Figure skating - J.G.p. Riga 2015
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The second stage of the Junior Grand Prix, hosted by Volvo Ice Arena Riga, you & egrave; ended with a clear statement of the Russian Betina Popova / Yuri Vlasenko in the dancing competition.
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Gl students Ksenia Rumiantseva, joints all''ultima season in the junior category, dominated the race from one end all''altro clocking in both tests is the technical score more & ugrave; high that the assessment pi & ugrave; High on each component of the program. Overall, the competition, they claimed greater maturity & agrave; artistic and a mastery of the scene result of 'experience gained over many years of frequenting the circuit. Ci & ograve; He said that, despite a degree of execution from the first class, did not shine for details on the sequences of steps and have filed a score lower than that achieved by couples who have completed the first two positions of the race in Bratislava last week.
Popova / Vlasenko, the third successful career in qualifying stages, preceded by a margin greater than seven points the advanced French Angelique Abachkina / Loius Thauron, previously never finished on the podium. The couple transalpine, after concluding the short-dance in third place, he promptly re-established hierarchies set within the park couples Igor Shpilband outperforming the pi & ugrave; young Americans Christina Carreiera / Anthony Ponomarenko, finished even at the foot of the podium thanks to a free dance sciaguarata last part conditioned by a trivial fall of Carreira, followed by un''esecuzione not in compliance with Regulation of element of choreographic twizzle.
Third place & egrave ;, however, went to the Russian regularists & nbsp; Sofia Evdomikova / Egor Bazin, who finished in fourth place in both segments of the race and nell''occasione, as well as French and American, have remodeled the personal best.
Among those who will return home refreshed after the 'event of Riga can not be forgotten Canadians Melinda Meng / Andrew Meng arrived just two points from the podium after finishing third reflected in the free dance in which, net of the degree of realization, are It was the best on the technical side like Evdomikova / Bazin. Also in this case, the 'impression & egrave; that care Shpilband, with which the brothers Meng worked in the summer, is now giving its fruits.
It should be noted as no sequence of steps as a couple merited a level higher than two. Moreover, only three pairs, winners included, have failed to file a level two twofold.
Russia closed the Latvian stage with three victories in four competitions and occupied half & agrave; Exact podiums available. Thanks to today's result, successes in qualifying stages of dance became 66 of 137 opportunities & agrave ;, and additionally ten nell''atto final statements (essentially of 155 dance contests played Russia has won 76, one less the half & agrave;).
FINAL STANDINGS
01) RUS - Betina POPOVA / Yuri Vlasenko 146.35 (1 | 1)
02) FRA - Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis Thauron 139.05 (3 | 2)
03) RUS - Sofia Evdokimova / Egor BAZIN & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 132.57 (4 | 4)
04) USA - Christina CARREIRA / Anthony Ponomarenko 131.25 (2 | 5)
05) CAN - Melinda MENG / Andrew MENG 130.51 & nbsp; (5 | 3)
06) USA - Emily DAY / Kevin LEAHY115.77 (7 | 6)
07) CAN - Hannah WHITLEY / Elliott GRAHAM115.54 (6 | 7)
08) UKR - Anzhelika Yurchenko / Volodymyr BYELIKOV107.41 (8 | 8)
09) CHN - Xibei LI / Guangyao XIANG101.13 (9 | 9)
10) BLR - & nbsp; Maria Oleynik / Yuri HULITSKI99.91 (10 | 10)
11) EST - Marina ELIAS / Denis KORELINE94.90 (11 | 11)
12) UKR - Ksenia DUBIVKA / Vadym KRAVTSOV86.67 (14 | 12)
13) LTU - Jogaile Zilionyte / Luca Morini & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 84.92 (12 | 13)
14) LAT - Nataliya Aleksandrova / Ricards EVELINS78.36 (15 | 14)
15) HUN - Villo MARTON / Danyil SEMKO77.83 (13 | 15)
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