Figure skating - Skate America 2013
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Skate America, the first stage of this season's Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ended with the women's free program.
Monday 21 October 2013 7 minutes reading time
The success was conquered by Japan's Mao Asada, triumphant in both segments of the race. Today's victory, however, has taken on a special significance because it has allowed all'' student of Nobuo Sato to become the first skater in history to prevail on at least one occasion'' in each of the six stages of the Grand Prix. Moreover, the last appearance in'' event'' U.S. went back to back in 2006, when only sixteen when he finished in third place. In the new free program, choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova to the tune of "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff,'' the opening element has remained the triple axel, today ended with a crash and sottoruotato judged by the panel. Asada, short of impeccable as in steps and spins, well then completed five triples, avoiding strategically risky combinations of two triple jumps. As expected, he got the highest rating on each component of the program by signing her new record in the PCS (program components score) with 69.54 points. For ventitreene of Nagoya, is the victory was number nine in the qualifying stages of the Grand Prix, which should be added three finals won.
'' The place of honor went to the American Ashley Wagner, winner of the last edition of Skate America, but today obliged to pay duty because of some jump sottoruotato too and on the elements of the lower quality than those spinning l ' 'preceded it. L'' pupil of Rafael Arutunian, technician in the past also d Asada, however well he completed two double axel and five of the seven triples presented sottoruotando, however, a triple lutz and a triple Rittberger. Like the Japanese, even the twenty-two stationed in California has established the primacy of personal component of the program by raising the rod'' to 66.01 points.
The podium was closed by the novice Elena Radionova, unusually falllosa in the longer segment of the race. The fourteen-year-Moscow has not found the best day of the young career on the elements of falling on the first triple lutz jump and messing on the second double axel, however, missing rotation. Having said that, it has landed six triple jumps up and, as usual, gave lessons to navigate more opponents on the elements of top.
The fourth place, thanks to the'' innate aptitude for the elements of jump, it was conquered by the Russian Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA comeback, rising from ninth arrogance of the short program. The sixteen year old stationed in St. Petersburg, as well as having taken away the satisfaction that the third free day, he got the best technical score by virtue of two double axel and six triple jumps completed. The real news, however, is represented by the tops, all built to get to level four, including the inverted Added Biellmann position. Among the other'', unlike the short program, the new free, skated to the tune of Malaguena, it seemed better structured and better suited to exploit the characteristics of the'' athlete.
Valentina Marchei, excellent fourth place at the end of the first segment of the race, he caught a miserable day on the jump element, abandoned by trusted triple lutz, its historic peak. However, beyond the barbs today focused on the jumps, it remains the valuable intention to present the most ambitious career free with regard to the issues presented. The long-time veteran Italian has had to settle for seventh place also overridden by the positive Samantha Cesario, twenty years U.S. debut in the Grand Prix, and Mae Berenice Meite, nineteen year-old French author of the new national record today.
FINAL STANDINGS
01) (JPN) Mao ASADA 204.55 (1 | 1) 02) (USA) Ashley WAGNER 193.81 (2 | 2) 03) (RUS) Elena RADIONOVA 183.95 (3 | 4) 04) (RUS) Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA 176.75 (9 | 3) 05) (USA) Samantha CESARIO 167.98 (8 | 5) primacy personale06) (FRA) Mae Berenice MEITE 167.35 (7 | 6) record nazionale07 ) (ITA) Valentina Marchei 156.79 (4 | 7) 08) (SWE) 152.34 Viktoria Helgesson (5 | 8) 09) ( GEO) Elene GEDEVANISHVILI 149.44 (6 | 9) 10) (USA) Caroline ZHANG 110.12 (10 | 10)
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