| Pl. | Qual. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q | Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN | CHN | 116.57 | 62.35 | 55.22 | 6.96 | 6.86 | 6.86 | 7.04 | 6.79 | 1.00 | #10 | |
| 2 | Q | Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES | FRA | 96.48 | 51.91 | 44.57 | 5.96 | 5.21 | 5.75 | 5.61 | 5.32 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 3 | Q | Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE | GER | 90.68 | 44.93 | 46.75 | 5.93 | 5.75 | 5.79 | 5.96 | 5.79 | 1.00 | #8 | |
| 4 | Q | Stacey KEMP / David KING | GBR | 89.30 | 48.08 | 42.22 | 5.39 | 5.11 | 5.39 | 5.39 | 5.11 | 1.00 | #9 | |
| 5 | Q | Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI | ISR | 84.71 | 47.89 | 37.82 | 4.89 | 4.64 | 4.89 | 4.86 | 4.36 | 1.00 | #4 | |
| 6 | Q | Ji Hyang RI / Won Hyok THAE | PRK | 84.28 | 47.59 | 36.69 | 4.96 | 4.32 | 4.75 | 4.61 | 4.29 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 7 | Q | Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE | ITA | 77.70 | 41.52 | 36.18 | 4.75 | 4.18 | 4.57 | 4.68 | 4.43 | 0.00 | #2 | |
| 8 | Q | Anais MORAND / Timothy LEEMANN | SUI | 73.19 | 38.25 | 35.94 | 4.68 | 4.32 | 4.43 | 4.71 | 4.32 | 1.00 | #11 | |
| 9 | Lubov BAKIROVA / Mikalai KAMIANCHUK | BLR | 71.58 | 39.04 | 33.54 | 4.50 | 3.96 | 4.29 | 4.25 | 3.96 | 1.00 | #5 | ||
| 10 | Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER | AUT | 64.72 | 32.76 | 31.96 | 4.29 | 3.86 | 4.00 | 4.04 | 3.79 | 0.00 | #7 | ||
| 11 | Elizabeta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE | BUL | 55.13 | 29.93 | 27.20 | 3.75 | 3.21 | 3.29 | 3.57 | 3.18 | 2.00 | #1 |
Monday, March 26, 2012
Worlds Championships: Pairs Preliminary Round Results
Sunday, March 25, 2012
World Championships: Dance Preview
Davis and White had a great run of 10 straight victories and made history by becoming the first U.S. team to claim Ice Dance gold at Worlds last season. They are also only the second team to win three consecutive Grand Prix Finals. This impressive streak came to a halt last month at Four Continents when they had to settle for the silver medal. They didn't get the levels on their elements they were used to receiving and while that should be an easy fix, they've been cast into the role of the underdog. With their soaring Die Fledermaus free dance and the fire in their bellies to come from behind, they have a good shot at defending their title. They have the best short dance, best free dance and best total score of the season.
Virtue and Moir defeated Davis and White for the first time since 2010 at Four Continents. While their programs this season suit them well, I don't think their Funny Face free dance is as dynamic and enjoyable as Davis and White's. They've also been acting all season like they deserve to win and have been vocally disappointed when they didn't. This could give them a disadvantage if they walk into Worlds acting like the title is already theirs. They are a beautiful artistic team with all the technical goods. It's going to be a real nailbiter to see who comes out on top. They have the 2nd best short dance, 2nd best free dance and 2nd best total score of the season.
Pechalat and Bourzat have been in the hunt for their first World medal for over a year. A fall in their free dance cost them last season and they had to withdraw from one of their Grand Prix assignments due to illness. Just last week, Pechalat broke her nose in practice and their participation was uncertain until today and she will have to compete with a mask over her face. While I'm not a fan of their programs this season, I think the setbacks they've faced combined with competing in front of the home crowd will give them the boost they need to claim the bronze medal. They have the 3rd best short dance, 3rd best free dance and 3rd best total score of the season.
Weaver and Poje are having a stellar season, claiming three silver medals on the Grand Prix and qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. They claimed the bronze medal at Four Continents making them a favorite for a medal here. They train alongside Pechalat and Bourzat and have been able to develop the friendly rivalry seen among the Canton teams. Their Je Suis Malade free dance is one of my favorite programs of the season and is always brilliantly executed. They're gunning for a medal and will be giving Pechalat and Bourzat a run for their money. They have the 4th best short dance, 4th best free dance and 4th best total score of the season.
Bobrova and Soloviev took home their second consecutive European silver medal in January. They started off the season with a bang winning gold at Cup of China but have not been able to match that performance since. Their free dance is very dark and has been sloppy for most of the season with a distracting costume. If they have the skate of their lives, they could challenge for a medal but they'll likely fall just short. They have the 5th best short dance, 5th best free dance and 5th best total score of the season.
The Shibutanis took home their first Grand Prix gold medal and qualified for the Final this season but weren't happy with their performances and went back to the drawing board on their short dance working with ballroom expert Corky Ballas. They put out great performances at U.S. nationals but struggled at Four Continents where Alex was so sick they weren't sure they were going to compete. Healthy and with more mileage on their programs, they'll be looking to defend their World bronze medal and their free dance can certainly get the crowd behind them. They have the 6th best short dance, 6th best free dance and 6th best total score of the season.
Cappellini and Lanotte took home bronze from their two Grand Prix events and just missed the podium at Europeans. They've showed great improvement this season, but are still just outside the medal contenders. They have the 7th best short dance, 8th best free dance and 7th best total score of the season.
Ilinykh and Katsalapov were very unhappy with their 7th place finish in their Worlds debut and changed coaches to improve their technique. While Morozov's choreography doesn't seem to suit them since they spend most of their free dance posing instead of showing off their exquisite lines and ballet like physique. They did claim one medal on the Grand Prix and take home the bronze from Europeans and could challenge for a medal if they show clean programs here. They have the 8th best short dance, 7th best free dance and 8th best total score of the season.
Also in the hunt are Riazanova and Tkachenko who have the 9th best scores of the season, Coomes and Buckland who have the 10th best scores of the season, Skate America Bronze Medalists Tobias and Stagniunas and Cup of China Bronze Medalists Carron and Jones.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Davis/White
Silver: Virtue/Moir
Bronze: Pechalat/Bourzat
Bios of the competitors:
O'Brien/Merriman, AUS: They placed 12th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. They finished 9th at Four Continents. Their personal best is 105.91. She is 22 and he is 23.
Silna/Kurakin, AUT: They finished 12th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 23 and he is 24.
Zlobina/Sitnikov, AZE: They finished 10th at Europeans. Their personal best is 133.04. She is 22 and he is 25.
Valadzenkava/Vakunov, BLR: They finished 17th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. They placed 16th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 19 and he is 21.
Chistiakova/Lichev, BUL: They finished 19th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 20 and he is 21.
Ralph/Hill, CAN (Direct Entry): They placed 5th at Skate America. Their personal best is 131.29. She is 19 and he is 20.
Virtue/Moir, CAN (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and Four Continents Champions. They won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won silver. They are the 2010 Olympic Champions, 2010 World Champions, 2008 World Silver Medalists, 2009 World Bronze Medalists, 2008 Four Continents Champions, 2009 Four Continents Silver Medalists, 2006 and 2007 Four Continents Bronze Medalists, 2006 World Junior Champions and 2005 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 183.34. She is 22 and he is 24.
Weaver/Poje, CAN (Direct Entry): They finished 5th at Worlds last season. They are the reigning Four Continents Bronze Medalists. They won silver at Skate Canada, NHK Trophy and Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 4th. They are the 2010 Four Continents Champions and 2007 World Junior Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 166.07. She is 22 and he is 25.
Huang/Zheng, CHN: They placed 17th at Worlds last season. They placed 5th at Cup of China and 6th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 130.29. She is 25 and he is 24.
Kubova/Kiselev, CZE: They finished 18th at Europeans. Their personal best is 113.51. She is 18 and he is 22.
Shtork/Rand, EST: They finished 14th at Europeans and 11th at Junior Worlds. They placed 7th at JGP Romania and won silver at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 126.51. She is 18 and he is 19.
Lindholm/Kanervo, FIN: They finished 13th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 22 and he is 24.
Carron/Jones, FRA (Direct Entry): They placed 12th at Worlds last season. They finished 7th at Europeans. They won bronze at Cup of China and placed 6th at Rostelecom Cup. Their personal best is 142.27. She is 25 and he is 23.
Pechalat/Bourzat, FRA (Direct Entry): They placed 4th at Worlds last season. They are the reigning European Champions. They won silver at Skate America and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won bronze. They are the 2011 European Champions. Their personal best is 169.69. She is 28 and he is 31.
Zhiganshina/Gazsi, GER (Direct Entry): They finished 11th at Worlds last season. They placed 8th at Europeans. They placed 4th at Skate America and NHK Trophy. Their personal best is 140.95. She is 24 and he is 27.
Coomes/Buckland, GBR: They finished 16th at Worlds last season. They placed 6th at Europeans. They placed 4th at Cup of China. Their personal best is 145.31. She is 22 and he is 22.
Nagy/Fejes, HUN: They finished 13th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. They placed 17th at Europeans. Their personal best is 114.40. She is 25 and he is 24.
Bugrov/Rogov, ISR: They finished 17th in the preliminary round at Europeans and 13th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds. They placed 15th at JGP Latvia and 9th at JGP Romania. Their personal best is 98.87. She is 16 and he is 20.
Alessandrini/Vaturi, ITA: They placed 5th at NHK Trophy. Their personal best is 133.29. She is 21 and he is 23.
Cappellini/Lanotte, ITA (Direct Entry): They finished 8th at Worlds last season. They placed 4th at Europeans. They won bronze at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 154.87. She is 25 and he is 26.
Reed/Reed, JPN (Direct Entry): They finished 13th at Worlds last season. They placed 7th at NHK Trophy. Their personal best is 133.33. She is 24 and he is 22.
Mansour/Zhunussov, KAZ: They finished 11th at Four Continents. They placed 14th at JGP Italy and 15th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 81.69. She is 17 and he is 20.
Pecherkina/Jakushin, LAT: They finished 18th in the preliminary round at Europeans and 13th at Junior Worlds. They placed 8th at JGP Latvia and 7th at JGP Poland. Their personal best is 113.24. She is 19 and he is 21.
Tobias/Stagniunas, LTU (Direct Entry): They finished 14th at Worlds last season. They placed 9th at Europeans. They won bronze at Skate America and placed 5th at Rostelecom Cup. Their personal best is 139.53. She is 20 and he is 26.
Bruhns/Van Natten, MEX: They finished 10th at Four Continents. Their personal best is 91.57. She is 21 and he is 24.
Zvorigina/Bernadowski, POL: They placed 15th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 21 and he is 22.
Bobrova/Soloviev: RUS (Direct Entry): They placed 6th at Worlds last season and are the reigning European Silver Medalists. They won gold at Cup of China and bronze at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 6th. They are the 2011 European Silver Medalists and 2007 World Junior Champions. Their personal best is 163.52. She is 22 and he is 22.
Ilinykh/Katsalapov, RUS: They finished 7th at Worlds last season and are the reigning European Bronze Medalists. They won bronze at NHK Trophy and finished 4th at Trophee Eric Bompard. They are the 2010 World Junior Champions. Their personal best is 154.50. She is 17 and he is 20.
Riazanova/Tkachenko, RUS (Direct Entry): They finished 5th at Europeans. They placed 5th at Skate Canada and 4th at Rostelecom Cup. Their personal best is 152.22. She is 20 and he is 25.
Testa/Csolley, SVK: She is 18 and he is 21.
Hurtado/Diaz, ESP: They finished 23rd at Worlds last season. They placed 16th at Europeans. They placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 120.41. She is 19 and he is 21.
Elsener/Roost, SUI: They finished 25th at Worlds last season. They placed 10th in the preliminary round at Europeans. Their personal best is 111.86. She is 20 and he is 22.
Agafonova/Ucar, TUR: They finished 14th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 21 and he is 27.
Frolenkova/Kasalo, UKR (Direct Entry): They finished 13th at Europeans. Their personal best is 120.86. She is 22 and he is 22.
