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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2014 21:09:50 GMT
 Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje won the gold medal Saturday at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure-skating event in in Obersdorf, Germany. The world championship silver medallists from Waterloo, Ont., unveiled their new short and free programs and it resulted in scoring 165.32 points. Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates were second with 163.73 while Germans Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi were third with 147.10. "We were very happy with how the competition concluded," said Weaver. "We were very calm in our free dance and although it's new and fresh and early in the season we were able to put out a solid performance. "This is a program that is more difficult than what we've done in the past. It requires harder training and harder concentration and we are glad to see we are going in the right direction." Russians Anna Yanovskaya and Sergey Mozgov won the event with 152.00 points. Bent and MacKeen, who first after the short dance, were next with 144.51. Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin of Ukraine were third with 128.59.  |
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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2014 21:25:34 GMT
Canadian Olympian Kaetlyn Osmond will miss the fall figure skating season with a broken right leg. The 18-year-old from Marystown, N.L., underwent surgery on Friday at Misericordia Community Hospital in Edmonton. She was hurt during a practice session when she swerved around another skater and fell, fracturing the fibula in her leg. Osmond, a two-time Canadian women’s champion who finished 13th at the Sochi Games, will be sidelined for at least six weeks and has withdrawn from Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard on the Grand Prix circuit. She still hopes to defend her Canadian title early next year.  “I really appreciate all the support I’ve received from our medical team at Skate Canada and at Misericordia,” Osmond said Monday in a statement. “I’m obviously disappointed to miss the early part of the skating season, but I will look forward to getting back onto the ice and training again. I certainly hope to be competing in Kingston at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in January.” |
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Post by Admin on Oct 13, 2014 21:58:43 GMT
 In early October, Yoshkar-Ola ll pass the stage of "Cup of Russia - Rostelecom" which will be participated by adults and juniors. The audience could see the Russian champion in men's figure skating 19-year-old Maxim Kovtun. But, after the athlete has been declared on this stage, the coach decided not to go to Yoshkar-Ola, as Maxim had problems with the new shoes for skates, which bring some inconvenience when riding. An interesting fact is that at the moment Maxim serving in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, namely sports company CSKA Balashihe. Of the greatest interest is likely to be represented by the Sochi 2014 Olympic champion - Adeline Sotnikova. Also, not only the only Olympic champion in the Soviet and Russian history, she won the Olympic Winter Games at the age of 17. Adelina is four times champion of Russia, even though she's only 18 years old, as well as the winner and winner of many other international competitions. But Adeline sustained an ankle injury, and Elena Buyanova, which trains and Sotnikov, and Kovtun, reported that the athlete will miss the stage in Yoshkar-Ola. The competition will be held from 6 to 10 October in the ice palace of Mari El.  |
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Post by Admin on Oct 22, 2014 20:43:30 GMT
 Elizaveta Tuktamisheva performed superbly in the international women's figure skating competition at Finlandia Trophy right in their class. The 17-year-old Russian has not made an error within two days of the show either, and gathered the grand score of 193.31. Making the runner-up, American Samantha Cesario was almost 18 points behind Tuktamisheva in the free program. Total points for the past Japan's Rika Honko gathered skater risen to 159.40. - I'm really happy successful performance. I have a step by step approaching the world's most cutting edge, Tuktamisheva rejoiced. Last season was difficult for her, and the Russian skater did not fit in the Olympic group.  Those who hoped that Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA renounce Coupe de Nice to take a week off before facing the challenging appointment of Skate America remained hopelessly disappointed. The 17-year-old Russian, unbeaten in this first part of the season, has decided to tackle the fourth race in a little over thirty days presenting bold at the charming resort of the French Riviera. The result of the short program was perfectly in line with previous competitions at Oberstdorf and Espoo, reflecting a remarkable run of form that is generating the continuity of performance failure in the last troubled season. The student of Alexei Mishin, on the occasion present on the track, ran flawlessly in the elements of the planned jump, among which the combination triple toe loop / triple toe loop and double axel with raised arm placed in the second half of the music. Furthermore, except for the top combined, has reached the highest level at the disposal of all the rest.   И у нас снова прекрасный вечер с Марией  |
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Post by Admin on Oct 31, 2014 20:51:49 GMT
 Olympic Champion 2014 Adelina Sotnikova won the third stage of the Cup of Russia figure skating in Sochi. She scored 196.31 points and is ahead of Seraphim Sahanovich (183.85 points) and Diana Pervushkina (156.86 points). Russian skater Seraphim Sahanovich assessed the beginning of the season, and spoke about the work in group trainer Etery Tutberidze. Last season, the athlete lost in the final of the Grand Prix Junior Mary Sotskova, and this has already won two stages - in Slovenia and Japan. "I think I had a good start to the season. However, I hope that my estimates may be even better. At this time I want to win in the final. But who does not want that? All you need to do this - just keep working. I really love my new coach and her team. Here all support each other. Eter Tutberidze - coach who understands everything and everyone and easily find a common language with the athletes."  |
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