Figure Skating - Rostelecom Cup 2014
In the late morning of Friday & igrave ;, & agrave open his; its doors to the eighteenth edition of the Rostelecom Cup, the fourth act of this season's Grand Prix figure skating.
Tuesday 11 November 2014 15 minutes reading time
The races will be held at the "Minor Arena Luzhniki" in Moscow, the Russian capital that will host & agrave; a stage of qualifying for the thirteenth time. The "Minor Arena Luzhniki", also known as "Luzhniki Small Sports Arena" (pictured), & egrave; was built in 1956 and with regard to the events of the disciplines of ice can & ograve; accommodate up to 8,700 spectators.
Only for the third time in history, the stage will be Russian & agrave; the fourth round of the circuit. In the past, in eleven occasions & egrave; was, however, the fifth stage of qualification. It '', to ;, & ograve should be noted that in the first edition of the Grand Prix, at the time called "the ISU Champions Series," was not played any events in Russia.
The competition, in principle called "Russian Cup" & egrave; was renamed in 2009 "Rostelecom Cup" for the purpose of sponsorship.
FIELD MEN
The Russian stage should provide basic verdicts regarding the qualification for the final. Indeed, with a success, the Spaniard Javier Fernandez and American Jason Brown and Max Aaron would tear the ticket to Barcelona. However, if, on the one hand, Aaron & egrave; or almost as & egrave; bound to win, from & rsquo; s more, Fernandez and Brown, could also settle for second place.
L & rsquo; Fernandez is still the man to beat, according to Skate Canada despite a nagging tendinitis in his left knee. The defending champion will have continental & agrave; deal with the landlord Sergei Voronov, struggling in the early part of the season with some problems too with the triple axel, but still able to establish itself in the Finlandia Trophy in Espoo. On the same floor of the vice-European champion, will put Americans Brown and Aaron with compatriot Stephen Carriere able to fit into contention if able to recur on the levels of Skate Canada.
After a performance well below expectations in the first commitment in the circuit & egrave; expected to ransom by the Czech Michal Brezina and Takahiko Kozuka of Japan, both without possibility & agrave; to qualify for the final, but with the technical skills for life difficult for opponents.
The Luzhniki Arena in Moscow will be the Small Spots & agrave; theater debut in the circuit of twenty-three blue Ivan Righini, raised its strongly competitive in the Russian capital, and now stationed in Oberstdorf orders Michael Huth.
Will the game even twenty-Russian Artur Gachnski, noble fallen back by a Skate America with two faces, the twenty-five Canadian Jeremy Ten, third in & rsquo; s Autumn Classic Barrie where he showed interesting progress, and the nineteen year old born and raised in Moscow Moris Kvitelashvili called a surprise replacement for the & rsquo; injured Mikhail Kolyada.
Si & egrave ;, however, called off well in advance Swedish Russian-born Alexander Majorov, made in the summer for the removal of a meniscus in his right knee, but in reality & agrave; struggling with problems far more & ugrave; a serious tendon & rsquo; s Achilles.
It should be noted as all members of the Rostelecom Cup have passed at least one time in his career the two hundred points in the race.
FEMALE FIELD
In the absence of Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova, the underdogs belong to Anna Pogorilaya, sixteen year old Muscovite fresh from a convincing success of Skate Canada, a stage characterized by a medium level of participants significantly higher than the Rostelecom Cup.
The main contenders for the podium look like the Asian So Youn Park, seventeen year old Korean fifth at Skate America, and Rika Hongo, eighteen year old Japanese fifth at Skate Canada with new personal best. No part also beat the twenty-one American Mirai Nagasu, not all & rsquo; s up to expectation in the opening stage of the Grand Prix.
A step below, are asking the eighteen year old Canadian Alaine Chartrand, not gone beyond the stage in seventh place in the house because of a long series of jumps under rotated, and the American Angela Wang, eighteen year-old debut in the Grand Prix after having collected two podium finishes ISU Challenger Series circuit.
