Figure Skating - NHK Trophy 2013
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The thirty-fourth edition of the NHK Trophy, hosted by the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo opened with the short program of the pairs of aritstico.
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For the first time in three competitions played the Russians Tatiana Voloshzar / Maxim Trankov have failed to improve the world record, but they are still widely re-elected over the threshold of the stellar octants points that are far from the thoughts of competition.
The holders of the world title, imbattutti in qualifying stages of the Grand Prix, they immediately put the mortgage on the'' victory as they have preceded the more immediate opponents a little less than twelve lengths making record by far the best technical score and obtaining the highest rating on each component of the program.
The test on the song "Masquerade Waltz" by Aram Khatchaturian by rulers of Skate America was again free from burrs on each element and characterized by poor quality of execution that, at present, has no rivals. Recordo failure aside, the novelty was represented by level three instead of four in the triple twist, as usual by'' height sidereal.
'' The challenge between Chinese couples waiting for a prize of qualifying for the final circuit and in the long term, even the Olympic Games, has Vistro prevail younger Wenjing Sui / Cong Han by virtue of the provision of absolute thickness with much of the technical score according to seasonal behind the usual suspects.
The three-time champions cleanse them juniors, accompanied by the legend kiss & cry Hongbo Zhao, have shot down for the first time in his career challenging the'' wall of the seventy points and, above all, they went oltte the thirty lengths in the sum of the components of the program . The good news for the runners at Skate Canada is represented by'' now mastered the triple toe loop in parallel by Wenjing Sui, without forgetting the quality of the triple flip and launched the'' disarming ease in performing a triple twist of beauty stun awarded by the'' single level four in the day.
The performance was still solid for Cheng Peng / Zhang Hao, able to touch more than eighty cents staff established the primacy of seven days or are in the stage of home. Compared to the habits, the students of Bin Yao had the merit of the best complete the triple toe loop in parallel, an element that often gave some heartache to Peng Cheng, but leave something on the plate because of the'' landing strip in hand with earth the triple Rittberger launched. In optics qualification for the final, the situation is messed up though because if you hope to be the game in Fukuoka will have to overcome their countrymen inflicting a gap of 11.63 points.
Excellent fourth position for statunitesi Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier, the authors of the new personal record with a growth of almost four points. The Junior World Champions in office, coached by John Zimmerman, both have well-executed triple Rittberger launched the triple twist, but they paid dazion due to a landing on two feet of Haven Denney'' on ambitious attempt to triple salchow in parallel , degraded by the dual panel.
The U.S. national champions Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir, preceded seven-hundredths of a point from younger countrymen, they had, however, to settle for fifth position because of some trimming here and there too. They weigh in particular the flashy step-out Simon Shnapir on the triple Salchow in parallel and the'' landing on two feet of the triple salchow launched.
In sixth place, are Canadians Paige Lawrence / Rudi Siwegers, fell with singular unison on trying to triple toe loop in parallel and at the end of the program launched on the triple flip.
Ranked follow the Japanese Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran, an increase over the Nebelhorn Trophy and able to retouch the staff. Last place, finally, the disastrous Russian Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov, penalized by a bad fall on the triple flip belly and launched from the usual problems Martiusheva on the jumps in parallel. Nell'' occasion, has, in fact, completed a double toe loop instead of triple.
CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM SHORT
1) (RUS) Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV 82.03 (44.66 | 37.37)
2) (CHN) Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN 70.13 (39.93 | 30.20) personal record
3) (CHN) - PENG Cheng / Hao ZHANG 65.09 (36.84 | 28.25) personal record
4) (USA) - Haven DENNEY / Brandon 58.67 (32.10 | 26.57) personal record
5) (USA) - Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR58.60 (30.80 | 27.80)
6) (CAN) Paige Lawrence / Rudi SWIEGERS52.78 (29.30 | 26.48)
7) (JPN) - Narumi TAKAHASHI / Ryuichi Kihara 49.54 (27.14 | 22:40) personal record
8) (RUS) - Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOV 48.97 (25.89 | 24.08)
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