Triumph of Verner Cup of Nice, in the dance gold Papadakis / Cizeron, silver Alessandrini / Vaturi

Good level of the men's race which was dominated by a newfound Tomas Verner (249.79) more than 21 points compared to the Russians Menshov (228.77) and Bush (226.31), a race that gave the show with several quadruple completed by different athletes. Great in particular the short of Verner (83.58), where the student Huth has proposed tough elements as the beautiful quad toe loop jump and the high triple axel lutz, but then doubling the lutz. Exciting even the free (166.21) where Verner has completed two more quadruple toe loop, one of which in combination with the triple step out on the triple axel, triple flip very good, but then unexpectedly falls on the sequence of steps, among other brand factory for the Czech, who does not deserve so no level element. Complete then in the second half of the program other three triples, including a combination with the second triple axel, and another double axel in sequence with double salchow. Also good judgment on the components of the program, which rises in the free to share 79.90. Verner has done it again back to Oberstdorf in Germany'' own this year, after several seasons spent in Canada, and is now proving once again the protagonist of the scene fearsome male perspective, especially in the European championships, competition, however, which he won in 2008. Surprisingly, however, the athlete has revealed in a recent interview that you want, in all probability, to end his career at the very end of this season, intending to devote themselves to projects of life and study off the ice. In second place we find the Russian Menshov, author of a short a bit 'tiring (77.64), accompanied by an excellent triple axel, a combination quadruple toe loop / triple toe loop (with a little tour on arrival to save the landing) and one triple lutz with eye-catching step out. Even his free is enriched by two quads, as in the case of Verner they are two quadruple toe loop, one of which in combination with the triple. Also nice triple axel, but in the second half of the fatigue is felt and in combination with three complete only double jumps and loses a level on the top combined skipped; merit instead of the sequence of steps, which goes up to level 4. Lights and shadows in the performance of the Russian Bush, ranked third, which find any problems landing the quadruple toe loop in the short program (75.75) as well as in the free (150.56). Good instead triple axels performed in both segments, very well balanced with six free triple in the second half of the disc. At the foot of the podium plaza Peter Liebers (211.59), a position he occupied in the short film was instead of the blue Parkinson (183.25), who finished ninth last. The blue struggled a lot with its elements of falling on the quadruple salchow jump in the short to which he added two touchdowns on the combination that is hard on the triple axel, however rotated. More problematic is the execution of the free where it exits only triple quadruple the initial, opens the first triple axel, and falls on the second, difficult also all other arrivals of the three triple proposed in the second half of the free. In the race to defend the colors blue, there was also Saverio Giacomelli, who finished 17th. After a short difficult where the athlete has encountered difficulties all'atterragio of all the elements of jump (with a fall on the flip) in free will are repeated the same uncertainties, with two falls on triple of the second half of the program (flip and toe loop). Retired from the race instead of the expected French Besseghier along with two other members, the Polish Myzyk and Uzbek Ge. In Nice, was also on the men's race for the junior category, where 15 athletes between the blue Carlo Vittorio Palermo he finished twelfth (40.74 score of free, free 74.10, 111.84 total). In the dance we are firmly established in the Short and in the Free French Papadakis / Cizeron, at their first international debut in the senior category after the onset'' Master of France, characterized by some tension with the federation yet to be resolved. Students Romain Haguenauer got 60.05 points in the Short Dance (TES 31.40 and 28.65 PCS, with all entries above the 7), gaining a level of 4 twizzle and lifting in a straight line, and three levels on both Pattern of Finnstep and the sequence of steps no-touch circular. In the free judges have given their 87.88 points, 41.90 in detail the technical and 45.98 for program components. The performance was almost clean, except for an error in the first set of Cizeron twizzle, but that has not affected the overall execution of the program''. The blue pair Alessandrini / Free Dance Vaturi confirmed in the second place obtained in the short. Their Short Dance was worthy of two levels in four twizzle and in rotational lift, while the two sequences Finnstep and the diagonal no-touch only have reached the level 2. The technical score was 27.60, the components and sub-total 26.88 54.48 points. In the Free Dance to the tune of the film "Munich 1972" the two athletes coached by Barbara Fusr Poles had no problems in this time'' execution of the twizzle, performing a clean performance and a final lifting choreographic different from that presented at the Forum of Assago week last. Third the Russians Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khalyavin that have also maintained the same position in both segments of the race, finishing behind the blue pair. In Short Dance got 52.49 points (24.80 TES 28.69 PCS): Level 4 of twizzles and lifting, but only 2 level in the footsteps of one of the sequences and patterns. The second sequence was level 1 due to an unexpected fall. The free students of Zhulin, singular costumes and choreography, got 81.75 points, a technical components of 37.20 and 44.55 points. The Canadian couple Ralph / Hill was the fourth place, although in the Free Dance has scored the fifth free with 79.73 points (52.18 points in SD), peaking in that segment of the race behind countrymen Paradis / Ouelette (sixth place with 45.70 in the diagram, fifth with 81.70 in free), ranked fifth. Sixth, the Swiss Elsener / Roost with 119.70, behind the Finns Karmi / Lindholm (113.89 points) and Hungarians Turoczi / Major (110.65 points).