There will also be a nineteen year old American Ashley Cain, called the ransom after an extremely disappointing performance in the Cup of China, and the twenty-Joshi Helgesson, forced to desert Skate America due to a small foot surgery.
The field of participants will & agrave; completed by novices Miyabi Oba, nineteen year old Japanese recently on the podium in the Coupe de Nice, Eliska Brezinova, eighteen year old Czech younger sister of pi & ugrave; illustrious Michal, Mary Artemieva, twenty-Russian rather overshadowed in previous outings of the season, and Mary Stavitskaya, seventeen year old Russian called at the last minute to replace Sotnikova.
Except Pogorilaya and Nagasu, none of the athletes enrolled & egrave; never took the podium at the Grand Prix.
PAIR OF ART
The highlight & egrave; represented by the seasonal debut in an international competition of Russian Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov. The vice-continental champions, Olympic and world have to & ograve; gi & agrave; tested the new programs in the third stage of the Russian Cup held in Sochi, where, filed a short stuttering, skated over levels of excellence in the segment pi & ugrave; long race.
Announcing very interesting comparison with a prize likely to qualify for the final of the US Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier, convincing second at Skate America, and the Russians Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov, third at Skate Canada. Students staff directed by John Zimmermann, the last two stages permitting, may be content to close the Rostelecom Cup, the first step ugrave & more; of the podium behind the Russian rivals, but containing the gap in & rsquo; s order of eight points and thirty-nine cents.
The role of fourth uncomfortable it is for the Russian pair of newly formed consisting of Kristina and Alexei Astakhova Rogonov, recognized by the Federation of the house instead of Davankova / Enbert by virtue & ugrave; of the excellent results obtained in the first stage of the national circuit and the recent Volvo Cup in Riga.
There will also be novices American Dee Dee Leng / Simon Shnapir couple born in primvara, compatriots Jessica Calagang / Zach Sidhu, not gone beyond a disappointing seventh place in the Cup of China, the regressed German Annabelle Pr & ouml; l & szlig; / Ruben Blommaert, and Japanese Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran, have proven the & rsquo; s impression of being a very ill-assorted couple.
None of the couples in the race has ever achieved success in the Grand Prix.
DANCE
On paper, the Americans Madison Chock / Evan Bates, the rulers of Skate America, should be easy because of the competition, certainly qualified, but not yet able to compete with the couple most advanced in the first part of the season.
For the rest, promises to fight to the death for the podium with the British Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland, recently winning the Coupe de Nice in NRW Trophy in Dortmund, alternative & more ugrave; credible couples Russian Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin, third at Skate America, Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov, fourth in the Cup of China, and Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov, the first exit racing career side by side. & nbsp; Except for Ilinykh / Zhiganshin, a second could be a fundamental building block for growing songo to reach the final.
Will be followed with interest the interesting world champion junior Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker, who will have to deal with their compatriots and former training partners Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton, did not go beyond the sixth place at Skate Canada.
The picture of the guests will & agrave; completed by Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov, first in Korean history to take part in a trial of dance at the Grand Prix. However, for students of Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin, fellow training Stepanova / Bukin, we will treat & agrave; a sort of home race, considering who train regularly in the Russian capital.
TELEVISION PROGRAMS Rostelecom CUP
FRIDAY & Igrave; November 14
13:00 - Eurosport 2 - women's short program (live) 14:45 - Eurosport 2 - pairs short program (live) 17:00 - Eurosport 2 - Men's short program (live) 18:45 - Eurosport 2 - Short-dance ( direct)
Saturday, November 15
12:00 - Eurosport 2 - free program for women (live) 14:00 - Eurosport 2 - free program pairs (Live) 15:45 - Eurosport 2 - Men's Free Program (live) 18:00 - Eurosport 2 - Free Dance (Live )
Sunday, November 16
14:00 - Eurosport 2 - Gala (live) 20:00 - Eurosport INT. - Special programs best
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