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Japan's Tatsuki Machida took his second career success in a stage of qualifying Grand Prix, winning pretty much at Skate America.
Sunday 20 October 2013 6 minutes reading time
L'' student of Anthony Liu, former ruler of the short program, concluded by a wide margin even the longest segment of the race remodeling all personal records. The twenty-three of Osaka has completed seven triples, including two axel, and has opened up a test with two ambitious attempts to quadruple toe loop. On balance, both jumps have been completed, but a landing with hand on the ground of the second quadruple did not allow him to engage in a jump combination and therefore to obtain the full value of the item'', finished in sequence according to the regulations . That said, the excessive power technician revealed by Machida, now busy as last season to the tune of Firebird by Igor Stravinski, already sounds like a wake-up call for'' the most popular fellow in view of the run-up in place for the Games Olympic.
In second place went to a convincing Adam Rippon, capable of ripendersi after a disastrous fall on the quadruple lutz and complete seven triples, including a axel. The almost twenty-four stationed in California, after a few seasons in tone, gave clear signs of recovery, probably due to the fruitful collaboration with the coach Rafael Arutunian, and in'' occasion, he managed to touch up all personal records, now quite dated.
On the podium, thanks to a remarkable comeback in the free program, rose even the novice U.S. Max Aaron, athlete by'' huge potential in terms of jumps. '' The student Tom Zakrajšek fell on the ice with the'' intention to present three quads and two triple axels, a firm can not remember earlier in recent times. However, after a first part rather complicated, characterized by falling on the first quadruple Salchow and a landing oltemodo problematic than quadruple toe loop, reacted failing to complete a quadruple Salchow in combination with a double toe loop and the beauty of six triple jumps, with just a pair of axel. Arron, as well as Machida, has exceeded the threshold of ninety technical points, previously reserved for a select few, and moved up from sixth position of the short program.
The main race were disappointed with the Japanese Daisuke Takahashi and Kozuka Takhiko, fourth and sixth respectively, accomplices several steps to empty the elements of jump. For both, in particular, has emerged a condition of precarious form, witnessed by'' wheezing'' highlighted in last minute of the race. At this point, for the two Japanese skaters expected, several times in the past able to impose itself at Skate America, it becomes difficult to pursue the qualification to the final, to be played on the home ice of Fukuoka.
The young staunitense Jason Brown, according to the short end of the program, it is, however, had to settle for fifth position, suffering from a bad day on the triple axel,'' came to a sudden completely not.
In conclusion, it is important to point out that, although it has not seen even a free clean, well six athletes finished the competition with more than 230 points, an unprecedented step in the Grand Prix, the final qualification or not makes no difference.
FINAL STANDINGS
1) 265.38 - Tatsuki MACHIDA (JPN) PB2) 241.24 - Adam RIPPON (USA) PB3) 238,36 - Max Aaron (USA) 4) 236,21 - Daisuke TAKAHASHI (JPN) PB5) 231.03 - Jason BROWN (USA) PB6) 230.95 - Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 7) 208,72 - Alexander Majorov (SWE) 8) 208,16 - GACHINSKI Artur (RUS)
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