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other January 30, 2016, Saturday. 00:45
As expected, the women’s podium was completely Russian tournament. And just in the bank Russian national team has four medals.
Medvedev, Radionova and Pogorilaya – the best in Europe! Photo Report
The third day of competition of the European Championship simply had to bring the Russian team gold medal. The idea that the Russians able to get ahead of at least one foreign skater seemed blasphemous. The last Europeans, theoretically capable of such have been Carolina Kostner and Kiira Korpi . But first today is still at a crossroads – coming back or not, and the other comments on what is happening in Bratislava. And then there’s the double Olympic champion Sochi in pairs Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov Set the desired mood of his wonderful rental.
When leaving the veterans
When the honored veteran of all instead of the expected departure from the sport after a brilliant career makes a feint ears and says that more povoyuet, the feeling is always ambivalent. Outstanding Athlete often remains in the big game because still can. And more often – because he can not. It can not give up all that was dear to his heart and memory for many years, is afraid of the unknown that awaits after leaving the sport, do not want to lose a decent reward for medals in competitions. He feels himself quite well, it can not be said about the audience. During performances peresidevshih former champions in the sport, from which there was only a shadow, the kind they usually such as if they had eaten a lemon. Leave on time – great skill. But no less great ability to understand and prove to everyone that you are the last word in sports has not said.
Multiple world champion Aliona Savchenko knows this better than most. When, after the Sochi-2014, it decided to stay for one more Olympic cycle, almost all felt that she was trying to escape not only for outgoing, and have reached the next station by train. Did not play catch-up and her former partner Robin Szolkowy , as well as long-term coach Ingo Steuer . But the Frenchman Bruno Musso took a chance – probably realized that a chance is given once in a lifetime. Either grab him, throwing everything at stake, or his entire career to fight for pride of place in the top ten. For the right to dream and he suffered a crazy intensity of your workouts, and hanging from a situation in which it held the French federation did not give permission for the move under a different flag. If the problem really harden, then Bruno with it now all over in order.
New old rivals
Figure skating . European Championship
Couples. Short program
1. Volosozhar / Trankov (Russia) – 79,77
2. Savchenko / w (Germany) – 75,54
3. Tarasova / Morozov – 70,17 …
7. Astakhov / Rogonov (all – Russia) – 60,63.
And here I can brag a bit: to learn about the new duet Savchenko / w, from the beginning I was one of those who believed that the venture will sense. Alain knew whom to choose – at the time a young Frenchman was probably the best partner of the free and ready to work. And it has blossomed and she Savchenko: for the first time in a long time she did not have to fear that a partner fall to jump and kill you in the release. Masso if exuded confidence – they say, I will cast thee out, and podkruchu, do not worry. You just shine like a star, and if I do not yet have your class, I quickly learned, I’m capable of. In Bratislava, we saw that Alain, who have not seen for a long time. In the world of figure skating it has another formidable force. And the fact that she is not from Russia, not critical. There is a category of great athletes who like incorporated all the flags of the world, becoming the domain of the planet: Yuzuru Hanyu , Evgeni Plushenko , Gordeeva and Grinkov … Aliona Savchenko – one of them. This is best confirmed by the tears of Tatiana Tarasova after the performance of major competitors of our Champions Volosozhar and Trankova.
Biography commander
Evgenia Medvedeva about these difficult things thinking is clearly not necessary. When you are following a student of a mentor, the previous ward which has become a national heroine, comparisons are inevitable. And at least in the initial period, these comparisons are not in favor of Medvedeva. Plus home of the Olympic Games and sport in the two-week pomeshannost literally all over the country in sports skater destiny is definitely not going to happen. Therefore, to win the hearts of fans have not overnight as its predecessor, but gradually.
And the best way for this conquest – the number of victories. Sport biography Medvedeva is now reminiscent of the biography of the commander: was then defeated an enemy army in the same town, then that – following the army at the other. Going without a single loss of a difficult way adult skater, she has not been faced with force majeure. And sooner rather than later, it will happen – if not due to the emergence of some Japanese vunderkindshi, in connection with its own growing up. As it is now faced with the Helen Radionova , whose “Titanic” had sunk today Medvedev’s iceberg. The iceberg, however, cracks appeared after the fall of Axel, but now the Ice Mountain has this crazy margin of safety that only a few breakdowns give rivals a chance for gold. Even if they are level and Radionova Pogorilaya.
Women. Final standings
1. Medvedev – 215.45.
2. Radionova – 209.99.
3. Pogorilaya (all – Russia) – 187,05
4. Kuchvalska (Latvia) – 176,99
5. Rodegero (Italy) – 170,76.
General and bloody rehearsal
In general, the Russian odinochnits dress rehearsal for the most important tournament stood out successful. Europe was left behind in the literal and figurative sense, although Pogorilaya had to seriously break your knees during two falls and finish the program without paying attention to the flowing blood. With these drops had the same enthusiasm to inspect the entire program to the end, because the two remaining skaters – Italian and Latvian – were even virtual, but the chances to remove her from her pedestal. As a result, did not work.
Video. Speech by Anne Pogorilaya
Figure skating. Women. Skating
Now, any of the three of our girls will say 100% it did not fulfill its task. After a couple of months in Boston, they will meet with a much more powerful opponents. Gold and Wagner, Assad and Miyahara already hard at sharpening their teeth and skates on the leader this season. Although in any case before the World Cup will have the status of a favorite skater – Evgenia Medvedeva .
Eugene Medvedev won the European Championship
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