Figure Skating - Skate America 2014
From Friday & igrave; night, fifty-five skaters representing seventeen countries and four continents will take part in Skate America, the opening act of the Grand Prix which will be held & agrave; to Hoffman Estates.
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Since & egrave; born on Grand Prix (formerly ISU Champions Series), the United States has done the lion's share in the home race gathering of all specialties & agrave; the beauty of 30 victories over 76 possible. To date, only Russia and the United States have at least one success in every sector (at least two for Russia).
With regard to the 'Italy, arrived two statements in the dance, both designer Fusar Poli / Margaglio (1999 and 2000).
Sector by sector, all that you will not find nell''utile, but for some essential details provided by the site ISU (International Skating Union).
FIELD MEN
The 'athlete pi & ugrave; young race & egrave; sixteen year old Canadian Nam Nguyen, the pi & ugrave; the senior American Jeremy Abbott, now twenty-nine. Alexei Bychenko, Nam Ngyuen, Adian Pitkeev and Michael Christian Martinez will take part for the first time in his career at a stage of Grand Prix, while Abbott & festegger agrave; the fourteenth presence in a qualifying round.
01) Douglas RAZZANO & ndash; (USA, 26 years old) standing world & ndash; 74 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 2vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 7 & deg; (Skate America 2011) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 2finali & ndash; 0
02) Artur GACHINSKI & ndash; (RUS, 21 years old) standing world & ndash; 41 & deg; ex-aequo appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 8vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 5 & ​​deg; (Twice in 2011) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 1finali & ndash; 0
03) Alexei Bychenko & ndash; (ISR, 26 years old) standing debutante world & ndash; 41 & deg; ex-aequo
04) Jorik HENDRICKX & ndash; (BEL, 22 years old) standing world & ndash; 39 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 1vittorie & ndash; 0 podiums & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; withdrew after the short Bompard in attendance at Skate America 2013 & ndash; End 0 - 0
05) Nam NGUYEN & ndash; (CAN, 16 years) standing debuttanteworld & ndash; 37 & deg;
06) Adian PITKEEV & ndash; (RUS, 16 years) standing debutante world & ndash; 33 & deg;
07) Chafik BESSEGHIER & ndash; (FRA & ndash; 25 years old) standing world & ndash; 30 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 3vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 5 & ​​deg; (Troph & egrave, and Eric Bompard 2010) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali & ndash; 0
08) Michael Christian MARTINEZ & ndash; (PHI, 17 years) standing debutante world & ndash; 25
09) Jeremy ABBOTT & ndash; (USA, 29 years old) standing world & ndash; 23 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 14vittorie & ndash; 3podi & ndash; 8 (3 | 2 | 3) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 1finali & ndash; 3 & nbsp; (With a win in 2008)
10) Jason BROWN & ndash; (USA, 19 years old) standing world & ndash; 14 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 2 wins & ndash; 0 podiums & ndash; 1 (0 | 0 | 1) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 1finali & ndash; 0
11) Denis TEN & ndash; (KAZ, 21 years old) standing world & ndash; 5 & ​​deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 9vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0 best result & ndash; 4 & deg; (Cup of China 2013) Attendance at Skate America - 2finali & ndash; 0
12) Tatsuki MACHIDA & ndash; (JPN, 24 years old) standing world & ndash; 3 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 7 wins & ndash; 3podi & ndash; 4 (3 | 0 | 1) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 2 (with a win and a third place) end & ndash; 2
Since he started on the circuit, the United States and Japan have filed at Skate America 7 wins apiece. France and Russia have 2 hits, while in un''occasione you & egrave; imposed an athlete from the Czech Republic. & nbsp; The Japanese Daisuke Takahashi and the American Todd Eldredge were imposed on 3 occasions, but it must be said that if you look at the previous editions of Skate America 1995, Eldredge share would rise to 5.
FEMALE FIELD
The 'athlete pi & ugrave; young race & egrave; the fifteen Russian Elena Radionova, while the pi & ugrave; Elderly & egrave; the twenty-four Georgian Elene Gedevanishvili. The Korean So Youn Park and l & rsquo; Australian Brooklee Han take part in the first stage of Grand Prix career. The Georgian Gedevanishvili & egrave; also the skater with the highest number of appearances in the circuit
01) Elene Gedevanishvili (GEO, 24 years old) standing world & ndash; 58 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix - 13 wins & ndash; 0 podiums & ndash; 0 best result & ndash; 5 & ​​deg; (2 times) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 5finali - 0
02) So Youn PARK & ndash; (KOR, 17 & Friday igrave;) world standing & ndash; 52 & deg;
03) Natalia POPOVA & ndash; (UKR, 21 years old) standing world & ndash; 33 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 2vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 7 & deg; (Skate Canada 2013) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; Final & ndash; 0
04) Brooklee HAN & ndash; (AUS, 19 years old) standing debutante world & ndash; 30 & deg;
05) Mirai NAGASU & ndash; (USA, 21 years old) standing world & ndash; 18 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 12 wins & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 4 (0 | 2 | 2) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 1finali - 0
06) Samantha CESARIO & ndash; (USA, 21 years old) standing world & ndash; 17 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 2vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 4 & deg; (Troph & egrave, and Eric Bompard 2013) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 1finali & ndash; 0
07) Mae Berenice MEITE & ndash; (FRA, 20 years old) standing world & ndash; 16 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 8vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 5 & ​​deg; (Twice) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 3finali & ndash; 0
08) Haruka IMAI & ndash; (JPN, 21 years old) standing world & ndash; 15 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 8podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 4 & deg; (Skate Canada 2011) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 2finali & ndash; 0
09) Elena Radionova & ndash; (RUS 15 years) standing world & ndash; 9 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 2vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 2 (0 | 1 | 1) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 1finali & ndash; 1
10) Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA & ndash; (RUS, 17 years) standing world & ndash; 7 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 6vittorie & ndash; 2podi & ndash; 3 (2 | 0 | 1) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 1finali & ndash; 2
11) Gracie GOLD & ndash; (USA, 19 years old) standing world & ndash; 5 & ​​deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 4vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 2 (0 | 1 | 1) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali & ndash; 0
Dall''anno start of the Grand Prix, the home of skaters have won as many as 12 editions of Skate America. Japan has 3 statements, while Korea and Russia have filed two hits apiece. The absolute record holder is the individual American Michelle Kwan with 7 statements.
