Figure skating - Junior and Senior National Championships
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In accordance with the prediction of the vigil, Valentina Marchei won the National Championships in Meran storing the fifth career title.
Saturday 21 December 2013 4 minutes reading time
The twenty-seven of Milan, has long been stationed in Detroit, has emerged in both segments of the race, but did not seem satisfied by the performance of the'' free program that is able to complement the best, as well as two fine double axel, a lutz and salchow. Tired from the labors accumulated during the Universiade, Marchei has created a vacuum in the components of the program, but, beyond the performance of these two days, to be admired for the'' intention to enrich both programs of difficulty, particular the combination triple salchow / triple toe loop that opened the short.
In second place, it is placed Francesca Rio, which, by virtue of the points earned in the brilliant short-program yesterday, managed to resist the bully back by Roberta Rodeghiero, author of the best technical score of the day with six triples completed, including lutz and flip.
Afterwards she finished Carol Bressanutti, almost flawless in the opening words of the'' free features three triple by as many combinations and well executed, but then fell in the second half in which he highlighted some problems on the rotation of sachow and toe loop.
Russian Jade, on the podium in the previous edition, it had to settle for fifth place ahead of Micol Cristini, stumbled into a bad day in the free program that saw him lose three positions.
Ranking in the light of national and regulations imposed by the federation, Carolina Kostner, who was absent due to injury in Merano, Valentina Marchei and Roberta Rodeghiero take part in the next European Championships in Zagreb. As regards, however, the qualification for the World Juniors, the first on the list is by a wide margin Maria Guia Tagliapietra.
FINAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS MERANO
1) Valentina MARCHEI162.49 (1 | 1) 2) RIO Francesca 146.65 (2 | 3) 3 ) Roberta RODEGHIERO 146.13 (4 | 2) 4) Carol Bressanutti 134.76 (6 | 4) 5) Jade RUSSIAN 127.43 (5 | 5) 6) Micol CRISTINI 120.45 (3 | 7) 7) Ilaria Nogaro 112.98 (7 | 8) 8) Catherine ANDERMARCHER 105.52 (9 | 6) 9) Martina ZOLA 102.32 (8 | 9) 10) Naomi DE SIMONE 90.35 (10 | 10) 11) Mariangela BOX 83.60 (11 | 11)
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