Heekin-Canedy/Dun, UKR (Direct Entry): They finished 15th at Europeans. Their personal best is 119.95. She is 20 and he is 22.
Davis/White, USA (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Champions and Four Continents Silver Medalists. They won gold at Skate America and Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won gold. They are the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalists, 2010 World Silver Medalists, 2009 and 2011 Four Continents Champions, 2008 Four Continents Silver Medalists, and 2006 World Junior Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 188.55. She is 25 and he is 24.
Hubbell/Donohue, USA (Direct Entry): They finished 5th at Four Continents. They placed 6th at Skate America. Their personal best is 131.04. She is 21 and he is 21.
Shibutani/Shibutani, USA (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Bronze Medalists. They placed 4th at Four Continents. They won silver at Cup of China and gold at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they placed 5th. They are the 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalists and 2009 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 163.79. She is 17 and he is 20.
Nagornyuk/Kovalenko, UZB: They finished 8th at Four Continents and 12th at Junior Worlds. They placed 8th at JGP Romania and 6th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 114.98. She is 16 and he is 20.
Virtue and Moir defeated Davis and White for the first time since 2010 at Four Continents. While their programs this season suit them well, I don't think their Funny Face free dance is as dynamic and enjoyable as Davis and White's. They've also been acting all season like they deserve to win and have been vocally disappointed when they didn't. This could give them a disadvantage if they walk into Worlds acting like the title is already theirs. They are a beautiful artistic team with all the technical goods. It's going to be a real nailbiter to see who comes out on top. They have the 2nd best short dance, 2nd best free dance and 2nd best total score of the season.
Pechalat and Bourzat have been in the hunt for their first World medal for over a year. A fall in their free dance cost them last season and they had to withdraw from one of their Grand Prix assignments due to illness. Just last week, Pechalat broke her nose in practice and their participation was uncertain until today and she will have to compete with a mask over her face. While I'm not a fan of their programs this season, I think the setbacks they've faced combined with competing in front of the home crowd will give them the boost they need to claim the bronze medal. They have the 3rd best short dance, 3rd best free dance and 3rd best total score of the season.
Weaver and Poje are having a stellar season, claiming three silver medals on the Grand Prix and qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. They claimed the bronze medal at Four Continents making them a favorite for a medal here. They train alongside Pechalat and Bourzat and have been able to develop the friendly rivalry seen among the Canton teams. Their Je Suis Malade free dance is one of my favorite programs of the season and is always brilliantly executed. They're gunning for a medal and will be giving Pechalat and Bourzat a run for their money. They have the 4th best short dance, 4th best free dance and 4th best total score of the season.
Bobrova and Soloviev took home their second consecutive European silver medal in January. They started off the season with a bang winning gold at Cup of China but have not been able to match that performance since. Their free dance is very dark and has been sloppy for most of the season with a distracting costume. If they have the skate of their lives, they could challenge for a medal but they'll likely fall just short. They have the 5th best short dance, 5th best free dance and 5th best total score of the season.
The Shibutanis took home their first Grand Prix gold medal and qualified for the Final this season but weren't happy with their performances and went back to the drawing board on their short dance working with ballroom expert Corky Ballas. They put out great performances at U.S. nationals but struggled at Four Continents where Alex was so sick they weren't sure they were going to compete. Healthy and with more mileage on their programs, they'll be looking to defend their World bronze medal and their free dance can certainly get the crowd behind them. They have the 6th best short dance, 6th best free dance and 6th best total score of the season.
Cappellini and Lanotte took home bronze from their two Grand Prix events and just missed the podium at Europeans. They've showed great improvement this season, but are still just outside the medal contenders. They have the 7th best short dance, 8th best free dance and 7th best total score of the season.
Ilinykh and Katsalapov were very unhappy with their 7th place finish in their Worlds debut and changed coaches to improve their technique. While Morozov's choreography doesn't seem to suit them since they spend most of their free dance posing instead of showing off their exquisite lines and ballet like physique. They did claim one medal on the Grand Prix and take home the bronze from Europeans and could challenge for a medal if they show clean programs here. They have the 8th best short dance, 7th best free dance and 8th best total score of the season.
Also in the hunt are Riazanova and Tkachenko who have the 9th best scores of the season, Coomes and Buckland who have the 10th best scores of the season, Skate America Bronze Medalists Tobias and Stagniunas and Cup of China Bronze Medalists Carron and Jones.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Davis/White
Silver: Virtue/Moir
Bronze: Pechalat/Bourzat
Bios of the competitors:
O'Brien/Merriman, AUS: They placed 12th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. They finished 9th at Four Continents. Their personal best is 105.91. She is 22 and he is 23.
Silna/Kurakin, AUT: They finished 12th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 23 and he is 24.
Zlobina/Sitnikov, AZE: They finished 10th at Europeans. Their personal best is 133.04. She is 22 and he is 25.
Valadzenkava/Vakunov, BLR: They finished 17th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. They placed 16th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 19 and he is 21.
Chistiakova/Lichev, BUL: They finished 19th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 20 and he is 21.
Ralph/Hill, CAN (Direct Entry): They placed 5th at Skate America. Their personal best is 131.29. She is 19 and he is 20.
Virtue/Moir, CAN (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and Four Continents Champions. They won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won silver. They are the 2010 Olympic Champions, 2010 World Champions, 2008 World Silver Medalists, 2009 World Bronze Medalists, 2008 Four Continents Champions, 2009 Four Continents Silver Medalists, 2006 and 2007 Four Continents Bronze Medalists, 2006 World Junior Champions and 2005 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 183.34. She is 22 and he is 24.
Weaver/Poje, CAN (Direct Entry): They finished 5th at Worlds last season. They are the reigning Four Continents Bronze Medalists. They won silver at Skate Canada, NHK Trophy and Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 4th. They are the 2010 Four Continents Champions and 2007 World Junior Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 166.07. She is 22 and he is 25.
Huang/Zheng, CHN: They placed 17th at Worlds last season. They placed 5th at Cup of China and 6th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 130.29. She is 25 and he is 24.
Kubova/Kiselev, CZE: They finished 18th at Europeans. Their personal best is 113.51. She is 18 and he is 22.
Shtork/Rand, EST: They finished 14th at Europeans and 11th at Junior Worlds. They placed 7th at JGP Romania and won silver at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 126.51. She is 18 and he is 19.
Lindholm/Kanervo, FIN: They finished 13th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 22 and he is 24.
Carron/Jones, FRA (Direct Entry): They placed 12th at Worlds last season. They finished 7th at Europeans. They won bronze at Cup of China and placed 6th at Rostelecom Cup. Their personal best is 142.27. She is 25 and he is 23.
Pechalat/Bourzat, FRA (Direct Entry): They placed 4th at Worlds last season. They are the reigning European Champions. They won silver at Skate America and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won bronze. They are the 2011 European Champions. Their personal best is 169.69. She is 28 and he is 31.
Zhiganshina/Gazsi, GER (Direct Entry): They finished 11th at Worlds last season. They placed 8th at Europeans. They placed 4th at Skate America and NHK Trophy. Their personal best is 140.95. She is 24 and he is 27.
Coomes/Buckland, GBR: They finished 16th at Worlds last season. They placed 6th at Europeans. They placed 4th at Cup of China. Their personal best is 145.31. She is 22 and he is 22.
Nagy/Fejes, HUN: They finished 13th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. They placed 17th at Europeans. Their personal best is 114.40. She is 25 and he is 24.
Bugrov/Rogov, ISR: They finished 17th in the preliminary round at Europeans and 13th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds. They placed 15th at JGP Latvia and 9th at JGP Romania. Their personal best is 98.87. She is 16 and he is 20.
Alessandrini/Vaturi, ITA: They placed 5th at NHK Trophy. Their personal best is 133.29. She is 21 and he is 23.
Cappellini/Lanotte, ITA (Direct Entry): They finished 8th at Worlds last season. They placed 4th at Europeans. They won bronze at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 154.87. She is 25 and he is 26.
Reed/Reed, JPN (Direct Entry): They finished 13th at Worlds last season. They placed 7th at NHK Trophy. Their personal best is 133.33. She is 24 and he is 22.
Mansour/Zhunussov, KAZ: They finished 11th at Four Continents. They placed 14th at JGP Italy and 15th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 81.69. She is 17 and he is 20.
Pecherkina/Jakushin, LAT: They finished 18th in the preliminary round at Europeans and 13th at Junior Worlds. They placed 8th at JGP Latvia and 7th at JGP Poland. Their personal best is 113.24. She is 19 and he is 21.
Tobias/Stagniunas, LTU (Direct Entry): They finished 14th at Worlds last season. They placed 9th at Europeans. They won bronze at Skate America and placed 5th at Rostelecom Cup. Their personal best is 139.53. She is 20 and he is 26.
Bruhns/Van Natten, MEX: They finished 10th at Four Continents. Their personal best is 91.57. She is 21 and he is 24.
Zvorigina/Bernadowski, POL: They placed 15th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 21 and he is 22.
Bobrova/Soloviev: RUS (Direct Entry): They placed 6th at Worlds last season and are the reigning European Silver Medalists. They won gold at Cup of China and bronze at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 6th. They are the 2011 European Silver Medalists and 2007 World Junior Champions. Their personal best is 163.52. She is 22 and he is 22.
Ilinykh/Katsalapov, RUS: They finished 7th at Worlds last season and are the reigning European Bronze Medalists. They won bronze at NHK Trophy and finished 4th at Trophee Eric Bompard. They are the 2010 World Junior Champions. Their personal best is 154.50. She is 17 and he is 20.
Riazanova/Tkachenko, RUS (Direct Entry): They finished 5th at Europeans. They placed 5th at Skate Canada and 4th at Rostelecom Cup. Their personal best is 152.22. She is 20 and he is 25.
Testa/Csolley, SVK: She is 18 and he is 21.
Hurtado/Diaz, ESP: They finished 23rd at Worlds last season. They placed 16th at Europeans. They placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 120.41. She is 19 and he is 21.
Elsener/Roost, SUI: They finished 25th at Worlds last season. They placed 10th in the preliminary round at Europeans. Their personal best is 111.86. She is 20 and he is 22.
Agafonova/Ucar, TUR: They finished 14th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 21 and he is 27.
Frolenkova/Kasalo, UKR (Direct Entry): They finished 13th at Europeans. Their personal best is 120.86. She is 22 and he is 22.
Heekin-Canedy/Dun, UKR (Direct Entry): They finished 15th at Europeans. Their personal best is 119.95. She is 20 and he is 22.
Davis/White, USA (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Champions and Four Continents Silver Medalists. They won gold at Skate America and Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won gold. They are the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalists, 2010 World Silver Medalists, 2009 and 2011 Four Continents Champions, 2008 Four Continents Silver Medalists, and 2006 World Junior Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 188.55. She is 25 and he is 24.
Hubbell/Donohue, USA (Direct Entry): They finished 5th at Four Continents. They placed 6th at Skate America. Their personal best is 131.04. She is 21 and he is 21.
Shibutani/Shibutani, USA (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Bronze Medalists. They placed 4th at Four Continents. They won silver at Cup of China and gold at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they placed 5th. They are the 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalists and 2009 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 163.79. She is 17 and he is 20.
Nagornyuk/Kovalenko, UZB: They finished 8th at Four Continents and 12th at Junior Worlds. They placed 8th at JGP Romania and 6th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 114.98. She is 16 and he is 20.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
World Championships: Pairs Preview
Volosozhar and Trankov are in only their second season together and already have one world medal and a European Championship. They have big triple twists and throws and lots of power but show their elegant side in their Black Swan free skate. They just missed out on the gold at the Grand Prix Final and will be looking to move up the podium here. They have the best short program, 2nd best free skate and 2nd best total score of the season.
Savchenko and Szolkowy will be looking to defend their title after taking home two gold medals on the Grand Prix and a gold at the Grand Prix Final. They withdrew from the European Championships due to injury. They've been attempting a throw triple axel this season and have yet to land it successfully. Their free skate set to music from Pina has lots of unique elements and choreography. One of their signature elements is a throw triple right at the end of their free skate. They have the 2nd best short program, best free skate and best total score of the season.
