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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2016 23:14:06 GMT
Gracie Gold recorded her lowest-scoring short program in nearly four years on Friday, piling onto struggles that may stem from her world championships disaster in April. The U.S. champion erred on all three of her jumping passes at Trophée de France, punctuated by popping her final Axel attempt. Gold totaled 54.87 points, her lowest since the January 2013 U.S. Championships, when she finished ninth in the short program and won the free skate to place second overall in her senior-level breakout. That kind of turnaround in Saturday’s free skate in Paris appears very unlikely, even though this competition was the site of Gold’s best Grand Prix short program a year ago. On Friday, a sunken Gold stared down at her hands for 15 seconds after her score came up.
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Post by Admin on Nov 14, 2016 23:03:38 GMT
Perhaps the most important issue of concern to the Russian fans - that is capable of in its current state of Sochi Olympic champion in the team tournament Julia Lipnitskaya? Since she showed competitive skating and fell in love with millions of fans, it took two and a half years. During this time Lipnitskaya changed coach, moved from Moscow to Sochi, but the results yet. Its main problem of the past two years. Leaders of our federation is trying to convince everyone, and most importantly themselves that Lipnitskaya fully regained the form that in season 2013/14 made her a real star. The first stage of the Grand Prix in the United States Lipnitskaya missed due to injury and back in Moscow will simply fight with itself. And if she will win this victory, then we can talk about some prospects. However, for Lipnitskaya much, if not all, in terms of future career, will be decided at the December Russian championship in Chelyabinsk. So now she can just skate without any burden of responsibility for the outcome. That's what it is now needed most. Elena Radionova skated only a simplified short from a state of her declined health. What form is one of the most striking and beautiful figure skaters of the world, is known only she and her coach. Inna Goncharenko claims that Radionova in good condition, and Tatiana Tarasova, who saw skating Elena in training, observed serious complications in comparison to last season programs . Of the competitors, which could compete with Pogorilaya and Radionova for victory in Moscow no one came. It is hoped that the dispute goes between three representatives of Russia, as well as last year, if Lipnitskaya cope with the issue.
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Post by Admin on Nov 15, 2016 22:57:56 GMT
At the fifth Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which will be held November 18-20 in Beijing, the Russian team will present five singles and three pairs. In China, Elena Radionova will act, along with Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Maxim Kovtun, Sergei Voronov, Alexander Petrov, and also sports a pair Yuko Kawaguchi - Alexander Smirnov and Alexander Stepanov dance duets - Ivan Bukin and Victoria Sinitsyn - Nikita Katsalapov. For Vicki and Nikita will be the first start in the series. As for the rest, the best chance to reach the final Grand Prix of the sum of two performances - Elena Radionova that at the Moscow stage was the second. Recall that one Russian Evgenia Medvedeva, who won in Canada and France, was the first figure skater to receive a place in the top six. And in Marseilles Medvedeva will defend last year's title.
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Post by Admin on Nov 17, 2016 23:01:48 GMT
Olympic champion, honored coach of Russia Oleg Vasilyev , told "Stadium," commented Alexander Barmina performance of Russian figure skaters at the stage of the Grand Prix in Moscow. - Anya Pogorilaya - is brilliant. Squeezer is good, clean, confident, convincing. I think we will have a "decent" tandem Medvedev and Pogorilaya. Competing with each other, they will be even stronger. And Elena Radionova - also well done. In total some two months ago, it was almost a "zero" form and was not ready for a ride in Sochi. And here at first he showed a good short program and random good - one mistake and the two blots. This allowed her to take second place, and I believe that it is now at serious work she will be a good chance to compete for medals in Europe and the world championships. No luck for Julia Lipnitskaya, who was third on the first day. Because of the microtrauma of her legs, Julia was forced to interrupt her free program. Hopefully, before the championship of Russia, she will recover.
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Post by Admin on Nov 18, 2016 23:00:52 GMT
Beijing held the fifth stage of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating. After the short program Elena Radionova ranks second in the women's competitions. In the girls competition Elena Radionova ranks second after the short program. The judges praised her performance of 70.75 points. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva with the result of 64.88 is fourth. Canadian Kathleen Osmond leads (72.20 points), and in third position Miya Miari (68.48). In ice dancing after the short program Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje (73.78 points) are ahead of Americans Maia and Alex Shibutani by 0.55 points. In third and fourth places Russian duo Alexander Stepanov / Ivan Bukin (72.09) and Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov (70.24).
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