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1.Gold - Mitchell Gordon BC/YK , 2.Silver - Peter O`Brien EO , 3.Bronze - Joel Bond NO
LADIES
1Gabrielle Daleman CO, 2 Veronik Mallet QC, 3 Julianne Séguin QC
PAIRS
1 Katherine Bobak & Ian Beharry WO, 2 Krystel Desjardins & Charlie Bilodeau QC, 3 Mary Orr & Anthony Furiano WO
DANCE
1. Andréanne Poulin and Marc-André Servant - QC , 2. Madeline Edwards and Zhao Kai Pang - BC/YK , 3. Noa Bruser and Timothy Lum - BC/YK
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Allora, stanotte sono rimasta sveglia ( fino alle 4!!) per riuscire a vedere la SD: Skatebuzz doveva tasmettere lo streaming dell'ultimo gruppo ma alla fine non hanno fatto nulla quindi ho seguito i risultati online....e, con mia grande sorpresa devo dire, questa è la classifica dopo la SD
1 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir WO 68.41
2 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje NO 68.27
3 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier CO 62.78
4 Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill CO 58.92
5 Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam CO 57.30
6 Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams BC/YT 56.58
7 Tarrah Harvey / Keith Gagnon BC/YT 53.87
8 Shanna René De Cotret-Laporte / Alexandre La QC 42.60
9 Mélissande Dumas / David Mackay Perry QC 39.40
10 Anoushka Ritchie-Hervieux / Philippe Massé QC 39.02
11 Larissa Van As / Troy Shindle BC/YT 38.52
12 Olga Lioudvinevitch / Benjamin Mulder WO 38.37
13 Helene Letourneau / Kevin Boczar EO 37.21
14 Jazz Smyl Joly / Nicholas Jesionek AB/NT/NU 31.60
Quello che mi ha davvero sorpreso ( per usare un eufemismo ) è la pochissima distanza tra Virtue Moir e Weaver Poje....e quando finalmente sono riuscita a vedere la SD di Virtue Moir...ho capito perchè!
Sicuramente non è stata la loro migliore perfomance anzi!
Tessa ha perso l'equilibrio durante il primo set di twizzles ( non so se è uscita prima dal twizzles e quando si è accorta dell'errore per recuperare è scivolata, oppure ha preso la presa sul piede e quello le ha fatto perdere lequilibrio.) e ha dovuto mettere una mano per terra....per cominciare, ma mi sono sembrati un pò strani sin dall'inizio, non erano al loro meglio e sicuramente i cambiamenti annunciati non sono stati come me li aspettavo. Secondo me hanno peggiarato anzichè migliorare la SD
Hanno tolto il lift nella parte centrale della rumba e lo hanno messo proprio alla fine, sulle ultime note, ma con il risultato che ora la parte della rumba sembra vuota e la coreografia che hanno inserito non è molto bella....quel pezzo mi sembra lungo e anche un pò noioso e hanno inserito la spaccata che Tessa faceva durante le esibizioni, solo che adesso lei non riesce più ad arrivare a stare in spaccata sul ghiaccio come prima, quindi non ha un bell'effetto....
E veniamo all'altro cambiamento alla fine: hanno " tagliato" diversamente la musica, per anticipare la no touch circular step sequence ed inserire il lift ( rotational anzichè straight-line molto bello devo dire, a parte l'uscita non perfetta) alla fine sulle ultime note...ma lo stacco tra la rumba e la samba adesso è troppo netto.....e poi hanno aggiunto un pezzetto alla fine, ma sembra fatto in modo un pò raffazzonato...la no touch mi sembra un pò vuota rispetto a prima, la coreografia meno curata, e l'uscita del lift è stata un pò così, come se fossero in ritardo sulla musica e avessero tolto qualche movimento.
Anche la seconda sequenza di rumba non è stata perfetta, mi è sembrata meno ampia e con fili meno profondi del solito..
Hanno ottenuto livello 2 per i twizzles, tutti livelli tre per gli altri elementi tranne la prima sequenza di rumba che ha ottenuto un livello 4
Spero che riescano a migliorare, e magari con l'allenamento questi cambiamenti saranno più fluidi in futuro, ma davvero non una bella performance...a livello di TES hanno ottenuto meno di Weaver/Poje e anche Gilles/Poirer, per quanto riguarda i PCS sono decisamente superiori a tutti.
Ed ecco i risultati dettagliati
http://results.skatecanada.ca/2011-2012/20...dgesDetails.pdf
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Strano che Virtue / Moir incappino in questi errori, soprattutto Tessa non è mai stata imprecisa sui twizzle.
Si stanno allenando bene oppure lo faranno meglio per 4CC e Mondiali?
Comunque, poco ma sicuro, trionfano con la FD.
Weaver e Poje nonostante li abbiano superati nel tecnico, hanno ottenuto il livello 4 soltanto in due elementi.
Per quanto riguarda le coppie, sono contenta di vedere Duhamel e Radford in testa (come tutti si aspettavano), ma non ho visto la gara... comunque non dovrebbero avere difficoltà a rimanere in testa.
Invece per quanto riguarda le donne sono sorpresa di vedere in testa Kaetlyn Osmond, che sinora non ha molto fatto parlare di sè.
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articoli di Golden Skate CITAZIONEOsmond surprises at Canadian NationalsThe senior ladies event in Canada always has the potential to be unpredictable. Without a consistent competitor leading the pack, an underdog who rises to the occasion has the chance to play spoiler. At the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Kaetlyn Osmond (AB/NWT/NU) was that underdog.
A huge double Axel opened her program, but it was the following element, a triple toe loop-triple toe loop combination, that propelled Osmond to the front. This was the first time she had landed the combination in competition, and only the second time that she had tried it.
With the highlight element behind her, the 16-year-old was able to relax and entertain in her Bollywood-themed program that scored 56.94.
“I wasn’t really expecting anything,” Osmond said. “I just wanted to go out there and skate like I have in practice. I just got lucky.”
Osmond really got the crowd behind her with her exuberant level straightline step sequence, which netted +0.67 Grades of Execution (GOE), and she sailed through the rest of her program.
“Afterwards, my coach started telling me to relax because I can get overexcited,” Osmond shared.
The challenge for Osmond now will be to remain calm for the free skate as defending the top spot is a completely different sort of pressure from being the underdog.
Scoring 52.43 points, Amélie Lacoste (QC) is sitting in second place heading into tomorrow’s free skate. The 23-year-old had the poor luck of being the skater waiting on the ice while the fire alarm was sounding in the arena. It was silenced fairly quickly, but the extra time on the ice could have been a bit unsettling.
That said, Lacoste skated a strong performance, save for a two-footed landing on a downgraded triple Lutz. Her charming program set to Satin Doll let her play to the audience, and like Osmond, Lacoste also earned a level three for her straightline steps. Despite the mishap on the Lutz, the current bronze medalist is confident heading into tomorrow’s free skate.
“I know what I am capable of,” Lacoste said. “And I am looking forward to tomorrow.”
Alexandra Najarro (CO) finished third with a score of 52.34. She opened with a solid triple flip-double toe loop combination and then two-footed the landing of her triple Lutz, but was pleased with her fight to land her most difficult jump. Her waltz/polka program had plenty of energy throughout.
