Figure skating
two gold and one silver taken away from Shanghai, with the third stage of the Grand Prix series, Russian skaters. But only victory Elizabeth Tuktamysheva was unconditional and she first got into the finals series. Maxim Kovtun although ahead of Olympic champion Yuzuru Japanese Chania, speaking with a head injury, but made a series of blunders. Olympic champion Julia Lipnitskaya arbitrary hire failed and remained second through victory in the short program.
Grand Prix in China – because of the seasonal debut on it several celebrities – was even more interesting than in the US and Canada. Firstly, interested in the question remains whether so good Lipnitskaya Julia, who won in the Olympic season hearts of millions. Secondly, it was curious to see whether there is progress in skating Maxim Kovtun road which ran starring in Sochi there with personal tournament Evgeni Plushenko. Third, it is time to assess the prospects of Helena Il’inykh – Ruslana Zhiganshina, the newly formed dance duo partner which became the Olympic champion in the team and won a bronze medal of the Games in a personal pair Nikita Katsalapovym (who is now with Victoria Sinitsyna former partner Zhiganshina, preparing Marina Zueva in the US). But the emergence in humans universal favorite – Olympic champion from Japan Yuzuru Chania – waited with trepidation special.
By Elizabeth updated Tuktamysheva, overcome the crisis of the last two years, the figure skating fans have become accustomed. After all, before the trip to China she could win four minor international tournaments and become the second at the Grand Prix in the USA. Hence, their program, unlike the Olympic champion in the team tournament Lipnitskaya Julia, she has sufficiently vykatala that in Shanghai and proved. However, in the short Lipnitskaya its 1.5 score still bypassed. But after an arbitrary (though nebezoshibochnoy) student of Alexei Mishin immediately ahead of rival by 20 points.
In cases of Yulia Lipnitskaya hard to believe. Failing miniature by the music of Nino Rota for the film “Romeo and Juliet”, 16-year-old pupil Etery Tutberidze not even started rewarding (for which he may be fined). And later admitted that she is not so bad never skated. However, the second position Lipnitskaya reserves chance to qualify for the finals series in Barcelona, subject to its successful performance on stage in Japan. By the way, the Olympic champion in the individual competition Adelina Sotnikova injured ankle, was put in plaster, and before the final verdict of doctors her sporting future in the fog.
the drama during warmup singles before any program, when, while approaching the jumps encountered and collapsed, bleeding, Olympic champion Yuzuru Chania and promising Chinese Yan Han, almost has led to the cancellation of the event. Cancellation, however, did not happen, and both athletes (they have at least a concussion) is clearly in a state of prostration even jump. Although Yuzuru Chania fell as much as five times (which for the Olympic champion in other circumstances is totally unacceptable), his dedication was appreciated, people went to the delight of gratitude, and the judge did not give the skater to fall below second place. And our Maxim Kovtun, who beat the Japanese in the short program, by contrast, is so impressed that, being unable to carry the shock crumbled before our eyes. Falling from the first quadruple salhova, he coped with a quadruple toe loop, but the third quad tore again. And though the Russians, notably podtyanuvshy choreography, claimed his first victory on the stage of the Grand Prix, to cope with both programs are equally successful at it again did not work.
Dancers Elena Il’inykh – Ruslan Zhiganshin who coached Elena Kustarova, stayed a step away from the podium, but left a very favorable impression. Even though the difference in class partners, which, anyway, is still noticeable. On Friday in Moscow at the next stage of the series will start former second half of the duo – Victoria Sinitsyna – Nikita Katsalapov. Interestingly, it was possible to deal with a similar problem Marina Zueva?
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