Bazarova and Larionov have stunning lines and beautiful lift positions but lack consistency in the jump elements and often lack an emotional connection with each other in their programs. When they're on, they can be one of the top teams in the world, but one mistake tends to be their unraveling. They tend to perform better in the short program where there are less elements to contend with. They have the 3rd best short program, 5th best free skate and 5th best total score of the season.
Sui and Han have been pulling double duty this season on the junior and senior circuit. They secured their third World Junior title and the Four Continents title earlier this year, breaking 200 points for the first time in their career. They have tons of energy, difficult lifts, throw quads and a quad twist which gives them a huge technical edge, but they are still a young team and lack the polish of some of the top competitors. With big elements also comes big risk, and they've been knocked off the podium when their quad twist has gone awry. They have the 4th best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total score of the season.
Kavaguti and Smirnov have had a good season with two gold medals on the Grand Prix and a bronze at the Final. They've been struggling with injuries to her shoulders and had to withdraw from Europeans after Smirnov had emergency surgery to remove his appendix. They have some gorgeous lifts and when their Claire de Lune free skate is done right the program is magical. They have the 5th best short program, 4th best free skate and 4th best total score of the season.
Denney and Coughlin are in their first season together and took home the silver medal from Four Continents. They have huge twists and throws and always look like they're enjoying being out on the ice but neither skater is well known for the finesse. They've been working all season to fine tune and tweak their programs as they got more comfortable in the partnership and to maximize the PCS points. They have the 7th best short program, 6th best free skate and 6th best total score of the season.
Marley and Brubaker are in only their second season together and Marley is only in her second year as a pair girl. They won the short program at U.S. Nationals with a clean skate and tons of bubbly energy and Marley showed her toughness when she hung on to her throw jumps after Brubaker made mistakes on the side by side elements. They had a nearly 40 point improvement in their personal best at Four Continents where they won the bronze medal and they are still growing together as a team. They have a great connection on the ice and if they hit everything have the potential to place well. They have the 8th best short program, 9th best free skate and 8th best total score of the season.
Duhamel and Radford had a great debut season last year capped by a 7th place finish at Worlds. They won two bronze medals on the Grand Prix to earn their first trip to the Grand Prix Final. After taking home their first Canadian title, they struggled at Four Continents but were able to pull up in their free skate. After Four Continents, they both vacationed and came back rested and ready to work and have stated their back to their full competitive form and hope to move up the rankings. They have the 9th best short program, 10th best free skate and 10th best total score of the season.
Pang and Tong will be the spoilers at this event, having not competed at all this season. They have an impressive resume and great choreography by Lori Nichols. It took them a long time last season to regain their form and land on the podium at Worlds and they won't have any feedback on their new programs to help guide their levels. The podium is within their reach but only if they are in their peak competitive form.
Also in the mix are NHK Trophy Silver Medalists Takahashi and Tran who have the 10th best short program of the season and Rostelecom Cup Bronze Medalists Berton and Hotarek.
Notable teams not competing here are European Bronze Medalists Stolbova/Klimov, Skate America and Cup of China Silver Medalists Zhang/Zhang, Skate America and Cup of China Bronze Medalists Moore-Towers/Moscovitch.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Volosozhar/Trankov
Silver: Savchenko/Szolkowy
Bronze: Kavaguti/Smirnov
Bios of the competitors:
Martini/Kiefer, AUT: They finished 21st at Worlds last season. They placed 15th at Europeans and 15th at Junior Worlds. They placed 16th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 112.10. She is 19 and he is 21.
Bakirova/Kamianchuk, BLR: They finished 19th at Worlds last season. They placed 10th at Europeans. Their personal best is 122.25. She is 19 and he is 24.
Makarova/Kenchadze, BUL: They placed 17th at Europeans. She is 17 and he is 25.
Dube/Wolfe, CAN (Direct Entry): They placed 8th at Four Continents. They placed 6th at Skate Canada and 5th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 158.44. She is 24 and he is 22.
Duhamel/Radford, CAN (Direct Entry): They placed 7th at Worlds last season. They finished 4th at Four Continents. They won bronze at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 5th. Their personal best is 181.79. She is 26 and he is 27.
Pang/Tong, CHN (Direct Entry): They are the reigning Worlds Bronze Medalists. They are the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalists; 2006 and 2010 World Champions; 2007 World Silver Medalists; 2004 World Bronze Medalists; 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011 Four Continents Champions; and 2003, 2005 and 2007 Four Continents Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 213.31. She is 32 and he is 32.
Sui/Han, CHN: They are the reigning Four Continents Champions and World Junior Champions. They won silver at Skate Canada and placed 5th at Cup of China. They won gold at JGP Austria and Latvia to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final where they won gold. They are the 2011 and 2010 World Junior Champions. Their personal best is 201.83. She is 16 and he is 19.
Ri/Thae, PRK: She is 16 and he is 24.
James/Cipres, FRA: They finished 6th at Europeans. They placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 151.93. She is 24 and he is 19.
Hausch/Wende, GER (Direct Entry): They finished 12th at Worlds last season. They placed 7th at Europeans. They placed 8th at Skate America. Their personal best is 157.42. She is 23 and he is 27.
Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Champions. They won gold at Skate America, bronze at NHK Trophy and gold at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won gold. They are the 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalists; 2008 and 2009 World Champions; 2010 World Silver Medalists; 2007 World Bronze Medalists; 2007, 2008 2009 and 2011 European Champions and 2006 and 2010 European Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 217.85. She is 28 and he is 32.
Vartmann/Van Cleave, GER: They placed 5th at Europeans. Their personal best is 154.99. She is 23 and he is 24.
Kemp/King, GBR: They finished 17th at Worlds last season. They finished 9th at Europeans. Their personal best is 139.94. She is 23 and he is 27.
Montalbano/Krasnopolski, ISR: They finished 20th at Worlds last season. They placed 11th at Europeans. Their personal best is 120.32. She is 23 and he is 23.
Berton/Hotarek, ITA (Direct Entry): They finished 10th at Worlds last season. They placed 4th at Europeans. They placed 4th at NHK Trophy and won bronze at Rostelecom Cup. Their personal best is 168.02. She is 21 and he is 28.
Della Monica/Guarise, ITA: She is 22 and he is 23.
Takahashi/Tran, JPN (Direct Entry): They placed 9th at Worlds last season. They finished 5th at Four Continents. They placed 4th at Skate Canada and won silver at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 6th. They are the 2010 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 172.09. She is 20 and he is 21.
Bazarova/Larionov, RUS (Direct Entry): They finished 5th at Worlds last season. They are the reigning European Silver Medalists. They placed 5th at Skate America and won silver at Trophee Eric Bompard. They are the 2011 European Bronze Medalists and 2007 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 193.79. She is 19 and he is 25.
Kavaguti/Smirnov, RUS (Direct Entry): They finished 4th at Worlds last season. They won gold at Cup of China, gold at NHK Trophy and silver at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won bronze. They are the 2009 and 2010 World Bronze Medalists, 2010 European Champions, 2009 and 2011 European Silver Medalists and 2008 European Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 213.15. She is 30 and he is 27.
Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and European Champions. They won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won silver. Their personal best is 212.08. She is 25 and he is 28.
Morand/Leeman, SUI: They finished 14th at Europeans. They placed 13th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 114.20. She is 18 and he is 20.
Denney/Coughlin, USA (Direct Entry): They are the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalists. They placed 4th at Skate America and 5th at NHK Trophy. Their personal best is 185.42. She is 18 and he is 26.
Marley/Brubaker, USA (Direct Entry): They are the reigning Four Continents Bronze Medalists. They finished 7th at Skate America. Their personal best is 178.69. She is 16 and he is 25.
Savchenko and Szolkowy will be looking to defend their title after taking home two gold medals on the Grand Prix and a gold at the Grand Prix Final. They withdrew from the European Championships due to injury. They've been attempting a throw triple axel this season and have yet to land it successfully. Their free skate set to music from Pina has lots of unique elements and choreography. One of their signature elements is a throw triple right at the end of their free skate. They have the 2nd best short program, best free skate and best total score of the season.
Bazarova and Larionov have stunning lines and beautiful lift positions but lack consistency in the jump elements and often lack an emotional connection with each other in their programs. When they're on, they can be one of the top teams in the world, but one mistake tends to be their unraveling. They tend to perform better in the short program where there are less elements to contend with. They have the 3rd best short program, 5th best free skate and 5th best total score of the season.
Sui and Han have been pulling double duty this season on the junior and senior circuit. They secured their third World Junior title and the Four Continents title earlier this year, breaking 200 points for the first time in their career. They have tons of energy, difficult lifts, throw quads and a quad twist which gives them a huge technical edge, but they are still a young team and lack the polish of some of the top competitors. With big elements also comes big risk, and they've been knocked off the podium when their quad twist has gone awry. They have the 4th best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total score of the season.
Kavaguti and Smirnov have had a good season with two gold medals on the Grand Prix and a bronze at the Final. They've been struggling with injuries to her shoulders and had to withdraw from Europeans after Smirnov had emergency surgery to remove his appendix. They have some gorgeous lifts and when their Claire de Lune free skate is done right the program is magical. They have the 5th best short program, 4th best free skate and 4th best total score of the season.
Denney and Coughlin are in their first season together and took home the silver medal from Four Continents. They have huge twists and throws and always look like they're enjoying being out on the ice but neither skater is well known for the finesse. They've been working all season to fine tune and tweak their programs as they got more comfortable in the partnership and to maximize the PCS points. They have the 7th best short program, 6th best free skate and 6th best total score of the season.
Marley and Brubaker are in only their second season together and Marley is only in her second year as a pair girl. They won the short program at U.S. Nationals with a clean skate and tons of bubbly energy and Marley showed her toughness when she hung on to her throw jumps after Brubaker made mistakes on the side by side elements. They had a nearly 40 point improvement in their personal best at Four Continents where they won the bronze medal and they are still growing together as a team. They have a great connection on the ice and if they hit everything have the potential to place well. They have the 8th best short program, 9th best free skate and 8th best total score of the season.
Duhamel and Radford had a great debut season last year capped by a 7th place finish at Worlds. They won two bronze medals on the Grand Prix to earn their first trip to the Grand Prix Final. After taking home their first Canadian title, they struggled at Four Continents but were able to pull up in their free skate. After Four Continents, they both vacationed and came back rested and ready to work and have stated their back to their full competitive form and hope to move up the rankings. They have the 9th best short program, 10th best free skate and 10th best total score of the season.
Pang and Tong will be the spoilers at this event, having not competed at all this season. They have an impressive resume and great choreography by Lori Nichols. It took them a long time last season to regain their form and land on the podium at Worlds and they won't have any feedback on their new programs to help guide their levels. The podium is within their reach but only if they are in their peak competitive form.
Also in the mix are NHK Trophy Silver Medalists Takahashi and Tran who have the 10th best short program of the season and Rostelecom Cup Bronze Medalists Berton and Hotarek.
Notable teams not competing here are European Bronze Medalists Stolbova/Klimov, Skate America and Cup of China Silver Medalists Zhang/Zhang, Skate America and Cup of China Bronze Medalists Moore-Towers/Moscovitch.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Volosozhar/Trankov
Silver: Savchenko/Szolkowy
Bronze: Kavaguti/Smirnov
Bios of the competitors:
Martini/Kiefer, AUT: They finished 21st at Worlds last season. They placed 15th at Europeans and 15th at Junior Worlds. They placed 16th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 112.10. She is 19 and he is 21.
Bakirova/Kamianchuk, BLR: They finished 19th at Worlds last season. They placed 10th at Europeans. Their personal best is 122.25. She is 19 and he is 24.
Makarova/Kenchadze, BUL: They placed 17th at Europeans. She is 17 and he is 25.
Dube/Wolfe, CAN (Direct Entry): They placed 8th at Four Continents. They placed 6th at Skate Canada and 5th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 158.44. She is 24 and he is 22.
Duhamel/Radford, CAN (Direct Entry): They placed 7th at Worlds last season. They finished 4th at Four Continents. They won bronze at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 5th. Their personal best is 181.79. She is 26 and he is 27.
