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It was concluded today the Golden Spin of Zagreb, international competition recognized by ISU'', which saw the participation of'' long-awaited Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na in office, on his return to racing after an injury suffered earlier in the season. The many fans who came from South Korea to witness this his first appearance on the ice in the Dom Sportova were certainly not disappointed. Kim has in fact won the competition easily, performing a program of excellent quality to the tune of the tango "Adios Nonino" by Astor Piazzolla valid for a total score of 204.49, and, most importantly, witnessing a state of the form already great considering the enforced rest that had to observe in recent months. The silver medal goes to a newfound'' It was concluded today the Golden Spin of Zagreb, international competition recognized by ISU'', which saw the participation of'' long-awaited Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na in office, to return to racing after an injury suffered earlier in the season. The many fans who came from South Korea to witness this his first appearance on the ice in the Dom Sportova were certainly not disappointed. Kim has in fact won the competition easily, performing a program of excellent quality to the tune of the tango "Adios Nonino" by Astor Piazzolla valid for a total score of 204.49, and, most importantly, witnessing a state of the form already great considering the enforced rest that had to observe in recent months. '' The silver medal goes to a newfound Miki Ando (176.82), also it'' in search of a state of optimal shape as a result of the stop of the'' last year due to the lift of motherhood, and the bronze medal instead , went to a Elizaveta Tuktamisheva still opaque (169.24). Fourth'' s blue Micol Cristini (130.89).
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Kim opens up hurting his free program with a fall on the triple lutz, however, rotated, and then not make mistakes anymore. Great triple flip and below the triple salchow-double toe loop combination, a level 4 flying camel and the top level 3 the sequence of steps in a straight line. In the second half of the program'' s Korean athlete puts a triple lutz-double toe loop combination perfectly done so that you will enjoy the bonus for the so-called "balanced construction"'' s exercise. To this was added the'' other combination, the double axel - double toe loop - double loop, a triple salchow and the inverted top that stops again at level 3. On the final addition, Kim is running a great double axel on the beat of music followed by a spinning combo angel, not perfectly entry and that will get the level 1. Despite the errors the reigning world champion scored a technical score already stellar equal to 60.60, mainly due to the very high levels of performance on all elements, except of course for the first lutz and salchow'' s last, but not judged negatively. The judgment on the components of the program was equally excellent climbing at an altitude of 71.52. Scores at hand, the Korean champion showed room for improvement in this segment of the race, because according to the actual construction of the program Yu Na could easily get at least another six points, in this case failed us because of the fall on the lutz and of the top combo. Room for further improvement could come from the sequence of steps, element on which Kim has already reached level 4 in the past, and the top layback at the time built to level 3; remains also the question about the possibility of introducing a triple-triple combination, possibly on the triple lutz always workhorse of the skater. '' It's possible that the program proposed in Zagreb is not in fact a version of "definitive" of the Olympic program, perhaps an accomplice'' s unexpected fall or maybe just because a relative simplification of the technical content in the form of the rule of reason still not optimal .
Japan's Miki Ando, ​​second place, however, has shown a remarkable growth compared to the'' last performance of the season by completing all the scheduled items. The main problems have come on leaps rotations in two cases judged sottoruotati, while the triple toe loop combination, double axel-triple toe loop was downgraded to a double. Imperfect'' s landing of the triple lutz-double loop combination initial (step out) as well as the triple lutz in the second half of the program, instead of the great triple loop, triple toe loop combination and a double axel - double loop - double loop, for a total technical score of 52.17. The program components score instead stopped at 61.84 share, for a total of 114.01 on the segment of the race, by far the best result in the season. The third step of the podium presence of other prestige, to Elizaveta Tuktamisheva which was not, however, once again, free from errors. The Russian complicates the'' atterragio the triple lutz-triple toe loop combination that starts with an eye-catching step out perhaps due to its proximity to the boards, missing rotations on a flip and run only a single axel and leaves twice an attempt to triple salchow. the other elements of good jump but fails a level on top upside down, just centered. The judgment on the components of the program is still greater than that of Ando, ​​59.92, while the technician drops to 50.51 for a total of 110.43. At the foot of the podium Micol Cristini who earned fourth place thanks to the results of the short program and the free was only the seventh day. Cristini has opened very well the program by completing double axel, triple toe loop-double toe loop and triple Salchow-double toe loop, but then to open three double jumps results only: the salchow, toe loop and the final flip. Good match-three jumps instead of double axel - double toe loop - double toe loop, the total technical score of 39.35 points, while the results in components, stood at 45.44 points.
Also ended the races of the other three subjects included; interesting for the color blue the men's race, where Voronov (245.07) took the measure of Gachinski (229.55) and Righini (188.33). Both Russian athletes have performed two quadruple toe loop, one in combination, but only for Voronov'' s landing was perfect and worthy of very positive grades of execution. The difference on the technical score was played also on the levels of spins, all at level 4 for Voronov, and on a lutz, only to double Gachinski.
Ivan Righini Bariev has instead only run free of the fourth day while maintaining the third position. Serious difficulties for the'' blue'' s landing quadruple toe loop, double-degraded, no problem on the other hand, the initial triple axel, but lacks the combination triple lutz-triple salchow-oiler, where it stops at the triple lutz sottoruotato . Superfluous combination double axel - triple toe loop in the second half of the program, as the'' blue had already completed two other axel, a triple and a double toe loop in combination with a;'' the item will not be ; counted.
In the race of dance was given the'' net tax Azeri Zlobina / Sitnikov (150.83) over the French Carron / Jones (138.74), the protagonists of a serious error on the twizzle, and the Turks Agafonova / Ucar (135.87). At the foot of the podium, the French Papadakis / Cizeron with a disappointing score of 134.60, also benefit significantly understated due to low levels of walking and lifting in the free program. In the Spanish growth instead Hurtado / Diaz, who instead are ahead of both the free dance segment on both the total (132.59).
The race couple'' s artistic saw the Israelis Davidovich / Krasnopolski (151.92) prevail over the Estonian Zabijako / Zaboev (147.76) and Ukrainians Lavrentieva / Rudyk (126.49) .CLASSIFICA RACE FEMALE (first positions)
Yuna KIM KOR 204.49 1 1 | 1 (video) Miki ANDO JPN 176.82 2 2 | 2 (video) Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA RUS 169.24 3 3 | 3 (video) 4 Micol CRISTINI ITA 130.89 4 | 7 (video) 5 Dasa GRM SLO 128.69 8 | 46 Isadora WILLIAMS 128.63 BRA 7 | 67 Melanie Yuung CHANG Hui-TPE 127.32 9 | 58 Isabelle PIEMAN BEL 124.89 6 | 99 Eliska Březinová CZE 120.82 11 | 810 Anine Rabe NOR 114.04 10 | 10
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