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Post by Admin on Feb 29, 2016 2:06:12 GMT
Continuing a trend of strong American ice dance finishes, Maia and Alex Shibutani of the United States won the Four Continents championship Friday. The siblings finished first in the free dance to win the overall event with 181.62 points. They were followed by countrymen Madison Chock and Evan Bates, with 174.64 points. Canada's Caitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje were third with 173.85, followed by yet another U.S. tandem, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue. "It is a really gratifying feeling," Alex Shibutani said. "We've been working so hard over the past four seasons in particular, but this season we've been really focused on making sure we make the most of every opportunity."
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Post by Admin on Mar 8, 2016 5:15:10 GMT
Former European ice dancing champion Ekaterina Bobrova told Russian media on Monday she failed a doping test, ruling her and her partner Dmitry Soloviev out of the world championships in Boston this month. Bobrova told Russian agency R-Sport that she tested positive for the heart medication meldonium, which is banned in sport, after finishing third at the European Championships in January. Bobrova and Soloviev were Olympic gold medallists in the team event in 2014 and won the European title in 2013. Bobrova said her failed test was "a big shock for all of us" because she had been careful to avoid products containing banned substances and had been specifically warned about meldonium, which became illegal on Jan. 1. "We always are very strict in tracking what we eat and the medicine we take. At the moment, we're trying hard together with the federation to get to the bottom of this situation."
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Post by Admin on Mar 11, 2016 5:18:17 GMT
Sitting in second place at the end of the day were the 2015 European and World champions, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, with a completely different type of dance, to “Charms”, music from the movie “W.E.”, composed by Abel Korzeniowski. It was Waltz again, and March in their case – but no exuberance here: just a round, carefully built story, blending the softness with the tempest, the restlessness with the abandonment. A short dance like the life itself, scaled down to 2 minutes of 50 seconds. The judges awarded them 70.74 points. Freshly crowned European champions @gabriellapks / @guillaumeciz creating magic at #ArtonIce2016
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Post by Admin on Mar 14, 2016 4:55:18 GMT
Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya is the leader after the short program at the tournament in Innsbruck, Austria. On Saturday Lipnitskaya received 65.87 points for the short program. A second place goes to German Maria Herczeg (54.00 points), closes to the top three is French Lorin Lecavalier (53.54). Free skating skater will be presented on Sunday. Cup of Tyrol Ladies SP 1 Julia Lipnitskaia 65.87 2 Maria Herceg 54.00 3 Laurine Lecavelier 53.54 4 Isabelle Olsson 53.38 5 Jenni Saarinen 51.45
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Post by Admin on Mar 15, 2016 5:03:20 GMT
Sochi Olympic champion in 2014 in the team competition in figure skating, Russian Julia Lipnitskaya won the tournament Cup of Tyrol in Innsbruck, Austria. On Sunday, March 13 is the official website of the International Skating Union. The outcome of Lipnitskaya totaled 172.64 points. The second place with 154.07 points ranked Frenchwoman Lorin Lecavalier, the third was the representative of Sweden Isabelle Olsson (134.20). In late February, coach Alexei Urmanov Lipnitskaya positively assessed the performance of his ouoil held in Saransk at the Russian Cup final. On February 20 Lipnitskaya won a second place, losing to Alena Leonova. 2016 Cup of Tryol Ladies FINAL: 1. ?? #JuliaLIPNITSKAYA 172.64 2. ?? #LaurineLECAVELIER 154.07 3. ?? #IsabelleOLSSON 134.20
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