Pang/Tong, CHN (Direct Entry): They are the reigning Worlds Bronze Medalists. They are the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalists; 2006 and 2010 World Champions; 2007 World Silver Medalists; 2004 World Bronze Medalists; 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011 Four Continents Champions; and 2003, 2005 and 2007 Four Continents Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 213.31. She is 32 and he is 32.
Sui/Han, CHN: They are the reigning Four Continents Champions and World Junior Champions. They won silver at Skate Canada and placed 5th at Cup of China. They won gold at JGP Austria and Latvia to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final where they won gold. They are the 2011 and 2010 World Junior Champions. Their personal best is 201.83. She is 16 and he is 19.
Ri/Thae, PRK: She is 16 and he is 24.
James/Cipres, FRA: They finished 6th at Europeans. They placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 151.93. She is 24 and he is 19.
Hausch/Wende, GER (Direct Entry): They finished 12th at Worlds last season. They placed 7th at Europeans. They placed 8th at Skate America. Their personal best is 157.42. She is 23 and he is 27.
Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Champions. They won gold at Skate America, bronze at NHK Trophy and gold at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won gold. They are the 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalists; 2008 and 2009 World Champions; 2010 World Silver Medalists; 2007 World Bronze Medalists; 2007, 2008 2009 and 2011 European Champions and 2006 and 2010 European Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 217.85. She is 28 and he is 32.
Vartmann/Van Cleave, GER: They placed 5th at Europeans. Their personal best is 154.99. She is 23 and he is 24.
Kemp/King, GBR: They finished 17th at Worlds last season. They finished 9th at Europeans. Their personal best is 139.94. She is 23 and he is 27.
Montalbano/Krasnopolski, ISR: They finished 20th at Worlds last season. They placed 11th at Europeans. Their personal best is 120.32. She is 23 and he is 23.
Berton/Hotarek, ITA (Direct Entry): They finished 10th at Worlds last season. They placed 4th at Europeans. They placed 4th at NHK Trophy and won bronze at Rostelecom Cup. Their personal best is 168.02. She is 21 and he is 28.
Della Monica/Guarise, ITA: She is 22 and he is 23.
Takahashi/Tran, JPN (Direct Entry): They placed 9th at Worlds last season. They finished 5th at Four Continents. They placed 4th at Skate Canada and won silver at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 6th. They are the 2010 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 172.09. She is 20 and he is 21.
Bazarova/Larionov, RUS (Direct Entry): They finished 5th at Worlds last season. They are the reigning European Silver Medalists. They placed 5th at Skate America and won silver at Trophee Eric Bompard. They are the 2011 European Bronze Medalists and 2007 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 193.79. She is 19 and he is 25.
Kavaguti/Smirnov, RUS (Direct Entry): They finished 4th at Worlds last season. They won gold at Cup of China, gold at NHK Trophy and silver at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won bronze. They are the 2009 and 2010 World Bronze Medalists, 2010 European Champions, 2009 and 2011 European Silver Medalists and 2008 European Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 213.15. She is 30 and he is 27.
Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS (Direct Entry): They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and European Champions. They won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won silver. Their personal best is 212.08. She is 25 and he is 28.
Morand/Leeman, SUI: They finished 14th at Europeans. They placed 13th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 114.20. She is 18 and he is 20.
Denney/Coughlin, USA (Direct Entry): They are the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalists. They placed 4th at Skate America and 5th at NHK Trophy. Their personal best is 185.42. She is 18 and he is 26.
Marley/Brubaker, USA (Direct Entry): They are the reigning Four Continents Bronze Medalists. They finished 7th at Skate America. Their personal best is 178.69. She is 16 and he is 25.
World Championships: Ladies Preview
Ashley Wagner is on an impressive run to end her season and may be poised to peak at just the right time. After winning only one medal on the Grand Prix, a bronze at Skate Canada. Wagner continued to settle in with her new coach John Nicks and choreographer Philip Mills to polish her programs and put out a nearly clean performance at U.S. Nationals to claim her first title. She went on to win Four Continents ahead of former World Champion Mao Asada and improved her personal best score by nearly 30 points. Her free skate set to music from Black Swan is brilliantly choreographed and executed and is technically difficult with 7 triples planned in the program. She has the 5th best short program, best free skate and best total score of the season.
Carolina Kostner has come into her own this season with gorgeous programs that are filled with nice transitions and attention to detail. She is also adding technical content back into her program, including a triple+triple in her short program and triple flips in her free skate. She had an impressive outing at Challenge Cup a few weeks ago where she came very close to the 200 point mark for her total score. She won gold at the European Championships, Grand Prix Final and Cup of China and silver at Skate America and Trophee Eric Bompard. She has the 2nd best short program, 4th best free skate and best total score of the season.
Akiko Suzuki has delightful programs this season including a light free skate to Die Fledermaus. She bested countrymate Mao Asada at home to claim gold at NHK Trophy but settled for silver at Japanese Nationals and was left off the Four Continents team. She also won silver at Skate Canada and the Grand Prix Final. She has shown more consistency in her skating this season, but hasn't competed since December so she may have some rust to shake off when she hits the ice at Worlds. She has the best short program, 6th best free skate and 4th best total score of the season.
Mao Asada has one of the best choreographed skates of the season with her free skate to Liebestraum. She matches every note in the music and one of the best parts of the program is the gorgeous spiral right as the music is ending. She included the triple axel in her free skate at Four Continents, though it was deemed under-rotated. Although she's been having good results, she seems to be lacking a bit of the magic that elevated her to the top of the sport and is likely still struggling with the untimely death of her mother this past December. She is the Four Continents Silver Medalist and won gold at Rostelecom Cup and silver at NHK Trophy. She has the 3rd best short program, 2nd best free skate and 2nd best total score of the season.
Alissa Czisny started off her season with a bang, winning gold at Skate America. She has a lovely Audrey Hepburn themed short program and has been working to increase the technical difficulty in her programs to match her elegant spins, spirals and transitions that rack up GOEs and PCS points. Since Skate America, she has had solid if not spectacular results including a bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard and silver at U.S. Nationals. She has yet to skate a clean free skate this season and has changed her program layout at almost every event. At Challenge Cup a few weeks ago, she didn't land any clean triples in her free skate. If she can put that outing behind her and go out and land the jumps she has a real shot at a medal but Alissa's biggest competition is often her self. She has the 4th best short program, 3rd best free skate and 7th best total score of the season.
Alena Leonova has also had an up and down season, claiming bronze at NHK Trophy, silver at Rostelecom Cup and bronze at the Grand Prix Final. Despite this success, she did not win Russian nationals and failed to make the podium at the European Championships. She lacks the finesse of Kostner and Czisny and cannot compete with them artistically so she'll need to land all of her jumps to have a shot at the podium. She put out the free skate of her life at Worlds last season and just missed the podium and is definitely capable of putting out a great skate. She has the 6th best short program, 8th best free skate and 6th best total score of the season.
Also in the mix are Kanako Murakami who has the 7th best short program of the season, Polina Korobeynikova who has the 9th best free skate of the season, European bronze medalist Elene Gedevanishvili and Skate America bronze medalist Viktoria Helgesson.
Notable skaters not competing at this event include European silver medalist Kiira Korpi, Four Continents bronze medalist Caroline Zhang, Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard gold medalist Elizaveta Tuktamisheva, Cup of China silver medalist Mirai Nagasu and Cup of China and Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist Adelina Sotnikova.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Carolina Kostner
Silver: Mao Asada
Bronze: Ashley Wagner
Bios of the competitors:
Chantelle Kerry, AUS: She finished 17th at Four Continents. She placed 13th at JGP Australia and 24th at JGP Estonia. Her personal best is 108.99. She is 15 years old.
Kerstin Frank, AUT: She placed 12th in the preliminary round at Europeans. Her personal best is 105.73. She is 23 years old.
Isabelle Pieman, BEL (Direct Entry): She placed 19th at Europeans. Her personal best is 122.13. She is 28 years old.
Daniela Stoeva, BUL: She finished 19th in the preliminary round at Europeans. Her personal best is 78.90. She is 18 years old.
Amelie Lacoste (Direct Entry), CAN: She finished 16th at Worlds last season. She placed 7th at Four Continents. She placed 6th at Skate Canada and 8th at Rostelecom Cup. Her personal best is 157.26. She is 23 years old.
Kexin Zhang, CHN (Direct Entry): She finished 5th at Four Continents. She placed 4th at Cup of China. Her personal best is 162.59. She is 16 years old.
Melinda Wang, TPE: She placed 20th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 14th at Four Continents. Her personal best is 100.23. She is 21 years old.
Mirna Libric, CRO: She finished 23rd in the preliminary round at Europeans. His personal best is 100.62. She is 20 years old.
Eliska Brezinova, CZE: She finished 18th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She placed 17th at JGP Austria. Her personal best is 101.70. She is 16 years old.
Karina Johnson, DEN: She finished 26th at Worlds last season. She placed 24th at Europeans. Her personal best is 121.63. She is 20 years old.
Elena Glebova, EST: She finished 22nd at Worlds. She placed 11th at Europeans. Her personal best is 148.71. She is 22 years old.
Alisa Mikonsaari, FIN (Direct Entry): Her personal best is 108.03. She is 18 years old.
Juulia Turkkila, FIN (Direct Entry): She finished 20th at Worlds last season. She placed 17th at Europeans and 19th at Junior Worlds. She placed 13th at JGP Poland and JGP Estonia. Her personal best is 136.68. She is 17 years old.
Yretha Silete, FRA (Direct Entry): She finished 9th at Europeans. She placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Her personal best is 145.50. She is 17 years old.
Elene Gedevanishvilli, GEO (Direct Entry): She finished 10th at Worlds last season. She is the reigning European Bronze Medalist. She placed 7th at Skate America and 5th at NHK Trophy. She is the 2010 European Bronze Medalist. Her personal best is 165.93. She is 22 years old.
Sarah Hecken, GER: (Direct Entry): She finished 11th at Worlds last season. She placed 8th at Skate Canada. Her personal best is 155.83. She is 18 years old.
Jenna McCorkell, GBR: She finished 24th at Worlds last season. She placed 18th at Europeans. Her personal best is 150.90. She is 25 years old.
Georgia Glastris, GRE: She finished 24th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 20th in the preliminary round at Europeans. Her personal best is 97.32. She is 19 years old.
Viktoria Pavuk, HUN: She placed 30th at Worlds last season. Her personal best is 137.73. She is 26 years old.
Ami Parekh, IND: Her personal best is 94.56. She is 24 years old.
Clara Peters, IRL: She finished 21st in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 28th at Europeans. Her personal best is 71.15. She is 20 years old.
Carolina Kostner, ITA (Direct Entry): She is the reigning World Bronze Medalist and European Champion. She won silver at Skate America, gold at Cup of China and silver at Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she won gold. She is the 2008 World Silver Medalist; 2005 World Bronze Medalist; 2007, 2008 and 2010 European Champion; 2009 European Silver Medalist and 2011 European Silver Medalist; 2006 European Bronze Medalist; and 2003 World Junior Bronze Medalist. Her personal best is 187.48. She is 25 years old.
Valentina Marchei, ITA: She finished 8th at Europeans. She placed 9th at Skate America and Cup of China. Her personal best is 153.71. She is 25 years old.
Mao Asada, JPN (Direct Entry): She placed 6th at Worlds last season. She is the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalist. She won silver at NHK Trophy and gold at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. She is the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2010 World Champion, 2007 World Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2010 Four Continents Champion, 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalist, 2009 Four Continents Bronze Medalist, 2005 World Junior Champion and 2006 World Junior Silver Medalist. Her personal best is 205.50. She is 21 years old.
Kanako Murakami, JPN (Direct Entry): She placed 8th at Worlds last season. She finished 4th at Four Continents. She finished 6th at Cup of China and 4th at Trophee Eric Bompard. She is the 2010 World Junior Champion. Her personal best is 178.59. She is 17 years old.
Akiko Suzuki, JPN (Direct Entry): She won silver at Skate Canada and gold at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she won silver. She is the 2010 Four Continents Silver Medalist. Her personal best is 185.98. She is 26 years old.
