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Post by Admin on Dec 1, 2017 19:33:21 GMT
The final list of the finalists of the Grand Prix series in figure skating, which will be held in Japanese Nagoya from December 7 to 10, is known. On the night of Monday in the US Lake Placid, the final stage of the Grand Prix of 2017 ended, which resulted in the knowledge of all participants of the upcoming finals. The men's competition will be presented by Mikhail Kolyada, Sergey Voronov (both of Russia), Adam Rippon, Nathan Chen (both of the USA), Shoma Uno (Japan) and Jin Boyan (China). Women's competitions will include Evgeniya Medvedeva, Alina Zagitova, Maria Sotskova (all of Russia), Caitlin Osmand (Canada), Carolina Costner (Italy), Wakaba Higuti (Japan). Yevgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov, Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov (both couples from Russia), Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao, Sui Wenjing / Han Qun (both couples from China), Alain Savchenko / Bruno Masso (Germany), Megan Duhamel / Erik Radford (Canada) will compete in sports couples. Ice dance, Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Catherine (France), Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (Canada), Madison Chock / Evan Bates, Maya and Alex Shibutani, Madison Hubbel / Zachary Donahue (all duets and the USA), Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte (Italy).
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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2017 19:28:07 GMT
Two-time world figure skating champion Evgenia Medvedeva will miss the Grand Prix Final because of a broken foot, the latest blow to her Olympic preparations. The Grand Prix Final in Japan starts next Thursday, and Medvedeva's withdrawal gives her more recovery time for the Russia championships from Dec. 21-24 which will help decide the team for the PyeongChang Games. Medvedeva broke a metatarsal bone in her foot and has been in a cast since winning the NHK Trophy last month. Her place in the Grand Prix Final passes to the first alternate, Skate America winner Satoko Miyahara of Japan.
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Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2017 19:22:36 GMT
Nathan Chen held on to his lead from the short program to edge Shoma Uno and win the figure skating Grand Prix Final on Friday. Skating to “Mao’s Last Dancer,” Chen landed three of five attempted quad jumps in his free program. Uno, two points behind Chen after the short program on Thursday, won the free skate but it wasn’t enough to overtake Chen, who finished a half point ahead with a total of 286.51 points.
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Post by Admin on Dec 10, 2017 19:27:57 GMT
Russian teenager Alina Zagitova took gold in the women’s skate at her debut Grand Prix Final on Saturday, while French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron ended the winning streak of Canadian team Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. The tournament, seen as a key step on the road to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in two months, lacked the presence of two-time world champion and fellow Russian Evgenia Medvedeva, widely seen as a favorite for Olympic gold, after she qualified but then withdrew with a fractured bone in her foot. The 15-year-old Zagitova, who last year won the Junior Grand Prix Final, overcame several wobbles on landings to win with a jump-laden routine to “Don Quixote.”
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2017 19:22:42 GMT
Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir finished second at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, Japan, on Saturday. Despite a season's best free dance, the duo were unable to unseat the leaders after the short dance, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France. The French skaters held a slim 0.54 point lead, but also posted a season's best free dance to finish first with a total score of 202.16.
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