Najarro showed off especially good spins that earned great GOEs, earning level three on two of the spins and level four for her combination spin. Consistency has always been a problem for Najarro, so she will need to bring her best to the free skate in order to stay on the podium.
One of the surprises of the event was Cynthia Phaneuf’s (QC) fourth-place ranking. The jumps were not with reigning champion—she struggled with the triple Lutz, stumbling and putting a hand down, and then fell on her triple loop without completing a combination.
Level issues did not help Phaneuf either. Her flying sit spin was only graded level one, and her straightline step sequence, while awarded great positive GOEs from the judges, was just a level two compared to the level three that the top three competitors received.
These Canadian Championships have come at an awkward time for Phaneuf, as she just changed coaches in last month. The 24-year-old has moved to Toronto and is now working with Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson.
“Changing coach helped me a lot,” Phaneuf said. “We cannot maybe see it today, because it’s not the best program ever. I am happy I made the changes and I am looking forward to the future. Maybe it was a little bit too fast to see the difference here.”
Phaneuf did look more relaxed on the ice than she did during the Grand Prix circuit in the fall. It is notable that she stuck with the performance aspect of her Spanish Guitar short program, even after the mistakes.
Last year’s junior national champion, Roxanne Rheault (QC), is currently in fifth place with a short program score of 47.58. Rheault hit a secure triple toe loop-double toe loop to open her Méditation program, but then nearly sat down on her triple flip. Her lovely spins made up some points, however, and she is still in the medal hunt.
Vanessa Grenier (QC) is just .09 behind Rheault after a solid short program. Grenier had a bit of trouble with her triple Lutz, but stayed on her feet.CITAZIONEDuhamel and Radford lead pairs in MonctonAt the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, the senior pairs short program ended in a virtual three-way tie, setting things up nicely for an exciting final flight on Saturday evening.
Despite completely missing credit for their lift, Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford (QC) are at the top of the leader board with a score of 60.92. Duhamel caught a toe pick on their lift entrance which disrupted their timing. After two attempts, Radford was able to hoist her up and the lift was completed quite well considering that he almost had to bench press her above his head. However, the first lift attempt was counted as their lift, and was scored without a level and a base value.
“It’s a little disappointing for us,” Radford said, “because even with that little mistake, we were still hoping that we would get that lift. We would have had a nice cushion heading into the long program.”
Having established themselves as the top Canadian pair on the Grand Prix circuit this fall, Duhamel and Radford, both 26, entered this event with the goal of winning the title. They are still on track to do that if they skate well in the free program, but they would have preferred to be further ahead at this stage to relieve some of the pressure on Saturday night.
Aside from the lift mishap, Duhamel and Radford’s Concierto de Aranjuez program was very strong. Their triple twist earned a level three and received +2 Grades of Execution (GOE) from every judge, garnering 7.20 points. The side-by-side triple Salchows were landed smoothly, as was the throw triple flip that closes their program. The team also earned level four for their death spiral, pairs spin, and step sequence.
“We went out, lights out,” Duhamel said. “That was the best twist, the best jump, and the best death spiral we’ve ever done.”
Jessica Dubé and Sébastien Wolfe (QC) finished a close second with a score of 60.65. They earned strong marks from the judges for their side-by-side triple Salchows and their throw triple Lutz. Among the strongest elements in their short program was their level four pair spin, which received +2 GOE from most of the judges and carried good speed throughout the changes.
The difference between Dubé (24) and Wolfe (21) and the other teams in the top two, who were able to maintain their high rankings even with mistakes, was the ease and flow in the program. The team, which paired up last April, are still getting used to skating with each other. While they delivered a strong program, the newness of their partnership is still apparent.
Reigning champions Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch (WO) scored 60.26 points to end the event in a very close third. The situation is a familiar one for the team this season.
“That is a trend for us this year,” Moore-Towers said. “At Skate America we had a virtual four-way tie after the short; Cup of China, we had a virtual three-way tie after the short; and here, it’s another three-way tie, so you know what, it’s anybody’s game tomorrow, and we’re ready to skate.”
A fall on the throw triple loop cost them the lead in the short program and disrupted the flow of an otherwise excellent program to Borsalino. Moore-Towers and Moscovitch took a dance-like approach to their short program choreography, and the details were apparent in their side-by-side triple toe loops and polished pair elements.
Moore-Towers (19) and Moscovitch (27) have been criticized in the past for having an unrefined quality to their skating, and it is clear that this is something that they have addressed this year in an attempt to move to the next level.
Despite a fall on the side-by-side triple toe loops, Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers (SK) turned in one of the most entertaining programs of the event. Their Beetlejuice program was full of choreographic nuances and it felt more like a performance than a competitive outing. Their lift dismount, where Lawrence flips upside down and twists before Swiegers catches her, elicited a gasp from the crowd, and the throw triple Lutz to end the program was so big that it netted +1.28 in GOEs.
Although Lawrence (21) and Swiegers (24) are not part of the 60-point club that occupies the first three places, they have 58.55 points and are still contenders for the national title.
Brittany Jones and Kurtis Gaskell (WO), the 2009 Canadian junior pairs champions, laid down a strong short program to Nocturne and Bohemian Rhapsody. Jones, who also competed in junior ladies this week, landed her best double Axel of the week so far in their short program. With the side-by-side element behind them, they seemed to grow more confident and went on to complete a solid throw triple loop.
With 53.16 points so far, Jones (16) and Gaskell (21) will likely need a clean free skate, and perhaps some help from the top competitors, in order to break into the medals.CITAZIONEVirtue and Moir take narrow lead at Canadian NationalsNo one predicted that Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (WO), the 2010 Olympic champions, could be upset at the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, but that is nearly what happened in the short dance.
In the end, the three-time national champs hung on to the lead by the skin of their teeth, earning 68.41 points in their recently revamped program. In a rare moment of weakness, Virtue got her feet tangled at the end of the first twizzle in their sequence and nearly fell. Showing their experience, Moir was able to hesitate on one foot long enough for her to get her legs back under her, and they completed the rest of the twizzle sequence very well.
The quick thinking and composure to regroup in a split second meant that the twizzle element still earned a level two and only netted -0.50 in Grades of Execution (GOE).
Virtue (22) and Moir (24) changed the order of the elements in their program after their disappointing outing at December’s Grand Prix Final. They moved the lift to the end of the program to create more excitement, and the throwing, twisting entrance received a nice reaction from the crowd, but the technical specialist only found the element to be worth level three, so it still needs tweaking. The team will certainly expect much more from themselves in Saturday’s free dance.
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje (NO) had some trouble of their own, or they might have overtaken the Olympic champions. Their short dance was performed well with good energy and solid unison throughout the difficult elements. However, Weaver had to fight for her twizzles and also had to put her hand on the ice to save their optional swooping lift at the end of their program.
The team was disappointed with the levels that they received on their rhumba patterns.
“We’ve gotten two level fours in the rhumba already this season, and we got level two and three here, which we’re not really that happy with,” Weaver said. “If those were a little higher, we would be ahead, which is just really creepy to think about.”
While the individual elements may not have been what they expected, Weaver (22) and Poje (24) are happy with the overall performance of their program and are excited about going into the free dance in a virtual tie. They are not going to focus on the chance to overtake the favorites, however.
“If it was 14 tenths of a point or 14 points, we wouldn’t skate any differently tomorrow,” Weaver said.