Alina Fjodorova, LAT: She finished 16th at Europeans. She placed 13th at JGP Latvia and 9th at JGP Poland. Her personal best is 133.48. She is 16 years old.
Inga Januleviciute, LTU: She placed 13th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds. She finished 18th at JGP Estonia. Her personal best is 94.29. She is 17 years old.
Fleur Maxwell, LUX: She placed 25th at Europeans. Her personal best is 123.28. She is 23 years old.
Reyna Hamui, MEX: She placed 25th at Four Continents. She placed 16th at JGP Australia. Her personal best is 92.03. She is 18 years old.
Anine Rabe, NOR: She finished 25th at Junior Worlds. She placed 24th at JGP Latvia. Her personal best is 99.60. She is 19 years old.
Zhaira Costiniano, PHI: She placed 24th at Four Continents. Her personal best is 96.61. She is 16 years old.
Victoria Muniz, PUR: She placed 12th at Four Continents. Her personal best is 117.83. She is 23 years old.
Min-Jeong Kwak, KOR (Direct Entry): She placed 15th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She finished 10th at Four Continents. Her personal best is 155.53. She is 18 years old.
Chae-Yeon Shur, KOR: She placed 21st at Four Continents. Her personal best is 94.95. She is 16 years old.
Sabina Mariuta, ROU: She finished 14th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 21st in the preliminary round at Europeans. Her personal best is 80.85. She is 17 years old.
Polina Korobeynikova, RUS: She placed 4th at Europeans. She placed 4th at JGP Australia and won silver at JGP Romania to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final where she won bronze. Her personal best is 164.13. She is 15 years old.
Alena Leonova, RUS (Direct Entry): She finished 4th at Worlds last season. She placed 7th at Europeans. She placed 4th at Skate Canada, won bronze at NHK Trophy and silver at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she won bronze. She is the 2009 Junior World Champion. Her personal best is 183.92. She is 21 years old.
Ksenia Makarova, RUS (Direct Entry): She placed 7th at Worlds last season. She finished 6th at Europeans. She placed 5th at Skate America and 7th at Cup of China. Her personal best is 171.91. She is 19 years old.
Marina Seeh, SRB: She finished 25th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 22nd in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 25 years old.
Alexandra Kunova, SVK: She placed 24th at JGP Italy. Her personal best is 105.86. She is 19 years old.
Dasa Grm, SLO: She finished 28th at Worlds last season. Her personal best is 112.54. She is 20 years old.
Lejeanne Marais, RSA: She finished 18th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 22nd at Four Continents. Her personal best is 103.03. She is 22 years old.
Sonia Lafuente, ESP: She finished 25th at Worlds last season. She placed 15th at Europeans. She placed 7th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Her personal best is 143.60. She is 20 years old.
Viktoria Helgesson, SWE (Direct Entry): She finished 17th at Worlds last season. She placed 5th at Europeans. She won bronze at Skate America and placed 5th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Her personal best is 161.79. She is 23 years old.
Romy Buhler, SUI: She placed 20th at Europeans. She finished 12th at JGP Poland and 17th at JGP Italy. Her personal best is 122.33. She is 17 years old.
Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook, THA: She finished 18th at Four Continents. She finished 19th at JGP Italy. Her personal best is 91.54. She is 17 years old.
Sila Saygi, TUR: She finished 16th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds. She placed 27th at JGP Latvia. Her personal best is 118.94. She is 16 years old.
Natalia Popova, UKR: She placed 12th at Europeans. She placed 7th at JGP Romania and 11th at JGP Estonia. Her personal best is 138.60. She is 18 years old.
Alissa Czisny, USA (Direct Entry): She placed 5th at Worlds last season. She won gold at Skate America and bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she finished 5th. Her personal best is 182.85. She is 24 years old.
Ashley Wagner, USA (Direct Entry): She is the reigning Four Continents Champion. She won bronze at Skate Canada and finished 4th at NHK Trophy. She is the 2007 and 2009 World Junior Bronze Medalist. Her personal best is 192.41. She is 20 years old.
Carolina Kostner has come into her own this season with gorgeous programs that are filled with nice transitions and attention to detail. She is also adding technical content back into her program, including a triple+triple in her short program and triple flips in her free skate. She had an impressive outing at Challenge Cup a few weeks ago where she came very close to the 200 point mark for her total score. She won gold at the European Championships, Grand Prix Final and Cup of China and silver at Skate America and Trophee Eric Bompard. She has the 2nd best short program, 4th best free skate and best total score of the season.
Akiko Suzuki has delightful programs this season including a light free skate to Die Fledermaus. She bested countrymate Mao Asada at home to claim gold at NHK Trophy but settled for silver at Japanese Nationals and was left off the Four Continents team. She also won silver at Skate Canada and the Grand Prix Final. She has shown more consistency in her skating this season, but hasn't competed since December so she may have some rust to shake off when she hits the ice at Worlds. She has the best short program, 6th best free skate and 4th best total score of the season.
Mao Asada has one of the best choreographed skates of the season with her free skate to Liebestraum. She matches every note in the music and one of the best parts of the program is the gorgeous spiral right as the music is ending. She included the triple axel in her free skate at Four Continents, though it was deemed under-rotated. Although she's been having good results, she seems to be lacking a bit of the magic that elevated her to the top of the sport and is likely still struggling with the untimely death of her mother this past December. She is the Four Continents Silver Medalist and won gold at Rostelecom Cup and silver at NHK Trophy. She has the 3rd best short program, 2nd best free skate and 2nd best total score of the season.
Alissa Czisny started off her season with a bang, winning gold at Skate America. She has a lovely Audrey Hepburn themed short program and has been working to increase the technical difficulty in her programs to match her elegant spins, spirals and transitions that rack up GOEs and PCS points. Since Skate America, she has had solid if not spectacular results including a bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard and silver at U.S. Nationals. She has yet to skate a clean free skate this season and has changed her program layout at almost every event. At Challenge Cup a few weeks ago, she didn't land any clean triples in her free skate. If she can put that outing behind her and go out and land the jumps she has a real shot at a medal but Alissa's biggest competition is often her self. She has the 4th best short program, 3rd best free skate and 7th best total score of the season.
Alena Leonova has also had an up and down season, claiming bronze at NHK Trophy, silver at Rostelecom Cup and bronze at the Grand Prix Final. Despite this success, she did not win Russian nationals and failed to make the podium at the European Championships. She lacks the finesse of Kostner and Czisny and cannot compete with them artistically so she'll need to land all of her jumps to have a shot at the podium. She put out the free skate of her life at Worlds last season and just missed the podium and is definitely capable of putting out a great skate. She has the 6th best short program, 8th best free skate and 6th best total score of the season.
Also in the mix are Kanako Murakami who has the 7th best short program of the season, Polina Korobeynikova who has the 9th best free skate of the season, European bronze medalist Elene Gedevanishvili and Skate America bronze medalist Viktoria Helgesson.
Notable skaters not competing at this event include European silver medalist Kiira Korpi, Four Continents bronze medalist Caroline Zhang, Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard gold medalist Elizaveta Tuktamisheva, Cup of China silver medalist Mirai Nagasu and Cup of China and Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist Adelina Sotnikova.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Carolina Kostner
Silver: Mao Asada
Bronze: Ashley Wagner
Bios of the competitors:
Chantelle Kerry, AUS: She finished 17th at Four Continents. She placed 13th at JGP Australia and 24th at JGP Estonia. Her personal best is 108.99. She is 15 years old.
Kerstin Frank, AUT: She placed 12th in the preliminary round at Europeans. Her personal best is 105.73. She is 23 years old.
Isabelle Pieman, BEL (Direct Entry): She placed 19th at Europeans. Her personal best is 122.13. She is 28 years old.
Daniela Stoeva, BUL: She finished 19th in the preliminary round at Europeans. Her personal best is 78.90. She is 18 years old.
Amelie Lacoste (Direct Entry), CAN: She finished 16th at Worlds last season. She placed 7th at Four Continents. She placed 6th at Skate Canada and 8th at Rostelecom Cup. Her personal best is 157.26. She is 23 years old.
Kexin Zhang, CHN (Direct Entry): She finished 5th at Four Continents. She placed 4th at Cup of China. Her personal best is 162.59. She is 16 years old.
Melinda Wang, TPE: She placed 20th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 14th at Four Continents. Her personal best is 100.23. She is 21 years old.
Mirna Libric, CRO: She finished 23rd in the preliminary round at Europeans. His personal best is 100.62. She is 20 years old.
Eliska Brezinova, CZE: She finished 18th in the preliminary round at Europeans. She placed 17th at JGP Austria. Her personal best is 101.70. She is 16 years old.
Karina Johnson, DEN: She finished 26th at Worlds last season. She placed 24th at Europeans. Her personal best is 121.63. She is 20 years old.
Elena Glebova, EST: She finished 22nd at Worlds. She placed 11th at Europeans. Her personal best is 148.71. She is 22 years old.
Alisa Mikonsaari, FIN (Direct Entry): Her personal best is 108.03. She is 18 years old.
Juulia Turkkila, FIN (Direct Entry): She finished 20th at Worlds last season. She placed 17th at Europeans and 19th at Junior Worlds. She placed 13th at JGP Poland and JGP Estonia. Her personal best is 136.68. She is 17 years old.
Yretha Silete, FRA (Direct Entry): She finished 9th at Europeans. She placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Her personal best is 145.50. She is 17 years old.
Elene Gedevanishvilli, GEO (Direct Entry): She finished 10th at Worlds last season. She is the reigning European Bronze Medalist. She placed 7th at Skate America and 5th at NHK Trophy. She is the 2010 European Bronze Medalist. Her personal best is 165.93. She is 22 years old.
Sarah Hecken, GER: (Direct Entry): She finished 11th at Worlds last season. She placed 8th at Skate Canada. Her personal best is 155.83. She is 18 years old.
Jenna McCorkell, GBR: She finished 24th at Worlds last season. She placed 18th at Europeans. Her personal best is 150.90. She is 25 years old.
Georgia Glastris, GRE: She finished 24th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 20th in the preliminary round at Europeans. Her personal best is 97.32. She is 19 years old.
Viktoria Pavuk, HUN: She placed 30th at Worlds last season. Her personal best is 137.73. She is 26 years old.
Ami Parekh, IND: Her personal best is 94.56. She is 24 years old.
Clara Peters, IRL: She finished 21st in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 28th at Europeans. Her personal best is 71.15. She is 20 years old.
Carolina Kostner, ITA (Direct Entry): She is the reigning World Bronze Medalist and European Champion. She won silver at Skate America, gold at Cup of China and silver at Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she won gold. She is the 2008 World Silver Medalist; 2005 World Bronze Medalist; 2007, 2008 and 2010 European Champion; 2009 European Silver Medalist and 2011 European Silver Medalist; 2006 European Bronze Medalist; and 2003 World Junior Bronze Medalist. Her personal best is 187.48. She is 25 years old.
Valentina Marchei, ITA: She finished 8th at Europeans. She placed 9th at Skate America and Cup of China. Her personal best is 153.71. She is 25 years old.
Mao Asada, JPN (Direct Entry): She placed 6th at Worlds last season. She is the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalist. She won silver at NHK Trophy and gold at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. She is the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2010 World Champion, 2007 World Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2010 Four Continents Champion, 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalist, 2009 Four Continents Bronze Medalist, 2005 World Junior Champion and 2006 World Junior Silver Medalist. Her personal best is 205.50. She is 21 years old.
Kanako Murakami, JPN (Direct Entry): She placed 8th at Worlds last season. She finished 4th at Four Continents. She finished 6th at Cup of China and 4th at Trophee Eric Bompard. She is the 2010 World Junior Champion. Her personal best is 178.59. She is 17 years old.
Akiko Suzuki, JPN (Direct Entry): She won silver at Skate Canada and gold at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she won silver. She is the 2010 Four Continents Silver Medalist. Her personal best is 185.98. She is 26 years old.
Alina Fjodorova, LAT: She finished 16th at Europeans. She placed 13th at JGP Latvia and 9th at JGP Poland. Her personal best is 133.48. She is 16 years old.
