Figure skating - Junior and Senior National Championships
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Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek won the fourth consecutive national title by throwing a clear message to rivals in view of the upcoming European Championships in Budapest.
Saturday 21 December 2013 4 minutes reading time
The peak torque of'' emerging Italian movement, filed a nearly flawless short, it was largely superseded in the free program where each element has performed the best, except for'' a smear on the landing of the triple Rittberger launched. In particular, stands the triple twist, arrived for the first time at the highest level available, not to mention the well-executed triple salchow. In the end, the show of force was considerable, as evidenced by the 68 points of TES (technical elements score) achieved.
In second place, were placed Nicole Della Monica / Guarise Matthew, who, tired from the labors of the Universiade accumulated in the past few days have left several points on the plate because of some passage in vacuum over jumps in parallel and launched free. In any case, the blglietto card for the upcoming events is represented by the scores obtained in the review of Trent University, completed the podium.
It should be noted, the impressive debut of Julia Foresti / Luke Demattè, third and last pair in the race. The impression made'' in'' occasion was excellent considering the short time spent side by side. In the free, it's even got the second technical score, the result of good solid elements and a pair of triples remarkable mastery already launched. '' The only regret is tied to'' age of Giulia Foresti, too young to take part in the next European Championships.
FINAL SENIOR COUPLE
1) Stefania BERTON / Ondrej Hotárek 203.43 (1 | 1) 2) Nicole OF MONICA / Matthew Guarise 155.85 (2 | 2) 3 ) Julia FORESTI / Luke DEMATTE'' 143.44 (3 | 3)
In the junior race, reversing the result of the short program, you are required to surprise Bianca Manacorda / Niccolo Macii, which, by less than a point, preceded favorites Alessandra Cernuschi / Filippo Ambrosini. The decisive factor proved to be the free program where the couple stationed in Sesto San Giovanni, while presenting less difficulty leap of elements, err less egregious than the only rivals, fell on triple toe loop and triple Rittberger launched in parallel. In the end, double fall apart, it was the technical score of the free to make a difference for the benefit of Manacorda / Macii.
FINAL JUNIOR PAIRS
1) White MANACORDA / Nicholas Macii 125.40 (2 | 1) 2) Alessandra Cernuschi / Philip AMBROSINI124.42 , (1 | 2)
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