“We practice everyday trying to better ourselves and better our performances,” Poje said. “We know we had a great performance at the [Grand Prix] Final, and we just want to build on that.”
The new team of Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier (CO) electrified the crowd in the first group of the short dance competition and earned 62.78 points. After a long wait through the rest of the event, they ended the night ranked third.
Gilles and Poirier, both 20, have some opportunities to increase their levels, but for a brand-new team, the effort was fantastic. The team, who paired up in July, are pleased with their progress so far. Since Gilles, a former international junior competitor in the United States, will not be released from U.S. Figure Skating until May, they entered this competition knowing that it would be the end of their season.
“Nothing depends on our placements, so we can just go out there and enjoy our performances and skate our hearts out,” Poirier said.
Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill (CO) earned 58.92 points in the short dance and are in fourth place, matching their placement from last year thus far. The duo poured plenty of energy into their short dance, which opened with Michael Jackson’s Wanna Be Startin’ Something, and earned level four on their lifts and twizzles and level three on both rhumba patterns. Their circular step sequence had excellent unison, but was only given a level two.
It will take an exceptional performance in the free dance to make up the five points that separate Ralph (19) and Hill (20) from the medals at this point, however, they delivered such a free dance at Skate America earlier this season and are capable of doing it again.
Currently in fifth place with 57.30 points are Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam (CO), last year’s Canadian bronze medalists. Paul stumbled in their footwork, which received a level two, and their rhumba patterns were only called level three and level two.
However, getting through the short dance fairly well is an accomplishment for Paul (20) and Islam (21) this season. The team struggled in this program at Skate America and then had to withdraw from NHK Trophy after a collision in practice. Paul needed 20 stitches in her leg, as well as surgery to cauterize an artery, but she is fully recovered now and is feeling strong heading into the free dance.CITAZIONEChan takes comfortable lead at Canadian NationalsThe 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships continued Saturday with the men’s short program. Patrick Chan (CO) took a comfortable lead ahead of Kevin Reynolds (BC/YT) and Jeremy Ten (BC/YT).
After being under fire all season for receiving high marks despite inconsistency, Chan reminded everyone in attendance that he is the reigning world champion. The 21-year-old earned a jaw-dropping mark of 101.33 with a flawless program in Moncton, N.B.
“It was kind of nerve-wracking since I hadn’t done a good short all season long,” admitted Chan. “Last year at Nationals, I did the exact same thing—put out a strong short program—and I had a great World Championships, so hopefully this is a sign that it’s on the right track.”
The defending champion seemed as though he could not put a foot wrong in his playful Take Five program. His opening quadruple toe loop was a little crooked in the air, but he landed it easily and stepped right into the triple toe loop for the second half of his combination.
From then on, the rest Chan’s program just oozed from his blades. His final element, a level four straightline step sequence, earned maximum points with every judge giving it a +3 Grade of Execution (GOE).
Chan also earned sky-high program components scores, ranging from 9.25 to even four 10.00 marks.
“Everything’s been so relaxed,” said the 21-year-old. “It’s like practice.”
The 20-point gap between Chan and second-ranked skater Reynolds reveals just how far ahead Chan is from the rest of the field, even on their best days.
Reynolds earned 80.31 points in his Chambermaid Swing short program with a clean and dynamic performance.
The 21-year-old landed similar jumps to Chan, including a quadruple Salchow-triple toe loop combination, but even with solid jumps, his effort was no match for the world champion. He earned level three on most of his non-jump elements, and only his first spin, a flying upright spin, earned level four.
“To get everything called as rotated here and to skate as well as I did, I couldn’t be happier right now,” Reynolds said.
After a disappointing end to his season last year—Reynolds went to the World Championships as an alternate, but finished 20th—he has high hopes for the free skate and what will happen beyond the Canadian Championships.
“Ice is slippery, but I would like to show that I am in control and that I deserve that second spot [to the World Championships],” Reynolds said.
Ten, who trains with Reynolds, is sitting third after the short program with a score of 70.81. The 22-year-old fell on his opening triple Axel, but rebounded immediately, getting right back into his Come Together short program.
Despite the mistake, the outing can be considered a victory for Ten, who missed about a year of competition due to injuries. He completed a triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination, a triple loop, and one level four spin. Two of his spins and his step sequence were called as level three elements.
Elladj Baldé (QC) turned out of the landing on his triple Axel and received an edge call for his triple flip, but the errors were not terribly costly and he is in fourth place with 68.32 points. The 21-year-old also struggled with his first spin, earning only level one for that element.
Once the jumps were complete, Baldé’s charismatic presentation kicked in, and the crowd loved the flair that he gave his footwork sequences, although the panel only found it worth a level two. With an entertaining free skate to Michael Jackson selections planned, he has set himself up to the fight for the bronze medal for the free skate.
With 66.34 points, Liam Firus (BC/YT) could also be in that fight. Since the 2010 Canadian junior champion does not yet a triple Axel, the short program is more challenging for him to stay competitive with the top senior men. In the free skate, 19-year-old could make up some points if he skates cleanly.
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Si stanno allenando bene oppure lo faranno meglio per 4CC e Mondiali?
Bella domanda, me lo chiedo ormai da un bel po'.
Comunque hanno pattinato male, molto male, secondo me non meritavano neanche 68, e il problema è che la situazione della loro coreografia è tragica a questo punto della loro stagione.
La Phaneuf ha fatto un sacco di errori.
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Ecco a voi i campioni canadesi:
DANZA: Tessa Virtue e Scott Moir vincono il loro quarto titolo.
DONNE: Amélie Lacoste davanti a Cynthia Phaneuf e Kaetlyn Osmond
COPPIE: Oro per Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford con un altissimo punteggio: 190.11
UOMINI: Nello short Chan ottiene 101.33 con alcuni 10 alla voce interpretazione... Kevin Raynolds, atterra una bellissima combo 4 Salchow + 3 toe-loop !!!. -
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CAMPIONI NAZIONALI CANADESI
DANZA
1 Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir WO
2 Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje NO
3 Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier CO
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1 Amelie Lacoste QC
2 Cynthia Phaneuf QC
3 Kaetlyn Osmond AB/NT/NU
COPPIE
1 Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford QC
2 Jessica Dube & Sebastien Wolfe QC
3 Paige Lawrence & Rudi Swiegers SK
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beh a questo punto è certo che QUALCUNO nel maschile paga e non è kevin! che con quella combinazione si meriterebbe l'oro ad occhi chiusi! ma CHE VADA A D******E SULLE ORTICHE!
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Anche secondo me Kevin deve essere stato favoloso! Non vedo l'ora di vedere il suo short! Al Gp non ha pattinato così bene, deve essere stato uno spettacolo =) . -
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Nazionali canadesi: i nuovi campioni Novice e Junior
Moncton, città Canada atlantico, è il centro dell’attenzione degli appassionati di pattinaggio sul ghiaccio del paese dell’acero. E’ qui infatti che si stanno svolgendo i campionati nazionali di figure ice skating. Intanto che attendiamo i risultati delle categorie Senior, ecco chi sono i nuovi campioni nazionali delle categorie Novice e Junior. Il titolo di campionessa Novice è andato a Madelyn Dunley, 13 anni, con un punteggio totale di 110,10. Campione maschile è diventato Anthony Kan, con 123,41 punti. Nelle coppie Novice l’oro se lo sono aggiudicati Hayleigh Bell / Alistair Sylvester, con punti 118,22. Campioni di danza, invece, si sono laureati Lauren Collins / Danny Seymour, con 87,55 punti. Tutti gli atleti saliti sulla prima piazza del podio di questa categoria rappresentano la regione del Central Ontario.