Inga Januleviciute, LTU: She placed 13th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds. She finished 18th at JGP Estonia. Her personal best is 94.29. She is 17 years old.
Fleur Maxwell, LUX: She placed 25th at Europeans. Her personal best is 123.28. She is 23 years old.
Reyna Hamui, MEX: She placed 25th at Four Continents. She placed 16th at JGP Australia. Her personal best is 92.03. She is 18 years old.
Anine Rabe, NOR: She finished 25th at Junior Worlds. She placed 24th at JGP Latvia. Her personal best is 99.60. She is 19 years old.
Zhaira Costiniano, PHI: She placed 24th at Four Continents. Her personal best is 96.61. She is 16 years old.
Victoria Muniz, PUR: She placed 12th at Four Continents. Her personal best is 117.83. She is 23 years old.
Min-Jeong Kwak, KOR (Direct Entry): She placed 15th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She finished 10th at Four Continents. Her personal best is 155.53. She is 18 years old.
Chae-Yeon Shur, KOR: She placed 21st at Four Continents. Her personal best is 94.95. She is 16 years old.
Sabina Mariuta, ROU: She finished 14th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 21st in the preliminary round at Europeans. Her personal best is 80.85. She is 17 years old.
Polina Korobeynikova, RUS: She placed 4th at Europeans. She placed 4th at JGP Australia and won silver at JGP Romania to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final where she won bronze. Her personal best is 164.13. She is 15 years old.
Alena Leonova, RUS (Direct Entry): She finished 4th at Worlds last season. She placed 7th at Europeans. She placed 4th at Skate Canada, won bronze at NHK Trophy and silver at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she won bronze. She is the 2009 Junior World Champion. Her personal best is 183.92. She is 21 years old.
Ksenia Makarova, RUS (Direct Entry): She placed 7th at Worlds last season. She finished 6th at Europeans. She placed 5th at Skate America and 7th at Cup of China. Her personal best is 171.91. She is 19 years old.
Marina Seeh, SRB: She finished 25th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 22nd in the preliminary round at Europeans. She is 25 years old.
Alexandra Kunova, SVK: She placed 24th at JGP Italy. Her personal best is 105.86. She is 19 years old.
Dasa Grm, SLO: She finished 28th at Worlds last season. Her personal best is 112.54. She is 20 years old.
Lejeanne Marais, RSA: She finished 18th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. She placed 22nd at Four Continents. Her personal best is 103.03. She is 22 years old.
Sonia Lafuente, ESP: She finished 25th at Worlds last season. She placed 15th at Europeans. She placed 7th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Her personal best is 143.60. She is 20 years old.
Viktoria Helgesson, SWE (Direct Entry): She finished 17th at Worlds last season. She placed 5th at Europeans. She won bronze at Skate America and placed 5th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Her personal best is 161.79. She is 23 years old.
Romy Buhler, SUI: She placed 20th at Europeans. She finished 12th at JGP Poland and 17th at JGP Italy. Her personal best is 122.33. She is 17 years old.
Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook, THA: She finished 18th at Four Continents. She finished 19th at JGP Italy. Her personal best is 91.54. She is 17 years old.
Sila Saygi, TUR: She finished 16th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds. She placed 27th at JGP Latvia. Her personal best is 118.94. She is 16 years old.
Natalia Popova, UKR: She placed 12th at Europeans. She placed 7th at JGP Romania and 11th at JGP Estonia. Her personal best is 138.60. She is 18 years old.
Alissa Czisny, USA (Direct Entry): She placed 5th at Worlds last season. She won gold at Skate America and bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she finished 5th. Her personal best is 182.85. She is 24 years old.
Ashley Wagner, USA (Direct Entry): She is the reigning Four Continents Champion. She won bronze at Skate Canada and finished 4th at NHK Trophy. She is the 2007 and 2009 World Junior Bronze Medalist. Her personal best is 192.41. She is 20 years old.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
World Championships: Men's Preview
You can argue all you want about Chan-flation and whether the judges forgive Patrick Chan for mistakes in his program, but there is no doubt that when he is clean, he is in a league of his own. With soaring quad + triple combinations that put him at the top of the technical field to brilliant choreography, transitions and edgework that are flawlessly executed, he truly is the whole package. He is able to rack up enough points to give himself a cushion for mistakes, but this is a tough field and he can't make too many. He hasn't been perfect yet this season but he has also been undefeated. He broke 300 at Canadian nationals and while he won't be likely to hit that mark here, if he skates clean he could break his own records. He won a gold medal at Skate Canada, Trophee Eric Bompard, the Grand Prix Final and Four Continents. He has the 2nd best short program, best free skate and best total score of the season.
Another skater well known for his artistry is Daisuke Takahashi. He's working on the quad flip and if he can land it clean, he'll put his name in the history books. He also has great choreography and transitions and can whip the crowd into a frenzy with his step sequences. He is capable of scoring 90+ points in a short program without a quad, which is a testament to his commitment to executing his programs. However, in three head to head competitions, he has placed behind Patrick Chan and there was a sizeable gap between the two at the recent Four Continents Championships. Before the event he stated that he was going to up his technical ante and needed at least two quads to compete with Chan. He won the bronze medal at Skate Canada, gold at NHK Trophy, silver at the Grand Prix Final and silver at Four Continents. He has the best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total score of the season.
Artur Gachinski is coming in to this event as the reigning bronze medalist. His medal last season came as a bit of a surprise and he spent the Grand Prix failing to make it to the podium. He has a vast arsenal of jumps including quads but they can be inconsistent and he doesn't have the PCS scores of the top skaters to fall back on if he makes mistakes. He showed what he was capable of when he took home the silver medal from Europeans with one of the top scores of the season, but he'll have to hit his program perfectly if he wants to medal here. He has the 3rd best short program, 6th best free skate and 5th best total score of the season.
Javier Fernandez surprised the figure skating world by winning the short program at Skate Canada ahead of Patrick Chan and Daisuke Takahashi. He went on to take home the first ever Grand Prix medal for Spain (silver at Skate Canada and Cup of Russia) and qualified for his first Grand Prix Final where he won a bronze. His success was largely based on a consistent quad and great personality on the ice. He struggled at Europeans and fell to 6th place overall and has yet to match the scores he put up at Skate Canada. He has the 5th best short program, 5th best free skate and 4th best total score of the season.
Jeremy Abbott is one of the most exquisite skaters on the ice today and his free skate is breathtaking when executed flawlessly. He put out a record setting performance at U.S. Nationals with two clean programs and showing off two different sides of his personality with his swing short program and lyrical free skate. After nationals, he sat out Four Continents due to injury and while he won the silver medal at Challenge Cup, he struggled to land the jumps in his free skate. He has been up and down all season with a gold medal at Cup of China, bronze at Cup of Russia and finishing off the podium at the Grand Prix Final. He has the potential to make the medal stand, but he'll need to his his elements to really let the program shine through. He has the 6th best short program, 7th best free skate and 7th best total score of the season.
Yuzuru Hanyu had a breakout season winning his first Grand Prix medal (a gold at Cup of Russia) and qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. He has solid jumps and amazing spins including a Biellman. He has the 8th best short program, 4th best free skate and 6th best total score of the season.
Florent Amodio struggled throughout the Grand Prix but ditching his short program proved to be the right move as he claimed the bronze medal at Europeans. He can often come off as wild and frantic in his choreography and that can effect his jump timing but he has been adding quads to up his technical score. He has the 8th best free skate and 9th best total score of the season.
Takahiko Kozuka is the reigning World Silver medalist and he came out early saying he planned to take his season slow. He won the bronze at Skate America and the silver at NHK Trophy but it was not enough to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. He lost his national title and did not earn a berth at Four Continents. He hasn't competed internationally since November and that could hurt him here but he has the opportunity to come in as the underdog and peak at the right moment. He has the 9th best free skate and 8th best total score of the season.
Nan Song made a name for himself this season winning bronze at Cup of China and silver at Trophee Eric Bompard but he struggled at Four Continents and had to be hospitalized after his free skate. If he's fully recovered he could make a run at the podium as well. He has the 10th best free skate of the season.
Michal Brezina started his season off strong with a gold at Skate America and collected a bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard. However, he did not medal in his final Grand Prix, at the Final or at Europeans and his scores haven't improved as much as other competitors. He has the 10th best total score of the season.
Other skaters in the mix include Tomas Verner who has the 10th best short program score of the season and Kevin van der Perren who won the silver at Skate America.
Notable skaters not competing at this event include European Champion Evgeny Plushenko, Four Continents Bronze Medalist Ross Miner and Nobunari Oda who won the silver medal at Cup of China.
My medal predictions:
Gold: Patrick Chan
Silver: Daisuke Takahashi
Bronze: Jeremy Abbott
Bios of the competitors:
Slavik Hayrapetyan, ARM: He finished 28th at Europeans and 26th at Junior Worlds. He placed 18th at JGP Latvia and 14th at JGP Romania. His personal best is 128.97. He is 16 years old.
Brendan Kerry, AUS: He finished 19th at Four Continents and 22nd at Junior Worlds. He placed 14th at JGP Australia. His personal best is 144.26. He is 17 years old.
Another skater well known for his artistry is Daisuke Takahashi. He's working on the quad flip and if he can land it clean, he'll put his name in the history books. He also has great choreography and transitions and can whip the crowd into a frenzy with his step sequences. He is capable of scoring 90+ points in a short program without a quad, which is a testament to his commitment to executing his programs. However, in three head to head competitions, he has placed behind Patrick Chan and there was a sizeable gap between the two at the recent Four Continents Championships. Before the event he stated that he was going to up his technical ante and needed at least two quads to compete with Chan. He won the bronze medal at Skate Canada, gold at NHK Trophy, silver at the Grand Prix Final and silver at Four Continents. He has the best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total score of the season.
Artur Gachinski is coming in to this event as the reigning bronze medalist. His medal last season came as a bit of a surprise and he spent the Grand Prix failing to make it to the podium. He has a vast arsenal of jumps including quads but they can be inconsistent and he doesn't have the PCS scores of the top skaters to fall back on if he makes mistakes. He showed what he was capable of when he took home the silver medal from Europeans with one of the top scores of the season, but he'll have to hit his program perfectly if he wants to medal here. He has the 3rd best short program, 6th best free skate and 5th best total score of the season.
Javier Fernandez surprised the figure skating world by winning the short program at Skate Canada ahead of Patrick Chan and Daisuke Takahashi. He went on to take home the first ever Grand Prix medal for Spain (silver at Skate Canada and Cup of Russia) and qualified for his first Grand Prix Final where he won a bronze. His success was largely based on a consistent quad and great personality on the ice. He struggled at Europeans and fell to 6th place overall and has yet to match the scores he put up at Skate Canada. He has the 5th best short program, 5th best free skate and 4th best total score of the season.
Jeremy Abbott is one of the most exquisite skaters on the ice today and his free skate is breathtaking when executed flawlessly. He put out a record setting performance at U.S. Nationals with two clean programs and showing off two different sides of his personality with his swing short program and lyrical free skate. After nationals, he sat out Four Continents due to injury and while he won the silver medal at Challenge Cup, he struggled to land the jumps in his free skate. He has been up and down all season with a gold medal at Cup of China, bronze at Cup of Russia and finishing off the podium at the Grand Prix Final. He has the potential to make the medal stand, but he'll need to his his elements to really let the program shine through. He has the 6th best short program, 7th best free skate and 7th best total score of the season.
Yuzuru Hanyu had a breakout season winning his first Grand Prix medal (a gold at Cup of Russia) and qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. He has solid jumps and amazing spins including a Biellman. He has the 8th best short program, 4th best free skate and 6th best total score of the season.
Florent Amodio struggled throughout the Grand Prix but ditching his short program proved to be the right move as he claimed the bronze medal at Europeans. He can often come off as wild and frantic in his choreography and that can effect his jump timing but he has been adding quads to up his technical score. He has the 8th best free skate and 9th best total score of the season.
