Figure skating - Rostelecom Cup 2015
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Javier Fernandez & egrave; qualified with maximum points for the final with Barcelona winning margin the Rostelecom Cup, the fifth stage of the Grand Prix hosted by the "Luzhniki Small Sports Arena" in Moscow.
Saturday 21 November 2015 7 minutes reading time
The twenty-four Iberian, after having finished second in the short program, you & egrave; imposed in the segment pi & ugrave; long race, claiming the status of champion. & nbsp; The free program choreographed by David Wilson on Frank Sinatra hit "Guys & amp; Dolls" has again gained wide acclaim and the world champion in office had the merit of pattinarlo almost perfectly, perfectly completing two quads and seven triple jumps. To achieve perfection, & egrave; Failure all''appello the second quadruple salchow, opened in flight after two rotations and ended with a crash. Fernandez closed the fourth career success in the qualifying stages of the circuit.
The level of competition is & egrave; proved far superior to the expectations of the vigil, as evidenced by the outcome of the free program which saw seven athletes push beyond the one hundred and sixty points, that's never happened in the history of Grand Prix ISU Championships (only in the Olympics of 2014, there were eight free over one hundred and sixty points).
To give un''idea the level of the race, the Russian Sergei Voronov, ranked sixth in Moscow, it would go up comfortably on the podium at both Skate America and the Cup of China.
In second place, it & egrave; He placed the seventeen year old Muscovite Adian Pitkeev, for the first time in his career that can go beyond the significant threshold of two hundred and fifty points. The 'student Ethers Tutberidez has completed well in the free program a quadruple toe loop, a double axel and six triple jumps, including an axel. The 'only cause for regret & egrave; linked to the fall on the second triple axel, which & egrave; revealed no effect on the result in virt & ugrave; of an important growth in the sum of the components of the program.
As regards the step pi & ugrave; the bottom of the podium, ranking & egrave; changed to the race ended. Initially, the third place was awarded to the American Adam Rippon, but then & egrave; It was added half a point to compatriot Ross Miner crucial to reverse the positions. Thrilling final in part, is the 'one that' nothing but have significantly improved personal best revealing un''ottima mastery of triple jumps, accompanied by a remarkable quality & agrave; artistic.
Is not serious; It was outdone novice Russian Milkhail Kolyada, excellent fifth with less than point behind third place. The twenty year old from St. Petersburg took second score in the segment pi & ugrave; long race behind Fernandez and Rippon, performing a quadruple toe loop with step-out, two double axel sequence and seven triple jumps, including two axel and two lutz of excellent quality & agrave ;.
The Russian veteran Sergei Voronov, despite two quadruple toe loop and two triple axels completed, you & egrave; had to settle for sixth place, affected by many uncertain landings and feedback on program components pi & ugrave; low compared to those who 'has preceded.
Following is & egrave; placed the Canadian Nam Ngyen, capable of redeeming the 'opaque test of the short program with a free high technical profile, characterized by two quad and seven triple jumps completed. For spring & ograve; all''occhio seventeen points of difference between finding technical and sum of the components of the program.
The 'blue Ivan Righini has obtained the best result of his career in Grand Prix finishing the race in eighth place. Compared to the Cup of China two weeks ago, the Italian national champion has decided not to execute the triple axel, replacing it with a double axel. For the rest, & egrave; came a fall on a quadruple toe loop perfectly rotated and was completed six triple jumps. & nbsp; & Nbsp; & Nbsp; & Nbsp;
FINAL STANDINGS
1) ESP - Javier FERNANDEZ & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 271.43 (2 | 1) 2) RUS - Adian PITKEEV & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 250.47 (1 | 5) PB3) USA - Ross MINER & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 248.92 (3 | 4) PB4) USA - Adam RIPPON & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 248.63 (6 | 2) PB5) RUS - Mikhail Kolyada & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 247.97 (5 | 3) PB6) RUS - Sergei Voronov & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 244.60 (4 | 7) 7) CAN - Nam Nguyen & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 231.67 (7 | 6) 8) ITA - Ivan RIGHINI & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 204.16 (9 | 8) 9) JPN - Takahiko Kozuka & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 195.48 (8 | 9) 10) ISR - Alexei Bychenko & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 186.00 (10 | 10)
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