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He has just completed the NRW Trophy in Dortmund for the disciplines of figure skating, an event already held in November exclusively for dance and that on this occasion has seen some famous investments, including Brian Joubert in the male category and Bazarova / Larionov in couples.
Sunday 8 December 2013 9 minutes reading time
All eyes are on Brian Joubert, therefore, to return to competition after a long autumn retreat from the most important international events, thanks to a state of health still not optimal. The French, the protagonist of two opaque performance, he had to give the title at the Swedish Majorov (217.95), which has clearly passed through the free program. In the third place Hendrickx Belgian (190.84).
Majorov was then demonstrated in good shape, despite the tough start in fourth position with the short program (67.84) where he completed a quadruple toe loop but fell on the triple axel, which was also degraded. In the free Swedish has proposed another great quadruple toe loop, a triple axel and triple seven, leaving some points on the plate for a lutz and a single result only call on the wrong edge flip; Level 3 all the spins. Brian Joubert was instead placed first in the short program remain opaque (72.02) where he completed the triple toe loop-triple toe loop combination and a triple axel with flashy step out, as well as highlighting major shortcomings of all the other technical elements : spins and steps have in fact only got a level 2, except for the change foot combination of level 3. Even more complex situation in the free, where in addition to the repetition of the problems of spins and steps the sample showed difficulty in handling the quadruple toe loop, tried twice, with the first step out and the second with a fall. Problems also on the triple axel, which is served for a hand support all'atterragio, as well as for the flip, on which has performed a step-out and on which has been placed, as usual, the call for the wrong thread. Joubert then closes the race with a total of 206.50 and with a score of 134.48 in the free program, a far cry from the splendor of the past. "I'm disappointed with my performance in the free, but not surprised," - said Joubert to the press. "I had many problems in the last period and are not yet fully ready to compete, not in a state of optimal shape." On the third step of the podium Hendrickx, second after the short despite a mistake on the triple axel, the Belgian maintained its position despite the fifth day of free (121.52) where he showed again great limits on the two triple axels proposed, one of which ended with a crash, as well as on the triple lutz, tried twice but completed only single.
In the category of pairs of artistic Bazarova / Larionov (178.65) did a race in its own right, winning the title ahead of the two German couples Wende / Wende (167.81) and Vartmann / Van Cleave (157.58) at the foot of the podium past participants, the Bulgarians Makarova / Kenchadze (118.19).
The Russian duo can not, however, plead satisfied with what obtained on the German track: beyond the burrs in both the short (with a double toe loop in parallel degraded) is in the free, where she arrived a fall on the triple loop launched, the alarming fact is the judgment on the components of the program, which fell swoop on both segments of the race than the previous two outings of the season of grand prix (Trophee Eric Bompard and Rostelecom Cup). The figure is puzzling in light of the fact that the ratings are lower on the items arrived just skating skills and transitions, both under the 7th season when the duo had far exceeded that threshold. Fight for the other two podium positions with the two German couples protagonists, clearly won the battle where Wende / Wende thanks to a lead of almost ten points in the free.
Second seasonal appearance in the female category for Elena Glebova, after the onset unconvincing to Nebelhorn Trophy in September. The Estonian easily won the race with a total of 150.80 before the Russian Agafonova (141.34) and the Slovak Rajicova (139.23). The skater Tallinn has proposed a great combination triple toe loop - triple toe loop in the short program, but failed to repeat itself in the free, where he completed four triples and a double axel combination with three-double toe loop-double toe loop. The race also saw the representation of Italian Ilaria Nogaro, fifteenth, with a total of 105.75. In the clear blue has completed three triples, one in combination but has opened a single axel and got some low-level elements of the spinning top.
Triumph of the Russians in the junior categories, where we have seen the hat-trick in the men's race with Savosin in first position (169.63), Bernadiner in second (167.19) and Mikhaylov in third (156.18). Brace for the single female with gold Yushchenko (141.48) that exceeds the countryman Kayumova (139.88) in third Lithuanian Golovkina (134.19). In this category three skaters race in Italian: Battagin (98.16) in sixteenth position, Martinelli (94.95) in the twentieth and Zola (92.00) in the twenty-third. Triplet Russian finally even among couples, with five participants: win Chernyavskaya / Cordeyru Souza (142.74), second place to Murasova / Alekseev (131.29), third Mishina / Ivanov (107.07).
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