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The "Speed ​​Skating Arena" in Minsk hosted the fifth leg of the Junior Grand Prix, which is dominated by U.S. athletes not only the victory between the pairs of art to complete the "sweep".
Sunday 29 September 2013 12 minutes reading time
In the men, it was easily imposed fourteen year old Nathan Chen (211.11), winner of the test of Mexico City in early September with a full score and qualified for the final of Fukuoka. On this occasion, the talented student of Rafael Arutyunyan has again given up to the triple axel and was altogether more brilliant in the free program in which he executed to perfection every element planned, including seven triple jumps in the second half of the disc. In the first segment of the race, however, failed to reach the usual levels of excellence on a couple of spins (angel flying change foot sit), but, in any case, it should be remarked how each element presented in Belarus has been awarded by a degree of execution positive.
Pride of place went to the ambitious Japanese Ryuju Hino (198.12), which, compared with the direct comparison of Mexico City, was able to reduce the gap by Chen surclassandolo on the technical score in both segments race. In fact, the eighteen year old stationed in Nagoya showed no obvious improvement and is again fallen on trying to quadruple toe loop, in addition to being dropped shots at the end of the free. Remarkable, however, the mastery of the triple axel for now not enough to eighteen Japanese to acquire the mathematical certainty of access to the final.
The podium was completed by novice Russian Murad Kurbanov (183,48), which should be given credit for having run programs without trimmings, albeit a technical level lower than Hino. The sixteen year old Moscow will weigh more carefully when I manage to add the triple axel in his bag of tricks.
The blue Mattia Dalla Torre (105.37), the first appearance in the circuit, had to settle for the eighteenth position. The seventeen year old Strigno skated a decent short that has well-executed triple toe loop combination and double axel / double toe loop, but fell on the triple Rittberger preceded by the step, however complete rotation. Not well, however, the free soiled by three falls and landings on the five complicated triple tempted.
In the dance, clear round for McNamara / Carpenter (137.97), which have thus reached the finals of the most renowned countrymen Hawayer / Baker. The U.S. couple, who appeared in the clear progress compared with the previous release of Riga, has got the better of competition due to the quality of execution of each element, but did not show a clear dominance technical than the Russians Popova / Vlasenko (128.71) and Morozova / Zhirnov (128,64), in the order finished on the podium. In particular, students of Alexander Svinin, only to get at least a level four on the sequences of quickstep, can complain to a disastrous fall on sollevamente choreographic free program, which cost them the place of honor. The fourth place went to the pair flagged Korean Kim / Minov (120.06), which has improved the place obtained in Kosice two weeks ago confirming, however, on the same level of performance.
In accordance with the prediction of the vigil, the women's competition has dominated the U.S. Polina Edmunds (165.77), athlete already eligible for ISU Championships more. The fifteen year old Californian has also gained access to the final Fukuoka taking advantage of the debacle of the opponents that are listed In fact, the seventeen year old Canadian Alaine Chartrand, on the podium in the last Canadian national senior, has racked falls in series on the elements of jump, often missing of rotation, while the thirteen Russian Natalia Ogoreltseva, in the midst of a disturbing phase of recovery, it is rare for the best completed a jump, loved Rittberger understood.
In the end, the second position was deservedly won by the Kazakh Elizabet Turzynbaeva (150,83), recently moved to Canada at the court of Brian Orser and making its debut in the Grand Prix. The thirteen year old, actually a native of Moscow, skated two programs comparable level, but at the end of the short, thanks a Rittberger fully open by Edmunds, it was found even in the lead. The U.S. has also re-established hierarchies, performing a free almost free of burrs, enhanced by the presence of seven triple jumps. In third place went to the seventeen Japanese Rika Hongo (144.97), which will remind the stage of Minsk only for the excellent combination triple toe loop / toe loop troplo with which he opened the short-program.
The fifteen-blue Sara Casella (118.14), was lingering in the first segment of the race because of a double dip on triple lutz (opening jump of a combination) and triple Rittberger, was able to finish the test in eleventh position partially redeeming in the open where it has managed to complete a good combination triple lutz / double toe loop and a total of three triple jumps. Among the known positive commitment Blelorussia should be highlighted in the excellent spinning upside down, decisamenre appreciated by the judges.
In the test given to couples of artistic failure is not a surprise. The favorites Russians Davankova / Deputat were clearly outclassed by compatriots Gainetdinova / Bich (142.38), authors of the best performances in both segments of the race. However, especially in the free program the overall performance was truly modest and all couples were not free from errors of a certain gravity. The winners, for example, in addition to complicated landings on the elements of jump, have not performed the lifting axel lapse of five group, leaving on the plate more than seven points. Similarly, Americans Aaron / Settlage (131,66), runners-up, fell on the triple salchow launched and have not completed any of the jumps in parallel planned, as well as Davankova / Deputat (130.46), third and sadly very far from the levels of two years ago when they seemed destined for a future first floor. The fight for the podium has also involved the Russians Nagalati / Bobrov (128.73), according to the authors of the free, and the Canadians Seguin / Bilodeau (127,42).
Small step back to the blue pair Alessandra Cernuschi / Filippo Ambrosini (114.30), sixth in Minsk after the brilliant fourth place obtained in the stage of Kosice. Students of Cristina Mauri have immediately lost ground in the first half of the race due to a fall on the triple toe loop and launched the single axel completed only by Cernuschi. Similar problems have occurred in the free program, in which, after completing a good triple salchow launched, they paid duty on the combination double flip / double toe loop, ended with a fall of Cernuschi, and triple Rittberger launched, also finished on earth.
The vice-champions junior national Manacorda White / Nicholas Macii (110,35) have, however, finished the race in eighth place with great regret for the lost points in the short program in which they did not get the level on the back inside death spiral and Manacorda completed a single instead of double Rittberger.
The next stage will be staged in Ostrava in the Czech Republic
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Nathan CHEN - ISU JGP Minsk 2013 Junior - free program
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