La neo campionessa Junior, invece, si chiama Gabrielle Daleman e ha vinto con un final score di 130,57. Anche lei, manco a dire, viene dal Central Ontario. Il titolo maschile è andato a Mitchell Gordon, rappresentante del British Columbia / Yukon, con una prestazione da 161,04 punti. Ancora dall’Ontario, ma questa volta occidentale (Western Ontario), anche la coppia di artistico Katherine Bobak / Ian Beharry, nuova campionessa con punti 149,96. Nelle due stagioni passate, la Bobak si era classificata terza in coppia con Matthew Penasse, che adesso a Moncton sta gareggiando in categoria Senior in coppia con Andrea Tou. Infine, i nuovi campioni di danza sul ghiaccio Junior sono Andréanne Poulin / Marc-André Servant, con 131,47 punti. Provengono dal Quebec. Nella stagione 2009/2010 si erano classificati quinti e in quella successiva quarti.
I primi podi senior ai campionati canadesi.
Gli occhi di tutti sono puntati verso la gara finale uomini, dove a meno di una rivoluzione sarà ancora Patrick Chan a prevalere. Ieri sera, il già quattro volte consecutive campione nazionale canadese e campione mondiale 2011, ai nazionali del paese dell’acero, in corso a Moncton, ha vinto la prova del programma corto con 101,33 punti. Il fuoriclasse di Toronto si è lasciato indietro il rivale Kevin Reynolds (80,81) di quasi 20 punti, con un programma caratterizzato da una combinazione quadruplo toeloop-doppio toeloop, un triplo axel, un triplo lutz, una trottola di livello 3 (combinata con cambio piede), due di livello 4 (flying sit e camel con cambio piede) e passi in linea di livello 4. I voti dei giudici sono stati tutti da uno a tre, mentre i componenti del programma più bassi sono risultate le transition con – udite, udite – 9,38 punti. A performance/execution sono stati attribuiti ben 9,75 punti. Reynolds, ha pattinato un programma anch’esso di elevatissimo livello, con una combinazione iniziate quadruplo salchow – triplo toeloop, triplo axel, triplo lutz, una trottola flying upright di livello 4, trottole camel con cambio piede e combinata con cambio piede di livello 3 e sequenza di passi in linea di livello sempre 3. I component sono stati valutati da 6,92 (transition) a una massimo di 7,38 (coreografia e interpretazione). La terza piazza parziale, su un totale di 18 concorrenti, è andata a Jeremy Ten (70,81, con caduta sul triplo axel iniziale, ma bene eseguita combinazione triplo lutz triplo toeloop e buon triplo loop). Subito dietro si sono posizionati Elladj Balde (69,32) e Liam Firus (66,34). Di oltre 5 punti più distanziati gli altri, a partire dal sesto, Andrei Rogozine, attestato a 60,82 punti. I giochi per il bronzo sono tutti aperti.
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Amelie Lacoste, 23 anni, ha interrotto il sogno di riconferma a campionessa nazionale di Cynthia Phaneuf, 24. Amelie, prima nel corto con 52,43, nonostante il secondo libero (107,08) è riuscita a restare davanti a Cynthia, autrice del quarto short (49,66) e del primo free (108,08). La prima ha conquistato il titolo con un punteggio di 159,51, mentre la seconda si è dovuta accontentare di 157,94 punti. Entrambe le atlete rappresentano il Quebec, ma la Lacoste si allena a St-Leonard con Nathalie Martin e Sylvie Fullum, mentre la Phaneuf è la portacolori di Contrecoeur, dove la seguono Annie Barabe e Sophie Richard. Non distanti da loro si è collocata sul gradino più basso del podio l’emergente sedicenne Kaetlyn Osmond, con un final score di 155,47. Suo era stato il secondo corto (56,94) seguito dal quarto libero (98,53). Kaetlyn porta l’emblema dell’Alberta. Su un totale di 18, quarta e quinta si sono classificate rispettivamente due atlete del Central Ontario: Alexandra Najarro, 18 anni, con un punteggio finale di 151,56, e Adriana De Sanctis, 23 anni, con 142,66. La Najarro si è evidenziata anche per avere pattinato i terzi short e free. Solo per pochi centesimi in meno della De Sanctis, ha concluso sesta, con 142,06 punti, la diciottenne Kate Charbonneu, rappresentante del Manitoba, ma residente negli Stati Uniti. Kate (che a Ghiacciofilia è risultata particolarmente seguita dai fan del pattinaggio che si confrontano sui social network) si allena a Bloomington, nell’Indiana, con la madre Lorie Charbonneau e Robert Tebby.
Coppie
Avvicendamento al vertice dell’artistico a coppie. Il team vicecampione 2010-2011 – Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford - ha ottenuto il titolo con un punteggio finale di 190,11. Dopo il corto (60,92) aveva solo qualche manciata di centesimi di vantaggio sulla coppia Jessica Dube / Sebastien Wolfe (60,65); una nuova formazione, dato che fino a due anni fa Jessica gareggiava con Bryce Davison (dopo la separazione c’è stato un anno di stop forzato), mentre fino alla scorsa stagione Sabastien era in partnership con Tara Hancherow, con cui si è classificato vicecampione Junior). Nel libero, Duhamel / Radford hanno aumentato le distanze; Dube / Wolfe si sono dovuti accontentare della seconda piazza con un final score di 171,60. A ruota delle due coppie del Quebec, si sono classificati terzi Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers, in rappresentanza del Saskatchewan, con un punteggio di 168,84. Delusione per gli ex campioni Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch, del Western Ontario, quarti a 164,42, dopo il terzo corto (60,26) e il quarto libero (104,16). Più distanziati gli altri team, a partire dal quinto (su un totale di 12): Taylor Steele / Rob Schultz (144,33). Le tre coppie immediatamente successive si sono classificate nell’arco di pochi punti: l’impressione, data anche la giovanissima età di molti di questi atleti, è che nella coppia d’artistico il paese dell’acero abbia molto da dire nei prossimi anni, anche se la concorrenza con Paesi come Cina, Russia e gli stessi Stati Uniti è sempre fortissima. Questa disciplina resta comunque una delle più belle tradizioni in una nazione dove il pattinaggio sul ghiaccio è una delle opzioni più disponibili per i bambini che iniziano a praticare uno sport.
