DOCSLIB.ORG

Post Layout 1

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Post Layout 1 12 Established 1961 Sports Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Sour taste from Sochi led us to Olympic gold, says Canada’s Moir Canada revised team plan after Sochi letdown GANGNEUNG: Canada’s ice dance star Scott Moir ‘NAIL IT’ said yesterday’s Olympic figure skating team gold Chan said “determination” made the difference was inspired by the sour taste left by their too between Sochi silver and Korean gold. “We saw the “casual” approach at Sochi four years ago. Moir potential we had in Sochi and didn’t capitalise on it. This with partner Tessa Virtue helped Canada live up to time we really wanted to nail it into the coffin and win this their mantle as favourites with a commanding win thing,” he said. Italy came in fourth with Japan last of the over defending champions Russia and the United five that went through to the final five segments of the States for the Winter Games’ heavyweights first competition held over three days. While Japan had to gold in South Korea. Moir and his compatriots make do without defending men’s Olympic champion came in second best in Sochi, a defeat that the 30- Yuzuru Hanyu, Canada went into battle with all their stars year-old said was irking for “a country born on ice”. present. And they didn’t let them down at the Gangneung “We weren’t happy with our approach in Sochi, it Ice Arena. For Russia, competing in South Korea as was too casual,” he said. “We came home with a Olympic Athletes from Russia after the country’s state- sour taste in our mouth, so sponsored doping ban, it we set a four year plan, we was always going to be a wanted to win it, we struggle to recover from believed in ourselves.” Mikhail Kolyada’s flop in “Canadians are born on the men’s short. But they the ice, we think we are best Canadians gave it a shot, with in world... we are proud we Medvedeva and Zagitova took it more seriously, espe- are born dominant in both ladies’ cially against two very good sections. Medvedeva con- teams.” They took command on the ice jured up a world record on Friday, despite Sochi dual score in Sunday’s short silver medallist Patrick Chan routine, with Zagitova pro- tumbling in his men’s short ducing a personal best in programme. her free dance to Don Competing in their third Olympics, Virtue and Quixote. “Today I got my best score, a season’s best and GANGNEUNG: Canada’s Scott Moir holds the Canada flag beside Canada’s Tessa Virtue after the venue Moir earned a maximum 10 points for their short I am pleased with that,” said the 15-year-old after this ceremony after winning gold in the figure skating team event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter programme, and matched that in the concluding free latest chapter in a remarkable first senior season. Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung yesterday. —AFP with an exhilarating four-and-a-half minute per- “I was very nervous because I wanted to skate well formance to the music of Moulin Rouge. Canada and I did,” added the freshly-minted European champi- finished on 73 points, with Russia on 66 and the on. Training partners under coaches Eteri Tutberidze Hanyu’s main dangers, will be working overtime in scuttle his Olympic dream last November. Meanwhile USA a further four points behind. and Sergei Dudakov, the teenagers will turn from team- training after making mistakes in his short routine. Moir, 30, is already looking to the future, but not his This was the first silver of the Pyeongchang mates to foes next week for a mouthwatering women’s Hanyu sat out the team competition as he gave his own. “I will judge our success on the generation that Games for Russia, featuring teenage starlets title showdown. As for the men, US quad boy wonder body every chance of being at its best for the defence comes after us, if good skaters emerge that will speak Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova. Nathan Chen, rated one of Japanese skating golden boy of his crown after ankle ligament damage threatened to volumes to us.” —AFP Martineau soaking Olympic Village up ‘real’ Olympics welcoming Russians PYEONGCHANG: The 2010 Vancouver Olympics holds a special place in the memory of Canada’s Barrett Martineau. The giddy feeling during the despite abuse claim Nordic combined event when he took his mark and peered down from the top of the ski jump. GANGNEUNG: Olympic Village residents are The rush of the descent, the whirring of the cam- behaving well towards athletes from Russia despite eras and the relief of landing the jump in front of a a verbal abuse complaint, says a top Russian roaring home crowd. A teenage dream fulfilled in all women ice hockey player. “Everything is good. respects, bar one - he wasn’t actually competing. People are pretty friendly,” said Olympic Athlete Martineau was just a floor jumper who had been from Russia (OAR) standout Valeria Pavlova after called up midway through the event to test out the the team lost their first match of the 5-0 to Canada. jump when conditions became a little windy. “I was “It seems like everyone is one family in the vil- kind of like the test dummy,” Martineau, now really lage. We go around like normal people.” Russia competing in the Pyeongchang Games as a skeleton were banned from the Pyeongchang Olympics over