Figure skating - Junior W.CH.2013, Milan
The Chinese Xiaoyu Yu / Yang Jin are in the lead after the pairs short program of artistic 38esimi Junior World Championships Figure Skating 2013 in the course of performing at the Ice Stadium Agora of Milan.
Wednesday 27 February 2013 8 minutes reading time
The race showed an average level high, with many couples gathered in a few points, the result of the rules imposed by the ISU for junior category for the short program that includes the performance of 7 items set 3 of jump, but with limitations well-defined as the ability to choose between double and double Axel Flip, between triple and double Salchow launched. Are required twice Twist, the lifting of group 4, the death spiral back, the top change of foot and the sequence of steps. All this leads to a flattening of values ​​between the competing couples as couples more techniques can not make a difference to those less talented because of the rigidity of the program. Unlike the speech will come out in the free program where the true values ​​in the field.
Great performance from the technical point of runners world junior outgoing Xiaoyu Yu / Yang Jin who carried out the most of all the technical difficulties of the program including a spectacular double Twist. Very solid double Axel and triple Salchow launched, as well as the Death Spiral. Only uncertainty on top with change of foot, but overall did not affect the performance of the duo that has performed to the tune of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. The Chinese pair has scored 54.95 points in the technical components of which 31.10.
Second place for Canadians Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro with 53.09 points thanks to a very clean preceded the extent the U.S. duo Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier (52.61) also authors of a test without any particular errors, paying, however, some point in the segment because of the technical levels reached by the Chinese couple but scoring the most points in the components of day thanks to a brilliant interpretation of the transition and of decent level.
Quarters, but in the fight for the medals, the Russians Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov. Students Stanislav Morozov and Andrei Hekalo have soiled their program with a fall on the double Axel in parallel (Vladimir) to element now completed and have achieved 52.25 points. The duo, who came in second place at the recent national championships category, he still scored 29.51 points in the technical segment and 23.74 in the components of the program.
Disappointed day of the big favorites on the eve Lina Fedorova and Maxim Miroshkin who came to this event having won everything in season. The pair coached by Vladislav Zhovnirski compromised his trial with the fall on the triple Salchow launched, but the authors were in the best day of double Axel. The gap from the head is tight, just 5.52 points, and tomorrow evening they will turn the tables in the free program where they can put in place a technical rate superior to the competition.
Regarding the proof of the pair formed by Italian Giulia Foresti and Leo Luca Sforza arrived a good thirteenth place thanks to the score of 40.57. The duo Bergamo, younger couple in the race with six potential seasons in the category, got a good technical score despite the fall of Giulia Foresti (the youngest athlete of the entire event rainbow) on the double Axel run in parallel . The students have in fact obtained by Silvia Martina 23:59 points in the technical segment and 17.98 in components where they still have much to work with.
Here are the rankings of the Short Program:
POS
Name
Score
Notes
1
Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN
CHN
54.95
PB
2
Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO
CAN
53.09
PB
3
Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER
USA
52.61
PB
4
Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MOROZOV
RUS
52.25
PB
5
Brittany Jones / Ian Beharry
CAN
51.57
6
Annabelle Prölss / Ruben BLOMMAERT
GER
49.95
PB
7
Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin
RUS
49.43
8
Jessica Calalang / Zack SIDHU
USA
45.72
9
Britney Simpson / Matthew BLACKMER
USA
43.16
10
Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH
RUS
42.87
11
Julia Lavrentieva / Yuri Rudyk
UKR
42.61
PB
12
Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG
CHN
41.88
13
Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca Sforza
ITA
40.57
PB
14
Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER
CAN
40.18
15
Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC
POL
36.30
PB
16
Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN
NED
30.90
PB
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