Danza
E questo si nota anche con la danza sul ghiaccio. Moltissimi i team Senior iscritti ai campionati di Moncton: 14. E anche gli ultimi classificati non hanno mancato di regalare emozioni al pubblico con la loro energia, passione e dimostrazione di saper divertirsi e divertire, prima ancora che di competere. Premesso questo, la competizione ha visto un autentico scontro fra titani, che ha arriso ancora ai campioni olimpionici Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir, primi dall’inizio alla fine con un punteggio finale di 180,02. Secondi Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (174,53) e terzi Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier (163,54), alla loro prima stagione insieme. Il vantaggio di Virtue / Moir rispetto Weaver / Poje è stato minimo nella short dance: 68,41 contro 68,27. La forbice si è ampliata di circa 5 punti nella free dance: 111,61 verso 106,26. Ricordiamo che Virtue / Moir hanno gareggiato a Moncton dopo un anno di assenza dai campionati nazionali e che si sono ripresi uno scettro che già avevano detenuto per tre stagioni consecutive (dalla 2007-2008 alla 2009-2010). Per Weaver / Poje, invece, si tratta del secondo anno consecutivo da vicecampioni (ma già lo erano stati nel 2007-2008). Lo scorso anno, assenti i campioni a cinque cerchi, avevano dovuto vedersi preceduti dal duo Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier, successivamente scioltosi. Scendendo nella classifica, troviamo quarti Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill, con 147,51, seguiti da Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam (146,48). Da segnalare anche i sesti, Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams, per almeno tre ragioni: il distacco di meno di un punto da chi li ha preceduti (il punteggio finale è stato infatti di 145,53); la loro giovane età, rispettivamente 19 e 20 anni, e il fatto che sono stati campioni nazionali Junior nella scorsa stagione; l’elevato interesse nei loro confronti riscontrato sempre sui social network, un segnale che c’è molta aspettativa verso di loro nei tempi a venire.
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per le coppie sono rimasta piacevolmente stupita dal libero di Megan&Eric, praticamente perfetto, ho visto i video sul sito della TSN e a parte l'ultimo lanciato un po' sbavato sono stati eccezionali. Senza contare la loro reazione alla fine che è stata veramente senza pari xD
Scott e Tessa hanno fatto una meravigliosa FD e nonostante ciò è emersa una grande delusione dai loro volti al K&C dopo i punteggi (beh forse non come quella dopo lo short), comunque almeno so che sono contenti di aver vinto.
Amo lo SP della Osmond, seriamente mi è piaciuta tantissimo! Ha un footwork bellissimo e illusion spin spettacolari, salti molto carini. Peccato perchè nel free ha fatto qualche pasticcio ma fortunatamente è giovanissima e ha ancora davanti un brillante futuro **
detto questo in questo sito sulla colonna a destra potete trovare tutti i video dei SP/FP e SD/FD (sono 6 pagine ma ci dovrebbero essere tutti):
www.tsn.ca/figure_skating/feature/?fid=51109
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Io la Osmond l'ho trovata abbastanza buona sulla tecnica ma sul lato coreografico ha ancora molto da migliorare, era molto rigida, e a parte la prima parte della sequenza di passi dove si è scatenata (per la gioia di aver fatto tutti i salti puliti sino a quel punto, immagino!), mostrava poca confidenza... forse è solo perchè ha poca esperienza? Deve crescere sotto il lato artistico, secondo me. Poi diventerà una grande pattinatrice.
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articoli di Golden Skate CITAZIONELacoste wins ladies title at Canadian NationalsIn the most unpredictable result of Saturday’s events at the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Amélie Lacoste (QC) dethroned Cynthia Phaneuf (QC) to take over the title of ladies champion.
Winning the national title was Lacoste’s major goal for this season, but she did not come into these championships as the favorite. After a second-place short program, the two-time Canadian bronze medalist was prepared to fight for the top spot.
Although Lacoste’s routine to Don’t Cry for Me Argentina was not without errors, she never gave up on her performance. The 23-year-old popped her two most difficult jumps, an intended triple Lutz and flip, but she landed a solid triple loop-double loop-double loop combination after the halfway point, which earned 10.27 points.
Lacoste’s second-ranked free skate earned 107.08 points, and with a total score of 159.51, won the title.
“This was my goal,” Lacoste said. “I just hope I am going to Worlds. I think that’s the rule—if you win Nationals, you go to Worlds, but we’ll see.”
Lacoste and Phaneuf had apparently not been briefed on the World selection process, because Phaneuf was hoping for a different decision.
“I just hope they are going to wait for maybe another skate to choose who is going to Worlds,” Phaneuf said. “I think I deserve my place there and I’m going to work very hard.”
It was later learned that the one entry for the world team will be named following their performances at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Phaneuf made major changes to her training recently, moving to Toronto to work with Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson, and she says that the change has been a positive one for her. However, it may be too early to see a major difference in her skating.
Phaneuf’s won the free skate (108.28), and her skate was one of her cleanest efforts in recent memory, although she doubled an intended triple Salchow and fell on a downgraded double Axel. Her final two spins also lost levels, but after the performance, the 24-year-old was focusing on her components score instead of the technical elements score.
“Maybe a little bit more on my components,” Phaneuf said when asked if she had any issues with her score. “That’s for sure, but this is something I cannot control.”
The two-time national champion had arrived in Moncton with designs on winning her third title. Winning the silver medal felt more like losing the gold.
“It is frustrating and it hurts, for sure, but I have to deal with it,” Phaneuf said.
Although she dropped from first to third after the free skate, Kaetlyn Osmond (AB/NWT/NU) certainly did not look like she had lost anything.
The fresh-faced 16-year-old sparkled throughout her free skate and continued glowing all the way to the third step of the podium. Osmond’s 98.53-point free skate was ranked fourth, but she hung on to the bronze medal with a total score of 155.47. A few missteps on her landings potentially cost her the national title, but she did not seem affected by the closeness of the marks.
The audience stayed with Osmond all the way through her program, and many seemed surprised that she did not win, but her technical content does not yet match that of the top skaters. She landed five triples in her program, but she does not yet attempt the loop or the Lutz. Still, the youngster has plenty of time to develop and was happy to soak up such a wonderful experience in her debut at the senior level.
Alexandra Najarro (CO) was in third place after the short program, but dropped to fourth overall (151.56) to match her ranking last year. Her Black Swan program had plenty of drama, although a popped flip and a few messy landings prevented her from scoring higher. Nevertheless, she was pleased with her score of 99.22 in the third place free skate.
Adriana DeSanctis (CO) also matched her ranking from last year, moving up from seventh place in the short program with a 96.61-point free skate. Her total of 142.66 just edged her into fifth place for the final spot on the National Team. she has struggled with consistency this season, but delivered an excellent free skate under pressure on Saturday morning. Since she was not in the final flight for the free program, she had to wait all day before knowing that she would move into fifth place.CITAZIONEDuhamel and Radford win pairs gold in MonctonWhile aspects of the senior ladies free skate were exciting, it was the senior pairs skate that really brought some magic into the Moncton Coliseum at the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships on Saturday evening.
Responsible for the magic were the new Canadian champions, Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford (QC), Canada’s top pair internationally this year and now the top ranked team domestically. Their score of 129.19 brings them to a new level, putting them on par with some of the world’s top teams in just their second season together.
With a tight landing on the throw triple Salchow and a downgrade call on their triple Lutz combination, Duhamel and Radford could have still topped 130 points—a true benchmark of excellence—but they were definitely not about to split hairs over their score.
Skating to Coldplay orchestrations, the pair absolutely brought the house down, exploding with excitement as their program ended and the audience stood. For both skaters, the win is the culmination of a lifelong dream.
“Eric moved away from home when he was 13, and I moved away when I was 14 with a sole purpose to win a national title,” Duhamel said. “It took 12 years. It took a long time, but we never lost hope. That was the one thing we had going for us through all the ups and downs, in singles and pairs, with our other partners. With each other, we always believed.”
