On the chances of Elizabeth and Maxim Kovtun Tuktamysheva win gold in Shanghai – IA Stadium

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at the start today in Shanghai World Figure Skating Championships Russian skaters claim medals in all events.

Elizabeth Tuktamysheva plans to perform a triple axel. Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov after the second victory in the Euro will try to catch a little more than the world bronze. Finally, Elena Ilyinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshina have a chance to enter after a series of failures in the world elite. “To Lenta.ru” is the main figure forum participants of the current season.

Shanghai and China had never taken figure skating tournament such a high level. China became the second Asian country, where the world championship will be held. Last season, the right to host the world championship went to the Japanese city of Saitama. Post-Olympic contests have provided new opportunities for those who are not all managed at the Games in Sochi.

Mao Asada in the women’s figure skating and Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy in the pair finished on a positive note, not only a difficult season, but also a career. A Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte for the first time became the champions of the world championship in ice dancing.

But Russian skaters at last year’s championship won only two silver medals. One award on account of the winner of the Games in Sochi in the team tournament Julia Lipnitskaya, the second – on account of not less titled Xenia Stolbovoi / Fedor Klimov.

By the way, neither Julia nor Xenia Fedor in Shanghai, we will not see. Lipnitsky – because of the poor results this year, and charges Nina Moser – due to accumulated fatigue and start preparing for the new season. But without them in Shanghai from Russia went to battle-worthy team, each member of which can not only fight for a place in the top three, but also awards the highest dignity.

Pairs

Who: Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov, Yevgeny Tarasov / Vladimir Morozov, Christina Astakhov / Alex Rogonov

Three Russian duo in Shanghai will not be easy. If Europe’s domination of domestic steam almost no one raises questions, on the world stage is not so obvious. In China arrive Canadians Megan Dyuamel / Eric Redford , who managed this season to win four tournaments, including the final of the prestigious Grand Prix, held in Barcelona. Our skaters will compete with Chinese favorites pair skating.

The greatest chance of success, according to experts and fans in wards Tamara Moskvina Yuki Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov. In their active one of the most difficult elements in the pairs figure skating – quadruple output. But this element is performed by Canadians.

Young and promising Tarasova / Morozov and Astakhov / Rogonov – World Cup debutants, so of them can hardly expect the impossible. However, in last year’s championship newcomer Anna Pogorilaya literally burst into the elite world of figure skating, finishing in fourth place.

Women’s skating

Who: Elizabeth Tuktamysheva, Anna Pogorilaya Elena Radionova

Russian girls afford to take the whole podium in Shanghai. It is possible that this type of program will be a kind of sequel to the championship of Russia, as two months earlier in Stockholm turned a remake of the competition in December 2014 in Sochi.

In Sweden and in Sochi won Elizabeth Tuktamysheva. In Shanghai student of Alexei Mishin brought weapons of mass destruction – axel in three turns. So jump in world figure community now can boast one!

 And if the last skating Lisa beaten compatriot Elena radio news a few tenths, and sometimes even hundredths, and thousandths of points, the inclusion in the program axel in three and a half turns will give her the opportunity to break away from rivals to several points on the basis of only one short program. The main thing that Axel has not played a cruel joke with Tuktamysheva, as happened with the Japanese skater Mao Asada at the Olympics in Sochi: Mao fell and at the end of the short program ranked only 16th position.

The full competition to Russians, who arrived in Shanghai for medals, can make except that American and Japanese. But pure skating and Tuktamysheva and Pogorilaya and Radionova will compete only with each other. Presumably and bet on ward Alexei Mishin, as statistics victories in international competitions this season on her side.

Dancing on Ice

Who: Alexander Stepanov / Ivan Bukin, Elena Ilyina / Ruslan Zhiganshin, Xenia Monki / Cyril Halyavin

Couple number one from our country do not go to Shanghai champions Russia Ilyinykh / Zhiganshin and bronze medalists Sochi competitions Alexander Stepanov and Ivan Bukin , who beat at the European Championships Lena and Ruslan and won a bronze medal. By the way, all three Russian duo debuts in Shanghai, but no discounts for inexperience will not: after all, the level of the tournament oblige.

It is curious, but paired with the previous partner Nikita Katsalapovym Elena never became winner of the World Forum. And last year’s championship for skaters and does become a farewell: a few weeks after the completion of the tournament, they announced the forced termination of cooperation.

Men skating

Who: Maxim Kovtun Sergei Voronov

Maxim Kovtun and Sergei Voronov – real fighters. Each in its own way. Kovtun, who struck injustice selection on the principle of sport for the Olympic Games in Sochi, after numerous failures in the international arena this season, was finally able to win the first medal of the adult level – silver European Championship in Stockholm. Now Maxim will do everything and even more to repeat the success of the World Cup in Shanghai.

Sergey Voronov performs better over the last few years the season. Under the guidance of new coach Etery Tutberidze Sergei blossomed, and the Russian fans expect from him considerable success in Shanghai.

With the unmistakable skating and Ravens, and Kovtun able to climb the podium Shanghai.

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