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The eighteenth edition of Finland Trophy, hosted by "Barona Areena" Espoo, ended with the women's free program which allowed Russia to place two athletes on the podium.
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The success went to Julia Lipnitskaia (191,31), able to defend the title won twelve months ago when they played in the first international competition at the senior level. The fifteen year old Russian, after tax in the short program, thanks to the provision of high-profile technical, it is also repeated in the longer segment of the race in which he skated on the main theme of the soundtrack of the movie "Schindler'' s List" (music by John Williams). L'' student of Ethers Tutberidze has committed a small burr on the first combination triple lutz / triple toe loop, which landed with a clear step-out, but then it was just perfect alternating spins of rare beauty and high difficulty jumps much better slipped respect to customs.
'' The impression gained from Finland Trophy is that the "cold" and not prone to error'' Lipnitskaia may have in hand in every race a result between 185 and 195 points, threshold within the reach of a few athletes. As a result, health permitting, the female sector has found a suitor'' other'' s last group Olympic downhill on the ice and maybe the medals.
L'' waiting Japanese Akiko Suzuki (180.54) has, however, had to settle for place of honor'' and suffers from some step-load on the elements of jump of the longest segment of the race, which, on balance , you may find cost between ten fifteen points. The original twenty-eight of the prefecture of Aichi, however, has presented a free program from'' undisputed potential skating on the notes, the truth is a bit inflated'','' The Phantom of the opean "by Andrew Lloyd Webber. However, in light of the seen on the ice, there is a clear strategy on the elements of jump, however, different from the past.'' The intention would be to propose opening a combination, for her novel, triple flip / Rittberger single / triple salchow, followed by a combination double axel / triple toe loop and then the triple lutz jump historically difficult due to the wire inlet is not properly outside. During the second part of the disc, however, would take the other four elements of jump with the possible change in the running depending on how previously completed. In this regard, however, expect the next races to dispel any doubt.
In the race today, Suzuki has paid the price because of the difficulties highlighted'' landing on the flip of the initial combination, become triple flip / Rittberger Single / Double Salchow, and in the second half of the program has again had problems with a filp, usually his strength, and with a Rittberger, completed just simple.
As expected, the'' student of the legendary Japanese Hiroshi Nagakubo got the higher valuations of each component of the program, relying not only experience and quality of interpretation, but also exploiting the use of a greater number of transitional passages than the opponent.
Today, they got significant signs of recovery for the Russian Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA (173.45), rising from sixth place in the short program to the third place finish. L'' yet sixteen student of Alexei Mishin appeared well identified with the part of the free again when she skated to the tune of "Malaguena". As twenty-four hours ago, the first lutz, which plans would have to open the combination with a triple toe loop, has created some heartache and statp completed only twice. However, in line with what happened in the short program, Tukatamysheva was still able to attack a triple toe loop. From that moment forward was able to complete five more triples, including lutz, and had a second pass to empty in the final when fully opened an axel, performing a single rotation. Compared to the past, the overall quality of his skating has appeared improved, and especially the spinners were finally built to reach the highest levels available, despite Elizaveta is devoid of the flexibility and other Lipnitskaia countrymen.
At the foot of the podium has placed the American Mirai Nagasu (164.51), which despite three elements of jump sottoruotati and a degraded, managed to climb over the younger compatriot Vanessa Lam (152.28).
With regard to the Italian team, Jade Russian (119.60), penalized by three falls, it is still able to keep the tenth position occupied at the end of the short-program, while more expert Carol Bressanutti (110.76) has climbed a step Ranked twelfth closing.
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Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA - Finlandia Trophy 2013 - free program
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