Duhamel came within six points of a national title in 2009 with Craig Buntin, but then endured the heartbreak of missing out on the 2010 Olympic team before pairing up with Radford. Radford stood on the junior Canadian podium with Rachel Kirkland, but a growth spurt affected their development. In 2010, when Duhamel was fighting for an Olympic spot, Radford placed eighth with Anne-Marie Giroux.
Together, however, Duhamel and Radford have achieved what must have seemed so far away during the hard times.
“The opportunity we had—we knew it,” Duhamel said. “We were hungry to go out there and do it. There was no way either of us was going to mess up something in that long program. We were so determined.”
“I think the biggest confidence booster for us, or for any athlete, is performing under pressure,” Radford said. “You can imagine the moment as much as you want, and train really hard every day, but nothing gets you ready for that moment.”
Performing under pressure here at the Canadian Championships will only help Duhamel and Radford as they look toward the World Championships with plans to finish in the top five.
Jessica Dubé and Sébastien Wolfe (QC), the newest partnership among the medal contenders, were thrilled to lay down a nearly clean skate that won them the silver medal.
“We felt great about our performance and we did exactly what we wanted to do,” Dubé said. “We thought, ‘go out there and skate for ourselves and see what was going to happen after that’. We’re just really proud of the work we did and what we were able to do today.”
A doubled Salchow was the only major error in their program to music by Philip Glass. Their on-ice chemistry still has a way to go and they did not captivate the crowd the way that Duhamel and Radford did, but the audience was still quite appreciative of their solid effort.
The team had hoped that they would contend for the podium, not an easy feat for a new pairing where one is new to the senior level.
“She has a lot of experience, so she has helped me out a lot during the season,” Wolfe said about his Olympian partner. “We took both of our weaknesses and our strengths and we put everything together.”
Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers (SK) scored 110.29 in the free skate. Their total score of 168.84 placed them on the podium with the bronze medal, matching their placement from last year. After opening with an excellent triple twist and solid triple toe loops—usually a point of weakness for the pair—they had to fight for their landings, but did not give up. Even after having to abort a lift that only earned a level one because of the mistake, they stayed committed to their performance, doing enough to jump up a spot and land on the podium.
Although Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch (WO) landed their difficult jump elements, an odd series of fluky mistakes left the 2011 Canadian champions off of the podium with a score of 164.42.
After landing her opening triple toe loop cleanly, Moore-Towers caught her toe pick and fell belly-first onto the ice, which meant that they missed the second triple toe loops in their planned sequence. Coming down from a lift in their program, they slipped and both fell, resulting in a total of three fall deductions for the program. The unfortunate mistakes did not deter Moore-Towers’ notoriously sunny outlook; in the kiss and cry after their skate, she said, “I still love figure skating.”
Taylor Steele and Rob Schultz (WO) were thrilled to capture fifth place and the final spot on the National Team. After a disappointing pair of fourth-place finishes at the junior level in 2010 and 2011, the team was thrilled to achieve their season goal with a clean free skate.CITAZIONEVirtue and Moir win fourth title at Canadian NationalsThe outcome of the senior free dance at the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships was one of the most predictable results of the event, but it was also one of the strongest and most exciting competitive segments thus far. All five dancers in the top flight gave fantastic performances to stay in the top five, securing their placements on the National Team.
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (WO) won their fourth Canadian championship, and of course they did so with a beautiful free dance and a huge score of 111.61. Initially, the Olympic champions seemed a little disappointed with their score—they had topped 112 at the Grand Prix Final last month—but Moir put the moment into perspective.
“We didn’t really care [about the marks], to be honest,” Moir said. “We were all about what we wanted to do today and we were really happy with our skate. I wasn’t really happy about that time deduction [extended lift] because I should have my lifts under time by January, but I’ll work on it.”
While the team wanted to give the Canadian audience a fantastic performance of their free dance this week, a fourth Canadian title is not where they want to peak this season. They are looking ahead to the Four Continents and World Figure Skating Championships.
“We’re happy to be right where we are,” Virtue said. “We’re happy, we’re healthy, we’re training really well, and I think we have a whole plan in mind and we’re going to peak at the right time. There’s a lot of strategy behind that and we’re excited. This is what we love.”
With good feedback on the changes that they made to their programs, Virtue and Moir are headed to Colorado Springs feeling confident and expecting a victory.
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje (NO) also picked up a burst of confidence in Moncton. Fresh off a fourth-place finish and an incredible free dance at the Grand Prix Final, it might have been intimidating to come into the Canadian Championships with pressure to top that. However, Weaver and Poje looked absolutely secure in their Je Suis Malade free dance that scored 106.26—only five points back from the leaders.
“We’re definitely happy with the performance,” Poje said. “It felt better than the Final, but different.”
“We did exactly what we wanted to do,” Weaver added. “We just checked off each element; each moment we had, we shared.”
Like Virtue and Moir, Weaver and Poje have adopted a world-class mindset. While they are pleased with what they put on the ice this week, they are also looking further ahead. Last year, they surprised even themselves by accomplishing their goal of reaching the top five at the World Championships, but this year, they truly believe that the podium is a possibility.
“I think that anything is possible,” Weaver said. “We train with the French team, Nathalie (Péchalat) and Fabian (Bourzat), and we’re both going for the same thing. We push each other every day and I think it’s going to come down to who has the best skate.”
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier (CO) may have actually been the happiest skaters on the podium on Saturday night. The smiles never left their faces, from the moment they ended their free dance, through seeing their free dance score of 100.76, to receiving their bronze medals. When they paired up this summer, standing on the podium in their first season was a crazy dream, but as the season progressed, they began to see it as a real possibility.
Gilles will be released from U.S. Figure Skating in May, so they are not eligible to compete for Canada at the Four Continents or World Championships this year. This relieved some of the pressure at this event, and they were able to just skate for themselves. The strategy paid off, and next season, Gilles and Poirier will likely be able to hit the Grand Prix circuit.
Since the bronze medalists are not eligible to continue the competitive season, the third world team spot will fall to the fourth-place finishers, Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill (CO).
After a season with plenty of ups and downs, Ralph and Hill were thrilled to come through with a passionate and clean performance of their tango free dance in Moncton. Their 88.59-point free dance was only ranked sixth on the day, but their total of 147.51 allowed them to hang on to fourth place.
Only about a point back were Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam (CO), with 146.48 points overall. Their 89.18-point free dance to Tonight was ranked fourth and was filled with emotion. Paul and Islam had lovely flow over the ice and their lifts seemed to float out of the choreography, but the team still has an opportunity to develop more power and presence in their skating.
Skating in the earlier group of competitors in the afternoon, Nicole Orford and Thomas Williams (BC/YT) turned in a fifth-place free dance to Gone with the Wind, but ended up just a point out of the top five.CITAZIONEChan wins fifth consecutive title at Canadian NationalsIt comes as no surprise that Patrick Chan (CO) won his fifth consecutive national title at the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. The surprise was his score—before Patrick Chan skated on Sunday afternoon in Moncton, N.B., who knew that 300 points was a possibility?
Chan’s score of 302.14 was nearly unfathomable before this event, but he succeeded in starting the “300 Club” with two quadruple toe loops, a fantastic triple Axel, and incredible skating skills paired with intricate choreography. His Aranjuez free skate has given him trouble this season; although he won his competitions, he continued to make errors, opening him up to quite a bit of criticism and questions of over-scoring. He wanted to change that today.