Takahiko Kozuka is the reigning World Silver medalist and he came out early saying he planned to take his season slow. He won the bronze at Skate America and the silver at NHK Trophy but it was not enough to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. He lost his national title and did not earn a berth at Four Continents. He hasn't competed internationally since November and that could hurt him here but he has the opportunity to come in as the underdog and peak at the right moment. He has the 9th best free skate and 8th best total score of the season.
Nan Song made a name for himself this season winning bronze at Cup of China and silver at Trophee Eric Bompard but he struggled at Four Continents and had to be hospitalized after his free skate. If he's fully recovered he could make a run at the podium as well. He has the 10th best free skate of the season.
Michal Brezina started his season off strong with a gold at Skate America and collected a bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard. However, he did not medal in his final Grand Prix, at the Final or at Europeans and his scores haven't improved as much as other competitors. He has the 10th best total score of the season.
Other skaters in the mix include Tomas Verner who has the 10th best short program score of the season and Kevin van der Perren who won the silver at Skate America.
Notable skaters not competing at this event include European Champion Evgeny Plushenko, Four Continents Bronze Medalist Ross Miner and Nobunari Oda who won the silver medal at Cup of China.
My medal predictions:
Gold: Patrick Chan
Silver: Daisuke Takahashi
Bronze: Jeremy Abbott
Bios of the competitors:
Slavik Hayrapetyan, ARM: He finished 28th at Europeans and 26th at Junior Worlds. He placed 18th at JGP Latvia and 14th at JGP Romania. His personal best is 128.97. He is 16 years old.
Brendan Kerry, AUS: He finished 19th at Four Continents and 22nd at Junior Worlds. He placed 14th at JGP Australia. His personal best is 144.26. He is 17 years old.
Viktor Pfeifer, AUT: He finished 26th at Worlds last season. He placed 18th at Europeans. His personal best is 178.41. He is 24 years old.
Vitali Luchanok, BLR: He finished 22nd in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. He placed 27th at Europeans. His personal best is 138.27. He is 20 years old.
Kevin van der Perren, BEL (Direct Entry): He finished 17th at Worlds last season. He withdrew from Europeans after the Short Program. He won silver at Skate America and finished 8th at Skate Canada. He is the 2007 and 2009 European bronze medalist. His personal best is 219.36. He is 29 years old.
Damjan Ostojic, BIH: His personal best is 113.50. He is 25 years old.
Damjan Ostojic, BIH: His personal best is 113.50. He is 25 years old.
Kevin Alves, BRA: He finished 23rd at Four Continents. His personal best is 141.44. He is 20 years old.
Manol Atanassov, BUL: He finished 15th in the preliminary round at Europeans. He is 20 years old.
Kevin Reynolds, CAN (Direct Entry): He finished 20th at Worlds last season. He placed 8th at Four Continents. He placed 7th at Cup of China. He is the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalist. His personal best is 218.65. He is 21 years old.
Nan Song, CHN: He placed 22nd at Worlds last season. He finished 11th at Four Continents. He won bronze at Cup of China and silver at Trophee Eric Bompard. He is the 2010 World Junior silver medalist. His personal best is 226.75. He is 21 years old.
Jordan Ju, TPE: He finished 21st at Four Continents. His personal best is 134.97. He is 16 years old.
Patrick Chan, CAN (Direct Entry): He is the reigning World Champion and Four Continents Champion. He won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won gold. He is the 2009 and 2010 World silver medalist, 2009 Four Continents Champion and 2007 World Junior silver medalist. His personal best is 280.98. He is 21 years old.
Kevin Reynolds, CAN (Direct Entry): He finished 20th at Worlds last season. He placed 8th at Four Continents. He placed 7th at Cup of China. He is the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalist. His personal best is 218.65. He is 21 years old.
Nan Song, CHN: He placed 22nd at Worlds last season. He finished 11th at Four Continents. He won bronze at Cup of China and silver at Trophee Eric Bompard. He is the 2010 World Junior silver medalist. His personal best is 226.75. He is 21 years old.
Jordan Ju, TPE: He finished 21st at Four Continents. His personal best is 134.97. He is 16 years old.
Michal Brezina, CZE (Direct Entry): He placed 4th at Worlds last season. He finished 8th at Europeans. He won gold at Skate America, bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard and finished 4th at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he finished 6th. He is the 2009 World Junior Silver Medalist. His personal best is 236.06. He is 21 years old.
Tomas Verner, CZE (Direct Entry): He placed 12th at Worlds last season. He finished 5th at Europeans. He is the 2008 European Champion, 2007 European Silver Medalist and 2011 European Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 232.67. He is 25 years old.
Justus Strid, DEN: He finished 14th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. He placed 20th at Europeans. His personal best is 156.33. He is 24 years old.
Viktor Romanenkov, EST: He finished 23rd at Europeans. He placed 9th at JGP Latvia and 6th at JGP Estonia. His personal best is 162.19. He is 18 years old.
Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari, FIN: His personal best is 170.88. He is 28 years old.
Florent Amodio, FRA (Direct Entry): He placed 7th at Worlds last season. He is the the reigning European Bronze Medalist. He finished 9th at Skate America and 5th at Trophee Eric Bompard. He is the 2011 European Champion. His personal best is 234.18. He is 21 years old.
Brian Joubert, FRA (Direct Entry): He finished 8th at Worlds last season. He placed 8th at Europeans. He is the 2007 World Champion, 2006 and 2008 World Silver Medalist, 2009 and 2010 World Bronze Medalist; 2004, 2007 and 2009 European Champion; 2003, 2005 and 2011 European Silver Medalist; and 2002, 2006, 2008 and 2010 European Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 241.74. He is 26 years old.
Peter Liebers, GER (Direct Entry): He placed 15th at Worlds last season. He finished 15th at Europeans. His personal best is 205.59. He is 23 years old.
Luke Chilcott, GBR:
Harry Hau Yin Lee, HKG: He finished 21st in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. He placed 25th at Four Continents. He placed 19th at JGP Austria. His personal best is 115.00. He is 17 years old.
Harry Hau Yin Lee, HKG: He finished 21st in the preliminary round at Worlds last season. He placed 25th at Four Continents. He placed 19th at JGP Austria. His personal best is 115.00. He is 17 years old.
Marton Marko, HUN: He finished 14th in the preliminary round at Europeans. His personal best is 84.99. He is 23 years old.
Alexei Bychenko, ISR: He finished 22nd at Europeans. His personal best is 141.19. He is 24 years old.
Samuel Contesti, ITA (Direct Entry): He finished 18th at Worlds last season. He placed 7th at Europeans. He placed 8th at Skate America and 4th at NHK Trophy. He is the 2009 European Silver Medalist. His personal best is 226.97. He is 29 years old.
Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN (Direct Entry): He placed 4th at Cup of China and won gold at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he finished 4th. He is the 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalist and 2010 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 245.82. He is 17 years old.
Takahiko Kozuka, JPN (Direct Entry): He is the reigning World Silver Medalist. He won bronze at Skate America and silver at NHK Trophy. He is the 2009 Four Continents Bronze Medalist and 2006 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 258.41. He is 23 years old.
Daisuke Takahashi, JPN (Direct Entry): He placed 5th at Worlds last season. He is the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalist. He won bronze at Skate Canada and gold at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won silver. He is the 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalist, 2010 World Champion, 2007 World Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2005 Four Continents Bronze Medalist and 2002 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 264.41. He is 26 years old.
Denis Ten, KAZ (Direct Entry): He finished 14th at Worlds last season. He placed 6th at Four Continents and 4th at Junior Worlds. He placed 5th at Skate America and Skate Canada. His personal best is 212.39. He is 18 years old.
Saulius Ambrulevicius, LTU: His personal best is 116.92. He is 19 years old.
Kim Lucine, MON: He finished 23rd at Worlds last season. He placed 13th at Europeans. His personal best is 179.33. He is 23 years old.
Christopher Caluza, PHI: He finished 12th at Four Continents. His personal best is 172.60. He is 21 years old.
Maciej Cieplucha, POL: He finished 19th at Europeans. His personal best is 166.86. He is 23 years old.
Min-Seok Kim, KOR: He finished 27th at Worlds last season. He placed 15th at Four Continents. His personal best is 168.59. He is 19 years old.
Zoltan Kelemen, ROU: He finished 14th at Europeans. His personal best is 178.02. He is 25 years old.
Artur Gachinski, RUS (Direct Entry): He is the reigning World Bronze Medalist and European Silver Medalist. He placed 5th at Cup of China and Rostelecom Cup. He is the 2010 World Junior Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 246.27. He is 18 years old.
Sergei Voronov, RUS: He finished 10th at Europeans. He placed 7th at Rostelecom Cup. He is the 2006 World Junior Silver Medalist and 2007 World Junior Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 220.39. He is 24 years old.
Taras Rajec, SVK: His personal best is 130.68. He is 23 years old.
Javier Fernandez, ESP (Direct Entry): He finished 10th at Worlds last season. He placed 6th at Europeans. He won silver at Skate Canada and Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won bronze. His personal best is 250.33. He is 20 years old.
Javier Raya, ESP: His personal best is 164.68. He is 20 years old.
Alexander Majorov, SWE: He finished 28th at Worlds last season. He placed 11th at Europeans. He placed 9th at Skate Canada and 6th at Trophee Eric Bompard. He is the 2011 World Junior Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 195.71. He is 20 years old.
Laurent Alvarez, SUI: He finished 12th in the preliminary round at Europeans. His personal best is 159.45. He is 21 years old.
Ali Demirboga, TUR: He placed 29th at Europeans. His personal best is 95.22. He is 21 years old.
Dmitri Ignatenko, UKR (Direct Entry): He placed 21st at Europeans. His personal best is 154.88. He is 20 years old.
Jeremy Abbott, USA (Direct Entry): He won gold at Cup of China and bronze at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he finished 5th. He is the 2007 and 2011 Four Continents Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 238.82. He is 26 years old.
Adam Rippon, USA (Direct Entry): He finished 4th at Four Continents. He placed 4th at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard. He is the 2010 Four Continents Champion and 2008 and 2009 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 233.04. He is 22 years old.
Misha Ge, UZB: He placed 30th at Worlds last season. He finished 9th at Four Continents. His personal best is 196.53. He is 20 years old.
Samuel Contesti, ITA (Direct Entry): He finished 18th at Worlds last season. He placed 7th at Europeans. He placed 8th at Skate America and 4th at NHK Trophy. He is the 2009 European Silver Medalist. His personal best is 226.97. He is 29 years old.
Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN (Direct Entry): He placed 4th at Cup of China and won gold at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he finished 4th. He is the 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalist and 2010 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 245.82. He is 17 years old.
Takahiko Kozuka, JPN (Direct Entry): He is the reigning World Silver Medalist. He won bronze at Skate America and silver at NHK Trophy. He is the 2009 Four Continents Bronze Medalist and 2006 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 258.41. He is 23 years old.
Daisuke Takahashi, JPN (Direct Entry): He placed 5th at Worlds last season. He is the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalist. He won bronze at Skate Canada and gold at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won silver. He is the 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalist, 2010 World Champion, 2007 World Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2005 Four Continents Bronze Medalist and 2002 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 264.41. He is 26 years old.
Denis Ten, KAZ (Direct Entry): He finished 14th at Worlds last season. He placed 6th at Four Continents and 4th at Junior Worlds. He placed 5th at Skate America and Skate Canada. His personal best is 212.39. He is 18 years old.
Saulius Ambrulevicius, LTU: His personal best is 116.92. He is 19 years old.
Kim Lucine, MON: He finished 23rd at Worlds last season. He placed 13th at Europeans. His personal best is 179.33. He is 23 years old.
Christopher Caluza, PHI: He finished 12th at Four Continents. His personal best is 172.60. He is 21 years old.
Maciej Cieplucha, POL: He finished 19th at Europeans. His personal best is 166.86. He is 23 years old.
Min-Seok Kim, KOR: He finished 27th at Worlds last season. He placed 15th at Four Continents. His personal best is 168.59. He is 19 years old.
Zoltan Kelemen, ROU: He finished 14th at Europeans. His personal best is 178.02. He is 25 years old.
Artur Gachinski, RUS (Direct Entry): He is the reigning World Bronze Medalist and European Silver Medalist. He placed 5th at Cup of China and Rostelecom Cup. He is the 2010 World Junior Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 246.27. He is 18 years old.
