Figure skating - Grand Prix Final 2014/2015
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The short program of the men's final of the Grand Prix has left l & rsquo; bitter taste to the public of Barcelona, ​​but you & egrave; revealed a & rsquo; & agrave important opportunity; redemption for the Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu, back from a troubled qualifying stage.
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The twenty year old Japanese, despite a fall at the end of the combination triple lutz / triple toe loop, set a new season record in the segment of the race by running sumptuously both the quadruple toe loop, preceded by a long moon and then by step, that the triple axel , taken from a controvenda and followed by a moon. A season all, came from level four spins and steps, which made Hanyu unattainable for the competition, however, suffers from ugliness of different relevance. The title holder has presented a full program of transitional passages, although not yet fully joined in his ropes. Precisely in this regard, although today they arrive assessments pi & ugrave; high on each component of the program, does not seem to lack the scope for improvement, particularly in terms of interpretation.
Tatsuki Machida, finally at home in the prestigious stage of the final, has occupied the place d & rsquo; honor, but has accumulated a gap of more than six points from & rsquo; illustrious compatriot. The twenty-four stationed in Takaishi landed the combination quadruple toe loop / triple toe loop with l & rsquo; help of a step-out and not & egrave; managed to keep the trail of Hanyu of spins and steps. Inaccuracies aside, the short program of the vice-world champion & egrave; seemed one of the best built, as well as & eacute; interpreted, the competition giving the & rsquo; impression to deserve something more & ugrave; on various items of the program components.
Machida preceded by almost one point nineteen Russian Maxim Kovtun, author of the program by the technical content of greater value and able to complete two quads and two triple jumps, including axel. However, on each element of the jump, l & rsquo; pupil of Elena Buianova has properly paid duty on the degree of realization. The combination quadruple salchow / triple toe loop & egrave; was, in fact, performed with a & rsquo; uncertainty on & rsquo; landing, the quadruple toe loop not & egrave; was preceded by the required step and the triple axel, not exactly aligned, & egrave; saved with the trade.
In fourth place, closely with the podium, you & egrave; attested the Russian veteran Sergei Voronov, between pi & ugrave; punctual elements of jumping, not executed for & ograve; with that cleaning revealed itself in the Rostelecom Cup.
L & rsquo; expected landlord Javier Fernandez non & egrave; gone beyond the fifth day finding the best career of spins and steps in a coincidence of absolute debacle on the elements of jump. & Nbsp; The test & egrave; started on the wrong foot because of a fall on the quadruple salchow completely off-axis. Next, the combination & egrave; was opened by a double lutz instead of & eacute; triple and even triple axel & egrave; was landed with some heartache. & Nbsp; The combination of the various steps to empty did s & Igrave; that the likely favorite Eve lost fifteen points from training partner Hanyu, compromising the possibility & agrave; to bring back the title in the old continent.
The Japanese Takahito Mura & egrave ;, however, had to settle the sixth and final position. Besides the usual problems on top angel with change and foot to a & rsquo; not exemplary execution of the combination triple lutz / triple toe loop, Fatal & egrave; rivleata a disastrous fall on the quadruple toe loop, an element that had given some heartache too well in the six-minute warm-up.
RANKING PROGRAM SHORT
1) (JPN) - & nbsp; Yuzuru HANYU94.08 (51.11 | 43.97) - 1:00 SR2) (JPN) - Tatsuki MACHIDA & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 87.82 (45.32 | 42.50) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 3) (RUS) - Maxim KOVTUN87.02 (46.94 | 40.08) SB & nbsp; & nbsp; 4) (RUS) - Sergei VORONOV84.48 (45.90 | 38.58) & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; 5) (ESP) - Javier FERNANDEZ79.18 (40.22 | 40.96) -2006) (JPN) - Takahito MURA78.35 (40.98 | 38.37) -1.00
Legend: SR - season record / record seasonal assolutoSB & ndash; season best / record seasonal
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