“I was a little nervous going into it, because I thought it could be the make or break,” Chan said. “Last night I said that this was a turning point. Nationals is where I turn it around.”
The only tiny error in his program was a tight landing on his first quadruple toe loop. He was only able to add a double toe loop in combination, instead of the usual triple, but he added the triple toe loop back in during the second half of his program, on the back of a triple flip.
“I was really happy,” said Chan. “The pacing of the program was great. I took my time, made sure I breathed the entire time, and didn’t rush. I actually didn’t feel tired at the end of the program. I was so excited.”
This outing will only give him confidence heading into the Four Continents Championships, which will be held this year in Colorado Springs, Co., U.S.A. Chan trains there and will surely want to give his newly adopted hometown a fantastic show. After that, it is on to the World Championships where he hopes to defend his title and is looking forward to facing Evgeni Plushenko.
Kevin Reynolds (BC/YT) created a spark of his own with a 158.63-point free skate. His total score of 239.44 was more than enough for the silver medal, and the 21-year-old was definitely satisfied with his effort.
“These are the strongest two programs I have put back-to-back in the same competition,” Reynolds said. “It couldn’t have come at a better time, at the National Championships, so I’m thrilled.”
With three different quadruple jumps—Salchow, toe loop, and loop—Reynolds’ free skate was quite the technical feat. Even with a downgrade on his quadruple loop, the program to music from the video game Chrono Trigger had a next-generation feel to it. This showing at the Canadian Championships is far better than last year’s where he was hampered by a hip injury and placed off the podium.
Although Reynolds did end up competing at the World Championships as an alternate, his 20th-place finish was not what he had expected from himself and vows to finish higher this year.
“I am excited to be on the World Team outright this year and not on the edge as an alternate,” Reynolds said. “I’m looking forward to that. I’ll be training harder than ever.”
While Reynolds’ free skate was strong to the naked eye, the technical panel found a few downgrades on his jumps. He will certainly be focusing on cleaning up those issues when he resumes training at home.
Jeremy Ten (BC/YT) and Elladj Baldé (QC) battled each other for the bronze medal with Ten squeezing past Baldé. Ten earned 136.69 points in his free skate and had an overall score of 207.50, while Baldé’s 138.21-point free skate earned him 206.53 points in total. Ten won on the strength of his program components in his fluid free program to music from Il Postino.
After several injuries during the past year, Ten was hoping for a comeback at these championships. While the comeback did not happen in the fashion that he hoped, he was thrilled and relieved to stand on the podium.
Baldé certainly won the crowd with his electrifying free skate to Michael Jackson. His jumps were more secure than Ten’s, and the decision was so close that it could have gone either way. Although Baldé has made big improvements to his execution and polish, he is not yet at the level that Ten has developed, and today, the panel went with Ten’s sophistication. It is a tough break, but an excellent learning experience for Baldé.
Andrei Rogozine (CO) finished fifth, just making the national team, with a score of 188.64. After being disappointed with his short program, he came back strong in his free skate, managing to stay on his feet on two triple Axels after a secure triple flip-triple toe loop combination. The 2011 World Junior Champion has had a rough time at his senior-level Canadian Championships so far, but this free skate should be a bit of redemption for him.
Liam Firus (BC/YT) was sixth with 187.78 points, just missing the national team. Firus and youngster Nam Nguyen (BC/YT), who finished just behind him in seventh, will represent Canada at the World Junior Championships.
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Ricordiamo che il punteggio dei nazionali non è tenuto da conto per il record mondiale di punteggio dell'ISU
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Nazionali canadesi: quinto titolo per Patrick Chan che sfonda quota 300 puntiSi sono conclusi con la gara maschile i Campionati nazionali canadesi, svoltisi dal 16 al 22 gennaio a Moncton, per le categorie Novice, Junior e Senior. C'era naturalmente grande attesa per Patrick Chan, reduce dalle vacanze di fine anno in quel di Las Vegas. Niente alcool, non bevo, ma tanto gioco, fra 10 anni sarò dipendente dal gioco d'azzardo, ha dichiarato divertito il golden boy di casa che non ha certo disatteso le aspettative. Anzi.
Il "buon giorno" lo si era già visto nel programma corto, praticamente perfetto, con 4T3T, 3A (senza incertezze), 3Lz, passi e trottole di livello eccelso. Il libero è stato un capolavoro. Salti solidissimi, 4T2T in apertura, seguono 4T e 3A. Due combinazioni di pregio, 3Lz1Lo3S e 3F3T. Trottole praticamente perfette, livello 3 per la sequenza di passi. I punteggi sono impressionanti, 101.33 per il corto, 200.81 nel libero per un totale di 302.14. Lo scorso anno a Mosca, dove aveva stabilito già un record mondiale, Chan si era portato a casa, rispettivamente, 93.02, 187.96 e 280.98. Certo qui si giocava in casa. E, infatti, il nuovo record varrà solo per i campionati canadesi, non verrà omologato dall'ISU. Ma, giurie casalinghe a parte, se Chan pattina così a Nizza sarà dura per tutti.
"Non avrei mai pensato di arrivare a tanto - ha dichiarato il campione canadese - ma dopo aver sfondato i 100 punti nel corto mi sono detto, ok forse i 300 non sono così impossibili. So che questo record non conta molto a livello mondiale e so anche che qualcuno malignerà sul pannello di manica larga, ma poco importa. Non puoi controllare i pensieri degli altri, non mi farò rovinare questo momento!"
Al secondo posto si è piazzato Kevin Reynolds con 239.44. Reynolds non ha mai impensierito il connazionale. Nonostante un buon corto, ottimo sui salti (4S3T, 3A, 3Lz), ma meno efficace sulle trottole, Kevin ha chiuso la prima parte di gara con un gap di circa 20 punti (80.81 il suo punteggio). Impensabile poter avvicinare Chan nel libero. Libero che ha visto Reynolds tentare il tutto per tutto con ben 3 quadrupli, ottimi i due in apertura, Salchow e Toeloop, degradato a triplo il Loop.
Medaglia di bronzo per Jeremy Ten (207.50) che lotta con il 3A, arriva la caduta sia nel corto che nel libero (che registra una caduta anche sul 3F). Sfiora il podio di un soffio Elladj Balde (206.53), autore del terzo programma libero. Quinto Andrei Rogozine (188.64), sesto Liam Firus (187.78)
Nella danza, vittoria, ma non con così netta come ci si poteva attendere, per Tessa Virtue e Scott Moir. Per loro 180,02 punti totali contro i 174,53 di Weaver/Poje, che si confermano coppia in forte ascesa. I campioni olimpici hanno avuto problemi nella SD, in cui Tessa è inciampata e quasi caduta alla fine della prima serie di twizzles, errore ben compensato da Scott che ha permesso alla compagna di riprendere il ritmo nella seconda serie. C'è stato anche qualche piccolo problema di unisono. I due pattinatori hanno presentato a Moncton una SD rivista dopo la finale del Grand Prix: l'ordine degli elementi è stato cambiato, il rotational lift è stato spostato alla fine del programma. Nessun errore invece nel libero, pattinato con energia, brillantezza e immedesimazione nei personaggi, qualità che hanno meritato loro sei 10 da parte degli otto giudici per l'interpretazione; ma anche gli altri components hanno visto voti prossimi al massimo.