Sergei Voronov, RUS: He finished 10th at Europeans. He placed 7th at Rostelecom Cup. He is the 2006 World Junior Silver Medalist and 2007 World Junior Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 220.39. He is 24 years old.
Taras Rajec, SVK: His personal best is 130.68. He is 23 years old.
Javier Fernandez, ESP (Direct Entry): He finished 10th at Worlds last season. He placed 6th at Europeans. He won silver at Skate Canada and Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won bronze. His personal best is 250.33. He is 20 years old.
Javier Raya, ESP: His personal best is 164.68. He is 20 years old.
Alexander Majorov, SWE: He finished 28th at Worlds last season. He placed 11th at Europeans. He placed 9th at Skate Canada and 6th at Trophee Eric Bompard. He is the 2011 World Junior Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 195.71. He is 20 years old.
Laurent Alvarez, SUI: He finished 12th in the preliminary round at Europeans. His personal best is 159.45. He is 21 years old.
Ali Demirboga, TUR: He placed 29th at Europeans. His personal best is 95.22. He is 21 years old.
Dmitri Ignatenko, UKR (Direct Entry): He placed 21st at Europeans. His personal best is 154.88. He is 20 years old.
Jeremy Abbott, USA (Direct Entry): He won gold at Cup of China and bronze at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he finished 5th. He is the 2007 and 2011 Four Continents Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 238.82. He is 26 years old.
Adam Rippon, USA (Direct Entry): He finished 4th at Four Continents. He placed 4th at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard. He is the 2010 Four Continents Champion and 2008 and 2009 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 233.04. He is 22 years old.
Misha Ge, UZB: He placed 30th at Worlds last season. He finished 9th at Four Continents. His personal best is 196.53. He is 20 years old.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Coupe du Printemps Junior Results
JUNIOR LADIES FINAL RESULT
Pl. Name Nation SP FS
1 Giada RUSSO ITA 113.64 1 2
2 Anne ZETZSCHE GER 110.86 5 1
3 Josefin TALJEGÅRD SWE 102.94 3 8
4 Eline ANTHONISSEN BEL 100.93 7 6
5 Anneli KAWELKE GER 100.83 4 14
6 Katja RAJMAN SUI 100.64 8 4
7 Luisa WEBER GER 99.83 9 5
8 Silvia LOVISON ITA 99.70 12 3
9 Silvia MARTINELLI ITA 96.66 10 10
10 Sandrine HOFSTETTER SUI 96.05 13 12
11 Victoria MANNI ITA 96.02 11 13
12 Eveliina VILJANEN FIN 95.43 2 18
13 Samanta KOVALKOVA LAT 94.90 18 7
14 Elena VANZ ITA 94.76 15 11
15 Nicole SVENSSON SWE 94.68 17 9
16 Ceciliane Mei Ling HARTMANN SIN 92.12 16 15
17 Valeria MOSSO ITA 91.15 6 19
18 Vala Rún MAGNÚSDÓTTIR ISL 87.13 19 16
19 Carmen OLIVERAS SUI 85.85 14 22
20 Anna HOFMANN AUT 85.26 21 17
21 Frances HOWELL GBR 78.98 28 20
22 Emilia REIMANE LAT 78.96 23 23
23 Niki WORIES NED 78.33 26 21
24 Anna GIANMARIA ITA 77.70 22 24
25 Paula DZELME LAT 73.39 24 27
26 Clara BAIWIR BEL 72.57 29 25
27 Manon HUYGEVOORT NED 71.86 30 26
28 Charlotte VAN DER KAR BEL 70.14 27 28
29 Aylin NEDERLOF NED 68.12 25 29
30 Maxime BLOKLAND NED 60.50 32 30
31 Biryanta BOL NED 59.44 31 31
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Monika PETERKA GER
Heiðbjört Arney HÖSKULDSDÓTTIR ISL
Dominika MURCKOVA SVK
JUNIOR MEN FINAL RESULT
Pl. Name Nation SP FS
1 Alexi DALRYMPLE FRA 150,80 1 1
2 Simon HOCQUAUX FRA 141,47 2 3
3 Antonio PANFILI ITA 140,19 3 2
4 Marcus BJÖRK SWE 127,06 4 4
5 Cesare BELLOMO ITA 122,38 5 5
6 Jerry HILGERT LUX 95,32 7 6
7 Simon Gabriel IONIAN AUT 94,20 6 7
Pl. Name Nation SP FS
1 Giada RUSSO ITA 113.64 1 2
2 Anne ZETZSCHE GER 110.86 5 1
3 Josefin TALJEGÅRD SWE 102.94 3 8
4 Eline ANTHONISSEN BEL 100.93 7 6
5 Anneli KAWELKE GER 100.83 4 14
6 Katja RAJMAN SUI 100.64 8 4
7 Luisa WEBER GER 99.83 9 5
8 Silvia LOVISON ITA 99.70 12 3
9 Silvia MARTINELLI ITA 96.66 10 10
10 Sandrine HOFSTETTER SUI 96.05 13 12
11 Victoria MANNI ITA 96.02 11 13
12 Eveliina VILJANEN FIN 95.43 2 18
13 Samanta KOVALKOVA LAT 94.90 18 7
14 Elena VANZ ITA 94.76 15 11
15 Nicole SVENSSON SWE 94.68 17 9
16 Ceciliane Mei Ling HARTMANN SIN 92.12 16 15
17 Valeria MOSSO ITA 91.15 6 19
18 Vala Rún MAGNÚSDÓTTIR ISL 87.13 19 16
19 Carmen OLIVERAS SUI 85.85 14 22
20 Anna HOFMANN AUT 85.26 21 17
21 Frances HOWELL GBR 78.98 28 20
22 Emilia REIMANE LAT 78.96 23 23
23 Niki WORIES NED 78.33 26 21
24 Anna GIANMARIA ITA 77.70 22 24
25 Paula DZELME LAT 73.39 24 27
26 Clara BAIWIR BEL 72.57 29 25
27 Manon HUYGEVOORT NED 71.86 30 26
28 Charlotte VAN DER KAR BEL 70.14 27 28
29 Aylin NEDERLOF NED 68.12 25 29
30 Maxime BLOKLAND NED 60.50 32 30
31 Biryanta BOL NED 59.44 31 31
Withdrawn
Monika PETERKA GER
Heiðbjört Arney HÖSKULDSDÓTTIR ISL
Dominika MURCKOVA SVK
JUNIOR MEN FINAL RESULT
Pl. Name Nation SP FS
1 Alexi DALRYMPLE FRA 150,80 1 1
2 Simon HOCQUAUX FRA 141,47 2 3
3 Antonio PANFILI ITA 140,19 3 2
4 Marcus BJÖRK SWE 127,06 4 4
5 Cesare BELLOMO ITA 122,38 5 5
6 Jerry HILGERT LUX 95,32 7 6
7 Simon Gabriel IONIAN AUT 94,20 6 7
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Coupe du Printemps Senior Results
SENIOR LADIES FINAL RESULT
Pl. Name Nation SP FS
1 Sarah HECKEN GER 138.91 1 1
2 Francesca RIO ITA 135.15 2 2
3 Mae Berenice MEITE FRA 131.97 3 3
4 Kaat VAN DAELE BEL 128.39 5 4
5 Isabelle OLSSON SWE 119.89 4 8
6 Minna PARVIAINEN FIN 117.89 9 5
7 Belinda SCHÖNBERGER AUT 114.36 8 7
8 Alice GARLISI ITA 113.52 7 9
9 Roberta RODEGHIERO ITA 112.59 10 6
10 Nika CERIC SLO 106.11 13 12
11 Enikö VASAS SUI 105.41 11 13
12 Virginie CLERC SUI 105.02 20 10
13 Eva LIM NED 103.64 17 11
14 Andrina SIGRON SUI 103.35 15 14
15 Fleur MAXWELL LUX 101.87 14 17
16 Chelsea Rose CHIAPPA HUN 101.10 18 15
17 Larissa VAN DER LINDEN NED 100.47 16 16
18 Joyce DEN HOLLANDER NED 96.19 19 18
19 Mericien VENZON PHI 91.48 21 20
20 Malin TALJEGÅRD SWE 90.68 22 19
21 Rosaliina KUPARINEN FIN 90.39 12 21
22 Deborah SACCHI ITA 79.35 23 22
23 Renk KEMALOGLU TUR 65.57 25 23
24 Aybike KAHRIMAN TUR 63.32 24 24
25 Dana GERASIMOVA LAT 57.75 26 25
Withdrawn
Nathalie WEINZIERL GER 41.43 6
Kristina ZASEEVA RUS
SENIOR MEN FINAL RESULT
Pl. Name Nation SP FS
1 Jorik HENDRICKX BEL 190.58 1 3
2 Zoltan KELEMEN ROU 180.94 2 4
3 Franz STREUBEL GER 176.01 4 1
4 Abzal RAKIMGALIYEV KAZ 175.07 5 2
5 Adrian SCHULTHEISS SWE 174.57 3 5
6 Mikael REDIN SUI 161.85 6 6
7 Saverio GIACOMELLI ITA 144.72 7 7
8 Michael NEUMANN SWE 139.49 9 8
9 Tomi PULKKINEN SUI 133.81 8 9
10 Mario Rafael IONIAN AUT 118.33 10 12
11 Daniel NEUMANN SWE 116.97 11 11
12 Noah SCHERER SUI 116.10 12 10
13 Christian GIJTENBEEK NED 76.30 13 13
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Girts JEKABSONS LAT`
Pl. Name Nation SP FS
1 Sarah HECKEN GER 138.91 1 1
2 Francesca RIO ITA 135.15 2 2
3 Mae Berenice MEITE FRA 131.97 3 3
4 Kaat VAN DAELE BEL 128.39 5 4
5 Isabelle OLSSON SWE 119.89 4 8
6 Minna PARVIAINEN FIN 117.89 9 5
7 Belinda SCHÖNBERGER AUT 114.36 8 7
8 Alice GARLISI ITA 113.52 7 9
9 Roberta RODEGHIERO ITA 112.59 10 6
10 Nika CERIC SLO 106.11 13 12
11 Enikö VASAS SUI 105.41 11 13
12 Virginie CLERC SUI 105.02 20 10
13 Eva LIM NED 103.64 17 11
14 Andrina SIGRON SUI 103.35 15 14
15 Fleur MAXWELL LUX 101.87 14 17
16 Chelsea Rose CHIAPPA HUN 101.10 18 15
17 Larissa VAN DER LINDEN NED 100.47 16 16
18 Joyce DEN HOLLANDER NED 96.19 19 18
19 Mericien VENZON PHI 91.48 21 20
20 Malin TALJEGÅRD SWE 90.68 22 19
21 Rosaliina KUPARINEN FIN 90.39 12 21
22 Deborah SACCHI ITA 79.35 23 22
23 Renk KEMALOGLU TUR 65.57 25 23
24 Aybike KAHRIMAN TUR 63.32 24 24
25 Dana GERASIMOVA LAT 57.75 26 25
Withdrawn
Nathalie WEINZIERL GER 41.43 6
Kristina ZASEEVA RUS
SENIOR MEN FINAL RESULT
Pl. Name Nation SP FS
1 Jorik HENDRICKX BEL 190.58 1 3
2 Zoltan KELEMEN ROU 180.94 2 4
3 Franz STREUBEL GER 176.01 4 1
4 Abzal RAKIMGALIYEV KAZ 175.07 5 2
5 Adrian SCHULTHEISS SWE 174.57 3 5
6 Mikael REDIN SUI 161.85 6 6
7 Saverio GIACOMELLI ITA 144.72 7 7
8 Michael NEUMANN SWE 139.49 9 8
9 Tomi PULKKINEN SUI 133.81 8 9
10 Mario Rafael IONIAN AUT 118.33 10 12
11 Daniel NEUMANN SWE 116.97 11 11
12 Noah SCHERER SUI 116.10 12 10
13 Christian GIJTENBEEK NED 76.30 13 13
Withdrawn
Girts JEKABSONS LAT`
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