COUPLE OF ARTISTIC
The pair pi & ugrave; seasoned, averaging between different et & agrave; of the two components, & egrave; one made by the Russians Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov. The pi & ugrave; young people in the race, however, the Germans Annabelle Pr & ouml, l & szlig; / Ruben Blommaert. Kavaguti / Smirnov also boast the largest number of admissions, while Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps, Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer and Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage is making its debut in the circuit
1) CAN - Vanessa GRENIER (22) / Maxime DESCHAMPS (22) debutantes world standing & ndash; 42 & deg;
2) AUT - Miriam ZIEGLER (20) / Severin KIEFER (24) debutantes world standing & ndash; 27 & deg;
3) GER - Annabelle PR & ouml, L & szlig; & nbsp; (15) / Ruben BLOMMAERT (22) world standing & ndash; 22 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 1vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 7 & deg; (Troph & egrave, and Eric Bompard 2013) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali & ndash; 0
4) USA - Madeline AARON (20) / Max SETTLAGE (22) debutantes world standing & ndash; 19 & deg;
5) RUS - KAVAGUTI Yuko (32) / Alexander SMIRNOV (30) world standing & ndash; 18 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 13vittorie & ndash; 5podi & ndash; 12 (5 | 5 | 2) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali & ndash; 5 (with a third place in 2011)
6) & nbsp; USA - Haven Denney (18) / Brandon FRAZIER (22) world standing & ndash; 7 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 1vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 5 & ​​deg; (Skate Canada 2013) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali & ndash; 0
7) CHN - CHENG Peng (17) / Hao Zhang (30) world standing & ndash; 6 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix - 4 wins & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 2 (0 | 1 | 1) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali & ndash; 1
8) USA - Alexa SCIMECA (23) / Chris Knierim (26) world standing & ndash; 5 & ​​deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 3 & deg; victories & ndash; 0 podiums & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 4 & deg; (NHK Trophy 2012) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali & ndash; 0
Dall''anno start of the Grand Prix, the Russian & egrave; the country that has received the greatest number of successes (7) at Skate America. Canada and China have 4 wins, while couples of Germany and the United States have imposed on one occasion. Canadians Sale / Pelletier holds the record for 3 to share successes.
DANCE
The pair pi & ugrave; old in the race, taking the average between the different ages & agrave; of the two components, & egrave; the Italian made up of Charl & egrave, it Guignard and Marco Fabbri. The pi & ugrave; Young people are, however, the Russians Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin. The palm for the highest number of appearances in the Grand Prix is ​​up to the hosts Alex Shibutani / Shibutani Maia, while Canadians Elisabet Paradis / Francois Xavier Ouellette and Slovaks Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley are to debut.
1) Elisabeth PARADIS (22) / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE (22) debutantes world standing & ndash; 73 & deg;
2) Anastasia Cannuscio (22) / Colin MCMANUS (24) world standing & ndash; 40 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 1vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 7 & deg; (Skate America 2012) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 1finali & ndash; 0
3) Federica TESTA (21) / Lukas CSOLLEY (24) debuttantiworld standing & ndash; 34 & deg;
4) STEPANOVA Alexandra (19) / Ivan Bukin (21) world standing & ndash; 27 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 1vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 8 & deg; (Skate Canada 2013) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali & ndash; 0
5) Charl & egrave, it GUIGNARD (25) / Marco FABBRI (26) world standing & ndash; 15 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 2 wins & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 5 & ​​deg; (Cup of China 2012) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali - 0
6) Nicole ORFORD (22) / Thomas WILLIAMS (23) world standing & ndash; 14 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 3vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 0migliore results & ndash; 4 & deg; (NHK Trophy 2012) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; finals - 0
7) Maia Shibutani (20) / Alex Shibutani (23) world standing & ndash; 8 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 8vittorie & ndash; 1podi & ndash; 7 (1 | 1 | 5) Attendance at Skate America & ndash; 2finali - 1
8) Madison CHOCK (22) / Evan BATES (25) world standing & ndash; 6 & deg; appearances in Grand Prix & ndash; 5vittorie & ndash; 0podi & ndash; 2 (0 | 0 | 2) attendance at Skate America & ndash; 0finali & ndash; 0
Seven nations have won at Skate America a success since there is a Grand Prix circuit. The United States boasts 10 successes, Russia, France and Italy have won on 2 occasions, while Bulgaria, Canada and Ukraine have collected a success. The record holders are victories for the Americans Belbin / August 5 per share, while Davis / White have stopped at 4.
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