Figure skating - Trophe Eric Bompard 2013
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Canadians Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir won the'' eighth victory in a stage of qualifying for the Grand Prix with imposing margin in the twenty-seventh edition of the Trophée Eric Bomphard.
Saturday 16 November 2013 6 minutes reading time
However, the reigning Olympic champions, the third successful career in the French stage, offered a performance of two halves as a short-dance in line with rivals Davis / White, was countered by a free dance in which the technical content has not proved all'' height of their coat of arms.
In particular, the problems have concerned the level curves of the lift and the second rotational lift, not to mention the double jeopardy for prolonged lifting. As expected, students of Marina Zueva have a vacuum on the components of the program, gaining a point with respect to Skate Canada.
The real surprise has covered the place of honor'' that did not go to the hosts Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat, but the young Russian Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov.'' In the occasion, the students of Nikolai Morozov were tearing exceeded the national record in Bobrova / Soloviev and becoming the fifth pair in history to break the barrier of 170 points in the sum of the programs (previously c'' had succeeded Davis / White, Virtue / Moir, Pechalat / Bourzat and Weaver / Poje ). The shift of the vice-reigning European champions came through exponential growth on the technical front, supported by a level of performance in class. In the free dance, Ilinykh / Katsalapov addirttura have got the best technical score ever, reaching the level four out of all the elements, except for the sequences of steps in couple who have stopped at a competitive level, however, three of them. In any case, the second position will not be sufficient to permit access'' in the final, but should ensure the place of the first reserve.
As regards, instead, Pechalat / Bourzat, regrets are mainly a couple. The first is represented by the deduction of one point for lifting and prolonged the second level from the tops of which stopped a three and it cost a point over rivals. The performance of the French couple, however, was in line with that winning the Cup of China.
In fourth position were placed the Germans Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi, who equaled the best career result in the Grand Prix, revealing a'' clear growth in terms of levels and points than at Skate Canada.
Remarkable performance even for novices French Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron, fifth with a score higher than those obtained in previous stages by compatriots Carron / Jones, rivals for the conquest of the Olympic call.
This was followed by the Russians placed Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin, already defeated by the vice-champions in the Junior World Championship Coupe de Nice.
Definitely more distant and far away from the technical quality expressed in the past both the British Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland that Canadians Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams, who in the coming weeks will all be forced to a careful study of the situation.
After five qualifying stages have already gained access to the'' final Davis / White (USA), Virtue / Moir (CAN), Pechalat / Bourzat (FRA), Cappellini / Lanotte (ITA).
FINAL STANDINGS
1) (CAN) - Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR 180.96 (1 | 1) priority stagionale2) (RUS) - Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov 171.89 (3 | 2) primacy nazionale3) (FRA) - Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT 171.08 (2 | 3) primacy stagionale4) (GER) - Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander Gazsi , 147.27 (4 | 4) season record 5) (FRA) - Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON 143.26 (5 | 5) 6) (RUS) - Ksenia Monko / Kirill KHALIAVIN 139.96 (6 | 6) 7) (GBR) - Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND 128.59 (7 | 7 ) 8) (CAN) - Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS 119.60 (8 | 8)
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