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The "Ljubljana Cup", the second stage of qualification of the Junior Grand Prix, has devoted much of pi & ugrave; in the firmament of the figure skating star Serafima Sakhanovich
Saturday 30 August 2014 6 minutes reading time
The fourteen year old Russian, after literally impressed the experts in the short program, you & egrave; repeated in the segment pi & ugrave; along the primacy of race crumbling personal and are not going away from the world record in top-level competitions juniors to property agrave; compatriot Elena Radionova (127.39 in the free program and 194.29 overall in the World Championships in Sofia). In any case, the 191.96 recorded in the Slovenian capital is the score pi & ugrave; highest ever in a Junior Grand Prix event, the final stage of qualifying or not makes no difference.
The 'student of Ethers Tutberidze, absent as committed at home with the tests of the senior skaters, has performed flawless seven triples, four of which, including lutz, in the second half & agrave; music, and, in absolute fluency, has reached the highest level available on steps and spins.
Technical aspect aside, the 'interpretation of "Oblivion" by Astor Piazzolla and "I Love You I Hate You" by Raul di Blasio you & egrave; proved to be excellent and far superior to what one might normally expect from a girl not yet fifteen.
A nell''uovo want to look for the hair in an excellent performance, it should be noted as the triple lutz, jump element where improvements compared to the past were obvious, however, continues to leave some perplexity & agrave ;. Today, the panel, unlike what happened in the short-program, has as underscored by the exclamation point of order a doubt about the fact that the thread at the time of detachment, was properly outside. Not surprisingly, the technical staff who has set up the free program Sakhanovich, decided to enter a single lutz, why not & egrave; excluded that some of the opposing pi & ugrave; Listed programs can present with a technical score of the upper base. Moreover, in the presence of a panel extremely severe, the location of the triple lutz in the second half & agrave; music could be a strategic move questionable as the triple flip would provide more guarantees (in this regard, please note that the value of the jumps performed in the second half & agrave, the program is increased by one-tenth). E '' blatant as it is subtleties, but not egrave &; excluded that even small details can have their weight in the presence of opposing pi & ugrave; qualified than those encountered in Ljubljana.
The second place & egrave; was deservedly won by the Japanese Yuka Nagai (164.42), incredibly advanced compared to last season to the point of touching up the personal record of almost thirty lengths. Fifteen of Tokyo, second only to Sakhanovich in any item in the score, performed a free program with two double axel and seven triple jumps, including a remarkable combination triple lutz / triple toe loop opening. The only problems concerned the 'landing triple flip and triple Rittberger, however, to limit the rotation.
At the end of un''entusiasamente comeback dall''ottava position, the US Leah Keiser (149.24) snatched the step pi & ugrave; bottom of the podium at the Czech Nicole Rajicova (149.11), third after the short program and mocked for only thirteen hundredths of a point. Almost seventeen year old student of Tammy Gambill has relied on the greater technical knowledge on the elements of jump failing to complete a full six triples, including two lutz well made.
Afterwards, they placed the Russian Alsou Kayumova (143,33), which sank in the second half & agrave; free after a brilliant start decidedly, and the 'waiting Mai Japanese Mihara (142.49), rising from ninth to sixth place thanks to the fourth stop in the second segment of the overall race.
Positive results for the 'blue Micol Cristini (122.99), eleventh with a lot of personal record in top-level competitions.
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