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Is taking place during this weekend's Denkova-Staviski Cup race categories ISU senior, junior and novice of the artistic. The event, organized in Sofia, Bulgaria at the "Winter Sports Hall Zimen Dvor", will end tonight with free programs.
Sunday 1 December 2013 10 minutes reading time
Then analyze what happened during the short programs starting from the Senior category. Nourished by the Italian expedition in the women's field, which could count on no less than 5 out of a total of 18 participants. On the other hand it also awaits the outcome of this race to update the ranking female Italian and designate the last convocation at the Universiade in Trento.
To lead the short program was just the blue Francesca Rio (52.51) who beat, though a few cents, the still opaque Joshi Helgesson (52.30), while in the third position by return finds another blue Roberta Rodeghiero (50.52).
Excellent performance of Rio in this segment, flawless jumps with the beautiful triple lutz-double toe loop combination, followed by the double axel and triple salchow. Well executed spins, all level 4 and with good grades of execution, only the sequence of steps is stopped at level 2, while the score on the components of the program was the lowest among the top three contenders ( 22.74).
Imperfect program Helgesson, which has struggled to landing of the triple lutz, sottoruotato and judged with a degree of execution negative, goes best combination instead triple toe loop-double toe loop, good double axel. Stands out the sequence of steps to level 4, you could say almost a specialty of the family, while the spins alternating levels 3 to 4 on one level combined. Its also the best components of the day (24.94).
Some regret for Roberta Rodeghiero, that after the good combination triple flip-double toe loop and triple toe loop lacks the axel that runs only single. Good level 4 spins with the exception of inverted level 3, as well as the steps; 23:20 judgments about program components. Similar problems for Sara Casella, who after completing Rio as the difficult triple lutz-double toe loop combination and a triple salchow, opens the axel finding himself in fifth position at an altitude of 47.03. Eighth, however, a difficulty in Guia Tagliapietra on all elements of the jump, landed hard and deserving of degrees of negative performance: triple toe loop-double toe loop, triple salchow and double axel. 44.13 total for the short. Twelfth position in the fifth athlete of the blue team, Victoria Manni (37.64), which highlighted the problems is that the landing of the triple salchow combination that left incomplete by running only double loop; good instead of the double axel.
In the men's race on the other hand have not been able to admire the Italian athletes, as the only blue writing, Maurizio Zandron, withdrew from the competition. Leading the race of 8 participants was the Uzbek Ge (66.80), a veteran of the stage of the Moscow grand prix, followed at a distance by the Belarusian Ignatenko (56.91) and the Frenchman Antoine-Noel (54.81), only the fourth most known compatriot Besseghier (53.40). For Misha Ge are not treated, however, a thrilling performance, the Uzbek showed problems on the triple axel again, this time only attempted but aborted at the start, so utterly lacking an element. Excellent instead the triple lutz and the combination triple flip-triple toe loop in the second half of the disc, for level 3 spins and steps with the exception of the top level, combined 4. Pavel Ignatenko, on the contrary, performs a good triple axel and then landing fatigue combination triple lutz-triple toe loop (the latter is degraded to double) and fall on the triple flip, moreover, by the wire wrong. Lower value of the technical content of Pierre Noel-Antoine completing a triple lutz-double toe loop combination, a triple flip and a double axel before placing temporarily Besseghier which has instead opened only single lutz running it.
Rounding out the senior category the race couple having seen a single pair participant, the French James / Cipres recovering after recent injuries. The provision has not given great satisfaction to the couple who has earned a score of 56.66. Good opening, with the triple twist, triple toe loop in parallel and launched the triple flip, but the French did not manage to run the axel lasso lift: the element is therefore a result of 0.
Large the Italian team for the junior categories: in particular, with 5 boys who competed in the men's specialty. Leader after the short Latvian Vasiljevs (64.52), which is imposed on both scores, both technical components of the program. The technical content of its program included a triple lutz-double toe loop combination, triple loop and double axel, in addition to spinning tops all of level 4. In second place was established the Russian Krasnozhen (51.72), which has instead attempted the triple axel, which ended with a crash. At 13 cents away the blue Palermo, third with 51.49 who completed a triple salchow-double toe loop combination, a double loop and a double axel. Respectively fourths, fifths and sixths three other Italian: Settembrini (48.17), Rizzo (46.42), Bannister (46.32), while Marco Zandron ranked tenth with 31.80.
 In the junior women's short program guides the Russian Lukashevic (48.63), in the head with both the technical components of the program, according to the Italian Cristini (47.34), third the second representative of the Russian Vysotina (44.45). In the race even Barbers (seventh with 37.51), Zardini (eleventh with 31.45) and Gherardi (thirteenth with 30.36).
Only two, however, the entries for the race couple in an art that was won by measuring Italians Manacorda / Macii (42.96) Hong Kong representative on the cup Ono / To Lam (32.24) after the short program.
Also noteworthy is an Italian success in the category Advanced Novice, the races have already been achieved and where the blue Grassl won the men's gold with a total of 90.96 on the French Siao Him Fa (89.29) and the turkish Oktar (85.29 ). In the discipline of women in the same category concludes the fourth Gennaro (80.85) behind the Bulgarian Feigin (88.28), the French Froetscher (81.89) and the German Yuge (81.58).
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