Figure Skating - Free Dance - 2014 Sochi
In the race from the technical content higher than ever Iceberg Palace in Sochi Meryl Davis / Charlie White graduate Olympic champions by beating rivals as never before on this occasion, they performed a program is not perfect, however, enough.
Monday 17 February 2014 9 minutes reading time
For Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir a silver wanted but that does not confirm the'' gold in Vancouver 2010. Completing the podium the Russian pair Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov thanks to a wonderful Black Swan have improved by more than 10 points on their personal record scollinando the famous portion 180 that separates the talent from perfection.
Reason for the Canadian duo the U.S. couple coached by Oleg Epstein and Marina Zueva has crumbled their previous world record of bringing it to 116.63 for a total of 195.52 points, being the sum of two world records anch'' it is the world record. The natives of Michigan have made the most of all the technical elements in the program, getting all 4 levels with a lift after the final diagonal exceptional. To complete an artistic performance that is close to perfection with even two 10:00 arrived in'' interpretation is that the choreography for a total of 59.13 points out of 60 available in the second score. Anch'' Obviously it is the new limit world.
Davis / White crown, therefore, a wonderful four years that consecrates them between couples dancing stronger than ever with two world titles and five finals of the Grand Prix won over two Four Continents.
As said previously the'' silver went to Virtue / Moir. The defending Olympic champions have put ice on a near-perfect performance, tweaking'' the former world record, however, and putting pressure to the winners. Nothing to complain from the technical point of view, where they filed the inaccuracies put on the track in the latest releases, but it was not enough as the arch-rivals have just made perfection.
The young Russians Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov, the second pair of the host nation on the eve of paper, they've got a great bronze with their new staff for a total of 110.44 to 183.48, thanks to a trial free of excess that has enchanted the whole Iceberg'' Palase with a modern and elegant interpretation of "Swan Lake" cha blew up at the end of the home crowd.
Quarters and again to swallow another bitter pill'' s in their career, Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat. The French on the music from the Little Prince skated divinely, but have not convinced all the technical panel, also because of the deduction of one point due to a lifting lasted more than twelve seconds maximum required. Their score was 177.22 which still represents their personal best.
Fifths and large disappointed the second day of Russian couple formed by Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitry Soloviev that by improving their personal best, they failed to win the internal challenge for the bronze medal with his fellow countrymen. They tried all out pulling the free dance'' s last year in an attempt to overwhelm the hierarchies that were established after the Short Dance yesterday.
Sixth place finish for our Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte who pay a small imperfection in the circle by Luke and in the final diagonal that Anna did not allow the blue pair of obtaining level 4 in both elements. The performance of the pair of Paola Mezzadri however was very solid, with a lift of Twizzle precise and spectacular combination that earned him 101.92 to 102.03 of the next European Championships in Budapest in January. It closes thus a positive Olympiad for the blue pair that meet the expectations of the vigil.
Completing the top 10 the second Canadian couple Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (65.93) and the two couples Americans Madison Chock / Evan Bates and brothers Shibutani and the British couple Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland.
Fourteenth place for the second blue pair Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri who messed about Twizzle losing the'' unison and a circle is not very accurate. For the pair of Barbara Fusar Poli is still got the new personal record with 144.78 points, by a narrow margin improving your score at the European Championships.
Here are the final standings:
Pl
Name
Nation
TSS
TES
PCS
1
Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE
USA
116.63
57.50
59.13
2
Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR
CAN
114.66
56.22
58.44
3
Elena Ilinykh / Nikita KATSALAPOV
RUS
110.44
54.14
56.30
4
PECHALAT Nathalie / BOURZAT Fabian
FRA
104.44
51.16
54.28
5
Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew Poje
CAN
103.18
50.43
52.75
6
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
RUS
102.95
48.50
54.45
7
Anna Cappellini / Luca LANOTTE
ITA
101.92
49.50
52.42
8
Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES
USA
99.18
49.01
50.17
9
COOMES Penny / Nicholas BUCKLAND
GBR
91.78
44.50
47.28
10
Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
USA
90.70
43.42
48.28
11
Zlobina Julia / Alexei Sitnikov
AZE
90.48
45.23
45.25
12
ZHIGANSHINA Nelli / Alexander Gazsi
GER
89.86
45.41
45.45
13
Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ
ESP
88.39
46.13
42.26
14
Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI
ITA
86.64
45.28
41.36
15
Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES
FRA
84.62
41.95
42.67
16
Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM
CAN
82.79
41.98
40.81
17
Sinitsina V / R ZHIGANSHIN
RUS
82.65
40.90
41.75
18
TOBIAS I / D STAGNIUNAS
LTU
82.60
39.86
42.74
19
Tanja Kolbe / Stefano CARUSO
GER
76.13
38.71
38.42
20
Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN
AUS
75.85
39.03
36.82
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