasonal incipot "babbling", has provided ample proof of his talent winning by dispersion in the short program of the NHK Trophy, the fourth stage of qualifying for the Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
Friday 8 November 2013 6 minutes reading time
The segment of the race was characterized by a high technical content, just think that the ninth and final classified brought home as many as 73.57 points when those who had never previously placed in that position had gone beyond 68.31 (Skate Canada, 2013, Andrei Rogozine). In addition, all the athletes have proposed with excellent percentages of realization quadruple toe loop.
The provision of Daisuke Takahashi has flirted with perfection. The twenty-seven of Takatsuki has finally completed a remarkable quadruple toe loop and, once passed the'' element for him most at risk, skated in extreme looseness on the song "Sonatino for Violin" by Mamoru Samuragochi doing a great triple axel and combination triple lutz / triple toe loop. Steps sensational aside, it's got a level four on the top angel angel change, while some point has been left on the plate of flying sit and, most serious, the combined, usually the easiest to bring to the top level ; high.
'' The student of Nikolai Morozov, by far the best day of each component of the program, clocked the second score all-time in the segment of the race behind the 98.37 of Patrick Chan (Mondiai of London 2013).
In second place, came the Spaniard Javier Fernandez, who scored a convincing proof undoubtedly soiled only by'' landing strip with step-out the quadruple Salchow preceded by the step. '' In the occasion, the sample Europeo in office at the end been disconnected Takahashi over ten lengths, masterfully managed to avoid the fall as during flight came up immediately off-axis.
The provisional podium is completed by the landlord Nobunari Oda, penalized by a questionable call on the quadruple toe loop initial sottoruotato judged by the panel. Also, made for him unusual, the triple lutz preceded by the step, presented in the second half of the disc, it is seen to call the wire inlet wrong. Remarkable, however, the quality of the triple axel, one of the best seen in the race.
The fourth place went to the American Adam Rippon, who is now given up to four times lutz opting for a quadruple toe loop completed laying a hand on the ground. On a positive note, in addition to new personal best, remains the master of the triple axel, which, unlike in the past, no longer seems to be a problem.
Afterwards, he finished Takahito Mura, Japan third in the race, which preceded by a narrow margin convincing the Russian Sergei Voronov, the American Jeremy Abbott, one went away from completing the quadruple toe loop, Max Aaron, unexpectedly fell on the triple lutz after have completed a combination quadruple Salchow / double toe loop, and the veteran Russian Konstantin Menshov, he also fell on the triple lutz preceded by the step after completing the combination quadruple toe loop / triple toe loop.
CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM SHORT
1) (JPN) Daisuke TAKAHASHI 95.55 (50.41 | 45.14) 2) (PPS) Javier FERNANDEZ 84.78 (43.86 | 40.92) 3) (JPN) ODA Nobunari 82.70 (42.20 | 40.50) 4) (USA) Adam RIPPON 82.25 (44.40 | 37.85) primacy personale5) (JPN) Takahito MURA , 79.97 (42.23 | 37.74) primacy stagionale6) (RUS) Sergei Voronov 79.80 (42.62 | 37.18) season record 7) (USA) Jeremy ABBOTT , 78.78 (38.82 | 39.96) primacy stagionale8) (USA) Max AARON 76.21 (40.65 | 36.56) - 1.00 primacy stagionale9 ) (RUS) Konstantin MENSHOV 73.57 (39.65 | 34.92) - 1.00 season record
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