International Skating Union published the distribution of participants by stages of Grand Prix – 2015 Figure Skating. Moscow tournament got several stars and a whole lot of promises to please some interesting duels and resounding return.
The Grand Prix of Figure Skating principal rivals often can not meet until the very end: the stars as caviar sandwich, usually try to distribute through all stages of more or less evenly. But the coming season due to a number of circumstances will be no exception and will present several first-class personal duels. Not to mention the fact that the Grand Prix can be seen in almost all the superstars, who took last season career breaks.
The first stage in the United States Xenia pole and Fedor Klimov, who must submit a new season of the program fundamentally different difficulty levels (off-season rumors and promise to quadruple the emissions, and new support and new jumps), face off immediately with two Chinese duo who already practice acrobatic elements. And in the women’s competition Yulia Lipnitskaya (hopefully, overcome a crisis) will deal with the most successful a junior last season and his bandmate Eteri Tutberidze Evgenia Medvedeva and one of the two major US star Gracie Gold.
Considering how impatiently all be wait for the premiere of the new programs matured Julia set-known coach and choreographer Marina Zueva (God willing, nothing can change, but the program – it is unpredictable), American stage, having caught the Sochi Olympic champion in the team event, in the sense of audience interest, of course, tore jackpot -Because.
In the second stage – Skate Canada – in the men’s tournament will join returning to amateur Canadian Patrick Chan and beat him to the Olympics in Sochi Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu. In other sports, it would be called a rematch. Here, too, is probably called. In the women’s tournament drew the attention of the competition last season, the absolute heroine Elizabeth Tuktamysheva and American Ashley Wagner, who never can not be discounted. The dances will go to Canada just three pairs of extra-class Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, Russians Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyov and Americans Maia and Alex Shibutani.
In Shanghai, is expected to further women’s tournament with the prefix “super”: this is the first step to returning to the sport the magic Japanese Mao Asada and her rivals in the Russian Elena and Anna Radionova Pogorilaya. Elena Ilyina and Ruslan Zhiganin with their free dance of Frida Kahlo will try to impose the struggle vice-world champion Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates and ex-champion Italians Anna Cappellini planet and Luca Lanotte. And the intrigue, what progress can achieve Elena and Ruslan in its second year, the joint general will be one of the most important in the new season.
Mao, by the way, despite voiced at a recent press conference doubt swung immediately to the two Grand Prix. However, before the start of the series can still change, so that when the wind blows on the water. Two stages will be Patrick Chan.
In France, all over again will look primarily at girls: Elizabeth Tuktamysheva against Yulia Lipnitskaya, and already one of the duel would have been enough to make advertising competitions of any level . In Paris will Chan Maxim Kovtun, and a first outlet in the Grand Prix series Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov.
Russian stage, which will be held in Moscow on November 20-22, will decorate a Radionova Elena and Evgeniy Medvedev, the new world champion Spaniard Javier Fernandez men Ilyina and Zhiganshin and their second full-time meeting with Cappellini and Lanotte, Stolbov and Klimov, Kawaguchi and Smirnov and others.
Finally, the highlight of the final stage in Japan will be full-time meeting of Olympic champions Sochi 2014 Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov with the first pair of last season, Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford.
It may be that this will be a meeting of two concepts of pair skating, classical and, let’s call it so, sports and athletic, a brighter future which seems to be hinted to us last season. But to talk about it more specifically, the need to wait until the Russians show their program.
It is very difficult tournament in Japan to be dancers among the participants and the French world champions Gabriel Papadakis and Guillaume Sizeron, Bobrova and Soloviev with and Shibutani and Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin.
On the other important issues that are released today said the participants Grand Prix. One of the most popular pairs audience Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov, despite existing at the end of last season, doubts about the continuation of a career, not only did not leave, but took a full load in the Grand Prix – two stages, in China and Russia.
Just one step – American – while Victoria Sinitsin got dancers and Nikita Katsalapov. But if this will be the best start, Marina Zueva students can count on the invitation, such as the Moscow Grand Prix, and with it a chance to get into the finals series. Ingredients at Skate America quite allows to claim a place in the top three good points and, more importantly, show the horse on which potential to the duo.
A complete list of the steps announced for the series of Russian participants is as follows:
Skate America (Milwaukee): Konstantin Menshov, Adya Pitkeev Julia Lipnitskaya, Yevgeny Medvedev Christine Astakhov – Alex Rogonov Ksenia Stolbov – Fedor Klimov, Victoria Sinitsin – Nikita Katsalapov Anna Yanovska – Sergey Brain.
Skate Canada (Lethbridge): Alexander Petrov, Alena Leonova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Vera Bazarov / Andrew MP, Yevgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov, Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev, Xenia Mońki / Cyril Halyavin.
Cup of China (Beijing): Maurice Kvitelashvili, Sergei Voronov, Anna Pogorilaya Elena Radionova Christina Astakhov / Alex Rogonov Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin, Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov Elena Ilyina / Ruslan Zhiganshin.
Trophee Bompard (Bordeaux, France): Maxim Kovtun, Alexander Petrov, Yuliya Lipnitskaya Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Yevgeny Tarasov / Vladimir Morozov, Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov, Alexander Stepanov / Ivan Bukin, Anna Yanovska / Sergey Brain.
Rostelecom Cup (Moscow): Adya Pitkeev, Sergei Voronov, Evgeny Medvedev, Elena Radionova, Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov, Xenia Stolbov / Fedor Klimov Elena Ilyina / Ruslan Zhiganshin, Xenia Mońki / Cyril Halyavin.
NHK Trophy (Nagano, Japan): Maxim Kovtun, Konstantin Menshov, Maria Artemyev, Alena Leonova Anna Pogorilaya Vera Bazarov / Andrew MP, Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov, Catherine Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Alexander Stepanov / Ivan Bukin.
It is easy to notice that among the alleged participation in a series of athletes was not Evgeni Plushenko (which was expected) and Adelina Sotnikova (which is much more surprising).
Sochi Olympic champion in the women’s figure skating was the only one of the stars of Russian figure skating, missed last season because of health problems, who is not in the application for the Grand Prix. Anyway, for now. It is known that Sotnikova preparing for amateur season goes on gathering of the national team and is still determined to pursue a career. So fans experience it seems to be about.
It is possible that Sotnikova and Plushenko Players added to squad will be on the Moscow stage of the series: the organizers of the rules closer to the date of the stage is given a ticket on your own, and most of it goes to someone of their athletes.
Another good news came today from the world of figure skating is not related to the Grand Prix, but not mention her would be wrong. In January 2018, Moscow will take the European Championship. Russia’s bid, according to “R-Sport”, walked eight or nine others, which means that for the tournament in our country really wanted to fight.
The last time our country has hosted the continental championship already in 1990, in the days of the Soviet Union. In addition, the tournament will be the 2018 pre-Olympic and championships are always particularly interesting. It is possible that the final round of the fight for Olympic tickets have it to this tournament.
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