From 25 to 28 March will be held in Shanghai World Figure Skating Championships. In the Russian team of heroes of the Olympic Sochi replaced by new competitors, from which the Russian fans are also entitled to expect medals of the highest standard.
World Championship – the main event of the year in the sport. Russia has returned to its former position after the Olympics in Sochi, will compete for medals in all events, despite the absence of many Olympic victors.
Women
And here and there – for a whole set of awards. We are talking about women’s figure skating, in which the entire season at Russians was found worthy rivals. And this is based on two very valuable losses.
Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova in the fall injured her leg, she decided not to force recovery after her and went to the annual leave. Another heroine Julia Lipnitskaya Sochi has gone the distance in the course of the season – young athlete was not under force to keep the high reputation of the stars of figure skating.
Their return is certainly worth waiting for in the future, and the present is associated with a remarkable trio of Russians, who have already conquered the European Championship: Elizabeth Tuktamysheva, Helen and Anna Radionova Pogoriloy. In that order they stood there on the podium.
Tuktamysheva this season shows phenomenal skating, which combines with amazing confidence and infallibility . And this foundation allows it to increase the complexity of the programs to the limit. In March, Elizabeth performed the triple axel – the most difficult and, therefore, costly leap in women. Tuktamysheva determined to reveal the element around the world just in Shanghai.
«specifically about this jump can say the following: the future of women’s figure skating, a new era – the coach said athletes Alexei Mishin. – Now complicate the program is almost impossible to anything but the triple jump. Well, Lisa, according to my knowledge, the only one in the world who is subservient to this item ».
The triple axel – the trump card that can be applied Tuktamysheva to break away from the main opening of the season – Helena Radionova. That in the final Grand Prix, which is the championship of the Old World were divided about two points. Duel of two Russians certainly beautify the world championship. What is most interesting – in this confrontation will be no losers. For 16-year-old pupils Inna Goncharenko any medal at the first senior international forum will be coveted. As well as for Tuktamysheva, which has triumphantly returned to the sky and can skate for fun.
The third party will be from Russia Anna Pogorilaya that already went to the world championship last year and became the fourth. By its prospects should be treated with caution: athlete turned leg a month ago and will come up with a pain in the ankle. But according to her coach Anna Tsarev, the desire to exchange “wooden medal” on the metal drowns her any discomfort.
Pure Russian podium can move from Stockholm to Shanghai. Worthy rivals girls frankly not. Some semblance of fight they can impose American Gracie Gold and Ashley Wagner, Japanese Rika Hongo and Finn Kiira Korpi, which was called the main rival at the European Championships, but was unable to complete it due to injury.
Sports pairs
At the last European Championship Russians took all the medals in another form of the program – in the competition of sports pairs. In China, repeat entirely the result will be difficult, and in part – is quite real.
Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov shown in Sweden, which at its former level they came out and they must be considered as anyone who copied them off. This pair does not take experience and desire to achieve a better result – even more so. Two net rental necessarily make them world champions, this can not be doubted.
For any error they trample Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford. For a moment – bronze medalists of the last two world championships. They only lost to Olympic champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, who are planning to return next year, Xenia pole and Fedor Klimov, decided after the defeat at the European Championships in advance to draw the eye to the next season, and Alena Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy – this pair does not exist.
The German, by the way, now trains young Russian Evgeny Tarasov and Vladimir Morozov, who is the dark horse of the championship only because of his young age. First adult medals they already have – bronze European Championships. From these guys can expect to fight for the award of the same dignity with Chinese couples who home, the first world championship in his country, will sverhmotivirovannym. In Shanghai, from Russia will also perform Catherine Astakhov and Alex Rohan – for the first joint of the season is an achievement.
Dancing
dance duo is perhaps the weakest part of the Russian team. Elena Ilina Ruslan Zhiganshinym and Xenia Monki Kirill Halyavin seemed to be on the mind of the season, but in comparison with many North Americans our guys are seriously lagging behind.
It is interesting that, in spite of its leading position in the team, medal of the European Championship was not getting any aforementioned athletes, and Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. In this situation, it is unclear what results to expect from the Russians.
If you are primarily concerned with not medal, and choreography, artistry and skill of the athletes, the dance has in store for all viewers classic confrontation of Canada and US. Now the country of the maple leaf are Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, and the Stars and Stripes – Madison Chock and Evan Bates. These names are not limited to the two countries, but they are the most beautiful struggle with each other for the sympathy of the judges. To challenge America on behalf of Europe can develop the French Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. The couple progresses from start to start, and at the World Cup could outdo themselves.
Men
If the first three events, we have identified potential duel for gold in men’s figure skating can not be done. Here at the highest award claims immediately group of athletes. It is encouraging that among them two Russian figure skater.
Their names – Maxim Kovtun and Sergei Voronov. European Championship medals in Russian guys have, participation in the Grand Prix Final – too. Do not forget about the ambitions that can both spur and turn the head at a crucial moment.
Among the foreign competitors can be identified Kazakh Denis Tena, who blew the last championship four continents, the Spaniard Javier Fernandez, who has long been second to none in Europe, and Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu. Japanese not much luck this season: an injury-plagued, as fans on the street, but even with them Hanyu can protect the title of best single skater in the world.
Unfortunately, the World Cup is passed Canadian Patrick Chan and Japanese Tatsuki Machida. If still they went to Shanghai, then there would have been just too much stars.
One of them, by the way, is Evgeni Plushenko. However, two-time Olympic champion in the competition will not take part. He will perform at the opening ceremony of the music from the film “The Godfather”. And not just going to skate for show and to make a quadruple jump.
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