figure skating - Jr.Grand Prix Final 2013
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Thirteen years after the last statement'', a Chinese skater took the top step of the podium in the men's final of the Junior Grand Prix.
Friday 6 December 2013 4 minutes reading time
The merit of Boyang Jin, succeeded where the quoted Nan Song and Han Yan had failed in recent years. The sixteen year old Harbin, fifth at the end of the short program, she wowed the public authority of the "Marine Messe" Fukuoka pulling in a free performance from a technical standpoint unprecedented level juniors. The young Chinese blew away the competition listed to the sound of quadruple jumps. In the free will is afforded the luxury of complete three quads, including a toe loop in the second half of the disc, and seven triples. '' The only smear on the elements of the triple axel jump came, completed with the help of a'' step-out. Boyang Jin showed a technical score next to ninety lengths, which is rare even in categiora senior, where there is also one more element (choreographed sequence).
The level of competition was, however, recorded the highest ever in a final of the junior Grand Prix, as evidenced by performance and scores of other athletes on the podium
In second place, finished the fifteen Russian Adian Pitkeev, with a free eight triples, including two and two axel lutz. The third place went to fourteen U.S. Nathan Chen, who proposed eight triples, seven of them in the second half of the disc. The pre-race favorite was also the best in the sum of the components of the program.
The beat of the day is, to all intents and purposes, the Japanese Keiji Tanaka, precipitated in fourth place after the short program imposed. '' For now nineteen stationed in Osaka have been the fatal falls on an attempted quadruple toe loop and the second triple axel.
The list has been closed since fourteen Russian Alexander Petrov, who was also able to complete eight triples, and the landlord Ryuju Hino, who filed a short very disappointing, has shown signs of life in the free filling eight triples, after falling on an attempt to quadruple toe loop by the rotation suspected.
FINAL STANDINGS
1) (CHN) - Boyang JIN 218.73 (5 | 1) (video available) 2) (RUS) - Adian PITKEEV 216.24 ( 2 | 2) (free video) 3) (USA) - Nathan CHEN 214.61 (3 | 3) (free video) 4) (JPN) - , Keiji TANAKA 205.71 (1 | 4) (free video) 5) (RUS) - Alexander Petrov 198.63 (4 | 5) ( free video) 6) (JPN) - Ryuju HINO 182.39 (6 | 6) (free video)
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Boyang JIN (CHN) - ISU Grand Prix Final 2013-14 Junior - free program
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Adian PITKEEV (RUS) - ISU Grand Prix Final 2013-14 Junior - free program
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Nathan CHEN (USA) - ISU Grand Prix Final 2013-14 Junior - free program
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