Figure skating - Rostelecom Cup 2015
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Cornered, the Russians Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov have pulled out the nails by qualifying for the final of the Grand Prix thanks to the success achieved in net Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, the fifth stage of the circuit.
Saturday 21 November 2015 6 minutes reading time
Forced to close the competition hosted by the "Luzhniki Small Sports Arena" in the top two, the students of Nina Mozer have exceeded imposing itself in both segments of the race easily snatching the ticket to Barcelona
Compared to the disappointing Skate Canada three weeks ago, the vice-Olympic champions have revealed obvious improvements on throw jumps, enriched programs and transition elements have appeared much more & ugrave; nell''esecuzione lifting of fluids, thanks to the speed & agrave; of better days finally found. In today's free, were confirmed the significant progress on the triple twist, but not & egrave; It was flawless the 'execution of the jumps in parallel. In particular, the difficult combination triple toe loop / triple toe loop / double toe loop, completed in Canada, not & egrave; It was best realized by Stolbova who sottoruotato the second triple toe loop and then attacked in some way a single toe loop. Interestingly, Stolbova / Klimov were still the best of the lot not only on the technical side, but also on each item of the program components.
In second place we were placed compatriots Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov, who qualified for the final in fluency and for the sixteenth time on the podium in seventeen appearances in qualifying stages of the Grand Prix. In the free program, the veterans stationed in St. Petersburg performed flawless elements jump in parallel, but have shown problems on quadruple launched, landing with some heartache too the salchow or closing with a fall the Rittberger. Errors aside, students of Tamara Moskvina have confirmed comodamenti well over two hundred points.
The podium & egrave; It was completed by the Chinese Peng Cheng / Hao Zhang, now authors of a convincing quadruple twist and still be able to complete the 'tricky combination triple toe loop / double toe loop. Not & egrave ;, however, unsuccessful attempt to quadruple salchow launched, ended with a fall, and by choice & egrave; ran a parallel double salchow instead & egrave; triple. In virt & ugrave; the placement today, Cheng / Zhang, they said goodbye to any hope of reaching the final circuit.
In fourth place, you were placed Americans Tarah Kayne / Daniel O''Shea, who have renounced the quadruple salchow launched, being able to perform all the elements planned with note on triple salchow in parallel and for the lifting of great quality & agrave; . Were not outdone novices Russians Natalia Zabijako / Alexander Enbert not flawless on the jumps in parallel, but now the situation on all''altezza launched, twist and lifting
Italians Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek improved the personal record, performing with quality & agrave; throw jumps and lifts. Compared to the habits we are & ograve; missed the important points of the jumps in parallel because & egrave; Marchei performed a double lutz instead & egrave; triple, while Hotarek landed with difficulty & agrave; what it should have been a combination triple salchow / double toe loop.
FINAL STANDINGS
1) RUS - Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 214.70 (1 | 1) 2) RUS - Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 208.02 (2 | 2) 3) CHN - PENG Cheng / Hao ZHANG & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 193.04 (3 | 3) 4) USA - Tarah KAYNE / Daniel O SHEA & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 181.23 (6 | 4) 5) RUS - Natalja ZABIJAKO / Alexander ENBERT & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 180.56 (5 | 5) 6) ENG - Valentina marchei / Ondrej Hotarek & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 178.19 (4 | 6) 7) CAN - & nbsp; Kirsten Moore-TOWERS / Michael MARINARO & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 158.75 (7 | 7) 8) CAN - Hayleigh BELL / Rudi SWIEGERS & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 130.46 (8 | 8)
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