Weaver/Poje, pur senza penalità segnate, hanno avuto anche loro dei problemi nella SD: un po' in affanno Kaitlyn sui twizzles e mano a terra sul sollevamento finale, elemento per fortuna non obbligatorio. Le sequenze di rhumba sono state valutate solo di livello 2 e 3, causando il disappunto dei due pattinatori. Buono invece il libero, pattinato con intensità e passione e molto apprezzato anch'esso dal pubblico. Tutti livelli 4, eccetto che per le due sequenze di passi, e components intorno al 9.
Terza, e anche qui a sorpresa, la nuova coppia formata da Piper Gilles e Paul Poirier solo nel luglio scorso. Terzi in entrambi le prove, i due 20enni atleti hanno mostrato grandi potenzialità, pattinando una SD pulita e un libero in cui tutti gli elementi hanno ricevuto il livello massimo, eccetto i passi, di livello 3. Anche i components attribuiti al loro free sono stati alti, raggiungendo l'8 abbondante di interpretazione. Hanno dalla loro, in questo programma, la coreografia di Christopher Dean. Il loro punteggio totale è stato di 163,54. La coppia però termina qui la sua stagione; infatti Gilles, che è americana, non verrà rilasciata dalla sua federazione fino a maggio.
Quarti Ralph/Hill (147,51), seguiti da Paul/Islam (146,48).
Cambio al vertice nella categoria femminile: Amélie Lacoste, seconda sia nello SP sia nel FP, ha vinto il suo primo titolo nazionale senior approfittando dello scivolone della campionessa uscente Cynthia Phaneuf nel corto e dell'inesperienza della giovane Kaetlyn Osmond che aveva a sorpresa vinto lo SP. Amélie Lacoste (159,51) ha sporcato un corto ben pattinato, con trottole e passi di buon livello, con l'arrivo su due piedi del 3Lz, poi degradato. Non ha avuto miglior ventura, il lutz, nel libero, in cui è uscito semplice come anche il flip. Molto bene invece il 3Lo iniziale e le due combinazioni 3S2Lo e 3Lo2Lo2Lo; trottole ben eseguite, bella sequenza di passi.
Male nel corto invece Cynthia Phaneuf, solo quarta. La campionessa uscente, di recente passata ad Orser dopo un inizio stagione negativo, ha sbagliato i salti, atterrando male il 3Lz e cadendo sul 3Lo che doveva essere in combinazione. La 24enne pattinatrice si è però ripresa vincendo il libero, in cui ha completato cinque tripli puliti, tra cui lutz e flip e due combinazioni triplo-doppio; ha però doppiato il salchow e sottoruotato il 2A. La Phaneuf, che ha totalizzato 157,94 punti, si è detta molto contenta del cambio di allenatore e fiduciosa per il futuro.
La sedicenne Kaetlyn Osmond ha realizzato l'impossibile nel corto, aperto da un bel 2A: le è riuscita la combinazione 3T3T, che eseguiva per la prima volta in gara e che tentava per la seconda volta. Hanno completato la bella prova trottole di buon livello e un'energica sequenza di passi, di livello 3. E' poi scivolata al quarto posto nel libero per via di errori nei salti, principalmente uno step out sul 3S e un cattivo atterraggio del 2A.
Quarta Alexandra Najarro (151,56), che si è piazzata terza sia nel corto che nel libero. Quinta Adriana De Sanctis (142,66) seguita da Kate Charbonneau (142,06).
Vittoria netta, nelle coppie, per Meagan Duhamel ed Eric Radford (190.11) che agguantano, quindi, l'agognato titolo nazionale. Primi nel corto per pochi centesimi (60.92 contro 60.65 dei rivali Dubé/Wolfe), performance che ha fatto registrare solo un'indecisione nel sollevamento (bene i salti, 3LzTw, 3S sbs e 3F lanciato), Meagan ed Eric hanno avvicinato quota 130 nel free (totale 129.19). Solo due sbavature nella loro routine su musiche dei Coldplay: una nella combinazione sbs 3Lz2T2T (mancanza di rotazione sul primo salto), la seconda sul 3S lanciato, arrivo non perfetto. Eccellente il 3LzTw d'apertura, il 3F lanciato, quasi tutti livelli 4 per trottole e sollevamenti.
La medaglia d'argento è andata a Jessica Dubé e Sébastien Wolfe (171.60). Per la coppia di recente formazione un corto senza sbavature (3LzTw, 3S e 3Lz lanciato) ma un libero meno convincente (110.95). Due errori proprio in apertura, poco efficace il 3LzTw, solo doppio il Salchow sbs. Bene il 3Lo lanciato, meno bene il 3Lz lanciato (eseguito decisamente meglio nella prima parte di gara).
Sul gradino più basso del podio salgono Paige Lawrence e Rudi Swiegers (168.84) che, quarti dopo il corto (segnato da una caduta sul 3T sbs), risalgono di una posizione con un più che discreto libero che totalizza 110.29 punti. Bene l'inizio, con 3LzTw e il 3T sbs. Poi qualche indecisione di troppo sugli arrivi di alcuni salti (la sequenza di due 2A e il 3Lo lanciato) e, soprattutto, l'errore sul sollevamento (declassato a livello 1) che, con ogni probabilità, ha cancellato ogni chance d'argento.
Dopo il terzo posto nello short scivolano in quarta posizione Kirsten Moore-Towers e Dylan Moscovitch (164.42), quinti Taylor Steele e Rob Schultz (144.33), sesti Margaret Purdy e Michael Marinaro (142.40).
Nelle gare Junior, si sono avuti alcuni interessanti risultati. Conferma nelle coppie per i secondi della finale Grand Prix Junior, Bobak/Beharry, che si sono imposti con largo margine sia nello SP che nel FP. Molto buoni i loro programmi, segnato solo l'errore di filo sul 2Lz in parallelo nel corto, puliti i salti invece nel libero, buon 3Lz twist e solo un'imprecisione sul primo dei due tripli lanciati. 149,96 il loro punteggio, 27 punti in più dei secondi, Desjardins/Bilodeau (122,47). Orr/Furlano (119,63) hanno completato il podio.
Gara di buon livello tra i ragazzi, con i primi due, Mitchell Gordon, 15 anni, e Peter O' Brien a meno di un punto di distacco (161,04 contro 160,26). Gordon, campione nazionali Novice lo scorso anno, è risalito dal terzo corto vincendo il libero in cui ha eseguito sei tripli, di cui due lutz. Più indietro il terzo, Joel Blond, che si era aggiudicato lo SP, con 146,56.
Gabrielle Daleman, con 130,57, ha vinto il titolo femminile su Veronk Mallet (125,01) e Julianne Séguin (123,77). Pulito il corto, iniziato con un 3Lz così come nel libero, dove però ha sporcato l'uscita.
Nella danza, vittoria con 131,47 per Poulin/Servant, autori di due programmi puliti e capaci di ottenere il livello 3 nei passi, pattinati con buoni fili. Hanno preceduto Edwards/Pang (129,55); questa coppia, che negli anni precedenti aveva sempre centrato il titolo nelle categorie giovanili, aveva preso la testa per pochissimo nello SP ma poi è scivolata in quarta posizione nel libero, in cui ha comunque spuntato i migliori components. Terzi Bruser/Lum (125,84)..
Canadian Figure Skating Championships 2011/201216-22 Jan 2012, Moncton, New Brunswick |
