Figure skating - Grand Prix Final 2015
Flavio Valle
The twenty-first final of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, hosted by CCIB (Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona) Barcelona, ​​you & egrave; all''ora open for dinner with the short program of the pairs of artistic, exceptionally reserved to seven parties.
Thursday 10 December 2015 6 minutes reading time
The segment of the race has to smile associations Russians took advantage of the mistakes of Canadians Duhamel / Radford to fill the 'habitual technical gap.
The partial success & egrave; was conquered by the vice-Olympic champions Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Kilmov, which, to the tune of "I Put a Spell On You" with the voice of Annie Lennox in the background, reached almost thirty points on the components of the program, feedback exceeded in the past by just Volosozhar / Trankov and Savchenko / Szolkowy. Students Nina Mozer stood out for the speed & agrave; above average performing with sublime quality & agrave; the triple flip and launched a sequence of steps applauses. Nell''occasione, you & egrave; also saw a competitive triple twist, usually not the strong point, and Stolbova & egrave; He was very clever at hiding a little uncertainty sull''atterraggio triple toeloopp in parallel.
Behind Stolbova / Kilmov, with a gap of slightly above, they amounted compatriots Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov, beaten to measure the degree of execution despite genuine excellence as the spiral of death outside back, and launched the triple Rittberger the lifting of the group of four.
Canadians Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford, penalized by a bad fall on the triple lutz launched, they had to settle for third place ending a streak of ten consecutive wins in segments of the race of the Grand Prix. The defending champions have limited the damage thanks all''elevata quality & agrave; It emerged on the remaining pair elements, outperforming, in particular, the Russian couples sull''esecuzione of the triple twist.
At the foot of the podium, complete with a personal best by more than six points retouched, were placed young Canadians Julianne Seguin / Charlie Bilodeau, best day of the technical side at the end of a trial without snagging ennobled by a triple twist high profile and by a triple salchow in parallel of rare unison.
The winners of the Junior Grand Prix Final's Last preceded for the first time in his career the Chinese Xiao Yu / Yang Jin, that have little to reproach himself for the race today, as evidenced by the highest level reached at the disposal of each item.
Americans Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim, penalized by a ride on vacuum Scimeca triple salchow in parallel, and the Chinese Cheng Peng / Hao Zhang, remained lingered for the 'usual fall of Peng on triple toe loop in parallel, however short rotation , had to settle the last two conve with scores, in any case, a competitive.
SHORT PROGRAM RANKING
1) RUS - Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor KLIMOV74.84 (38.95 | 35.89) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 2) RUS - Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV73.64 (38.25 | 35.39) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 3) CAN - Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORD72.74 (38.76 | 34.98) - 1,004) CAN - Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 71.16 (39.25 | 31.91) PB & nbsp; & nbsp; 5) CHN - Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 68.63 (38.40 | 30.23) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 6) USA - Alexa SCIMECA / Chris KNIERIM68.14 (36.35 | 31.79) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 7) CHN - PENG Cheng / Hao ZHANG65.60 (35.24 | 31.36) - 1:00 & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp;
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