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For the sixth and penultimate round of qualifying, the Junior Grand Prix made a stop in the Czech Republic at the Cez Arena in Ostrava, in the past also home to a final act.
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'' The event brought smile to the Russian team, as well as having set in three races, won the qualification for the'' final act in Fukuoka with athletes engaged in all four disciplines.
In the women's sector, has staged the'' pending challenge between two thirteen-year stationed in Moscow, born exactly one week from the'' a'' other. The stakes were the'' immediate access to the final, but, on balance, although there is no certainty came the math for both, the'' target was almost achieved.
The victory went to Alexandra Proklova (181,18), which, by virtue of two programs without any trimming, snatched the season record to compatriot Medvedeva exceeding for the first threshold of 180 points. It should be noted that the four athletes already admitted'' s final act in Fukuoka have already made an enviable record scores, from a position of excellence in the senior category. At the moment, in fact, behind Proklova, are asking the thirteen Russian Evguenia Medvedeva (179.96, Gdansk), the fourteen-year U.S. Karen Chen (179.08, Kosice) and compatriot Polina Edmunds (171,21, Mexico City ), only to be eligible for ISU Championships more.
In fact, Mary Sostkova (165,59), runner-up in the race of Ostrava, can sleep soundly because the light of the stated'' s last stop in Tallinn, say goodbye to the final only if you verifcasse a combination almost impossible (the success of Gabrielle Daleman and second place Elizabet Turzynbaeva with more than 181,24 points).
The sixth round of the Junior Grand Prix women's short program has proposed a high technical content with seven combinations triple / triple attempt, six of which are perfectly realized. In addition, the competition has been enhanced by the presence of Brookle Han and Elizaveta Ukolova, skaters in the recent Nebelhorn Trophy guaranteed Olympic qualification for the country involved.
Returning to the comparison between Proklova and Sostkova, it must be said that in the free both have well completed seven triples, but the winner, despite a technical score of the bottom base, was able to make a difference due to the degree of execution and each item of the components the program in which he actually crushed the competition.
In third place, we have placed almost unknown American Amber Glenn (164,18), making its debut in the circuit and designated to take part in a single stage. The fourteen texana, with spins of high quality, reversed on all, and a luggage full of triple preceded
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