Figure skating - Skate Canada 2013
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The second and final day of Skate Canada opened with the free program pairs artistic event rather expected by the home crowd who had not seen the Canadian athletes win back in October 2007, when Dube / Davison were imposed at Skate America.
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The ice of the "Harbour Station" of Saint John (New Brunswick), however, was the scene of a historic moment for the Italian movement. Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek, convincing seconds in the first segment of the race, won the first step in a successful career in Grand Prix, equaling Carolina Kostner and Fusar Poli / Margaglio, there were riusiciti in other specialties. Students of Franca Bianconi, despite a mishap in recent days to Ondrej Hotarek because of the delay in the arrival of'' shoe, you are actually exceeded skated two programs with minimal smearing. Moreover, with the national champions in office was the fourth podium in the last five races of Grand Prix disputed. Berton / Hotarek, already in the'' third edition of Skate Canada last season, have also taken their satisfaction to retouch widely stablito the Italian record in the European Championships in Zagreb last January's lifting the rod up to 193,92 points'' . Specifically, the couple stationed in Sesto San Giovanni has become the fourteenth in history to break the threshold of 190 non-trivial lengths
After'' impeccable short yesterday, the Italian association has not been outdone in the free program by performing the best of both throw jumps (triple Salchow and triple Rittberger), presented in the second half of the disc. In addition, Stefania Berton was able to complete even the triple Salchow in parallel that had caused so many problems in the past. From exclamation point was the combination triple toe loop / double toe loop / double toe loop, historical trademark of the couple, but also on the lifts, especially the challenging reverse'' period'' s performance was remarkable, as well as on triple twist. '' The only regret regards the position of tricky death spiral back, not gone beyond the basic level, but it is a special day in a triumphal arch.
In second place, with the best score in the free program, were placed young Chinese Wenjing Sui / Cong Han, able to match the best career result in the circuit. New students of Hongbo Zhao and Yao Bin have thrown away the success because of a trivial fall of
The success, in accordance with the prediction of the eve, went to the hosts Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford, winners in both segments of the race. L'' statement today, the first ever Grand Prix for the students of Richard Gauthier, takes on a special meaning as the'' ultimate success of a Canadian couple went back to the end of October 2007, when Dube / Davison were imposed at Skate America .
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