racer, told Reuters yesterday. doping but 168 ‘clean’ athletes were allowed to take “It was windy so they put me up there and I think part under a neutral flag and using the OAR name. the announcer actually thought I was the athlete Six Russian women’s hockey players were from Austria that was coming up. “So he announced barred because of the sanctions. Earlier this month it and the crowd roared. It got super-loud, it was a Russian hockey coach said he had been verbally awesome. abused in the Village over the doping scandal. “The cameras were on me like it was on TV and While it was unclear who made the offending stuff, so I got the jump and it felt like the real thing. remark, the Canadian Olympic Committee issued Only it wasn’t.” Martineau had just missed out on an apology. After the OAR squad lost their open- qualifying for Canada’s Nordic combined team at er to four-time defending Olympic champion the age of 18 but he felt his jump was probably bet- Canada, the Canadian coach Laura Schuler said ter than some of the real skiers’ efforts. GANGNEUNG: Barrett Martineau of Canada corners in his mens’ skeleton training session at the the verbal abuse and apology issue wasn’t on the “The Olympic committee owns the video ... I Olympic Sliding Centre, during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South radar screen. found it on Youtube once many years ago,” he said. Korea yesterday. —AFP “We’ve been focused on ourselves and what “It wasn’t a very good jump but I certainly wouldn’t we’re here to do,” she said. Schuler said ensuring a have finished last in the ski jumping event.” Eight level playing field without doping was a matter for years on, the 26-year-old Calgary native is soaking the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the up being an actual Olympian. “I thought it was a pretty cool sport. I retired ous stages and we are completely self-funded, the International Olympic Committee (IOC). from ski jumping and six months later I thought only ones in our programme. “Our focus is on us and progressing,” she said. LEAP AWAY about that moment and I kind of jumped on the “It’s been a hard experience but it’s been a good “We put our trust in the IOC and WADA on making The sliding sport of skeleton may seem a fair leap bandwagon and started skeleton.” Having won one.” Clinching a medal could help prise open the sure it’s an equal playing ground for everybody.” As away from Nordic combined but they both have medals in Turin and Vancouver, Canada’s skeleton coffers again and Martineau is confident the skele- adrenaline in common. The seed of the switch was racers drew a blank in Sochi, so getting funding for ton tournament, which starts with the men’s event at for the OAR having to play without some of their planted at Vancouver when Jon Montgomery Pyeongchang has been a battle. the Olympic Sliding Centre on Thursday, is wide top players, Schuler noted, “It was great they were claimed the skeleton gold, keeping the title in But a full quota of six Canadians will compete, a open. able to field a team.” Russian coach Alexei Canadian hands following Duff Gibson’s triumph testament to the athletes’ commitment to the fringe But he will just be glad to hear the announcer call Chistyakov said through a translator that he did not four years before in Turin. sport, said Martineau. “The funding structure kind of out his name when he gets his slide ready at the think lacking the six players hurt the spirit of his “I was in the Canada House when (Montgomery) fell apart after Sochi 2014 and we had to start from start of the track. “From day one it was, ‘I want to go team. “We always come out with determination to came by to give a speech and in the village when he the beginning,” he added.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 21-25 March 2018 ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2018 March 19 – 25, 2018, Milano / Italy
    WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2018 MILANO 21-25 March 2018 ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2018 March 19 – 25, 2018, Milano / Italy Protocol of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2018 organized by the Federazione Italiana Sport Del Ghiaccio with the authorization of the International Skating Union held in Milan / Italy March 19 – 25, 2018 The events of the Championships took place at the “Mediolanum Forum” an artificial and heated indoor ice surface. Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2018 March 19 – 25, 2018, Milano / Italy International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Jan Dijkema Netherlands 1st Vice President Speed Skating: Tron Espeli Norway 2nd Vice President Figure Skating: Alexander Lakernik Russia Members Figure Skating: Junko Hiramatsu Japan Patricia St. Peter U.S.A. Marie Lundmark Finland Benoit Lavoie Canada Maria Teresa Samaranch Spain Speed Skating: Yang Yang China Jae Youl Kim Republic of Korea Stoytcho G. Stoytchev Bulgaria Roland E. Maillard Switzerland Sergio Anesi Italy ISU Director General Fredi Schmid Switzerland ISU Figure Skating Sports Director Charles Z. Cyr U.S.A. Krisztina Regöczy Hungary ISU Speed Skating Sports Director Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Members: Susan Lynch Australia Yukiko Okabe Japan Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Appointed Skater: John Coughlin U.S.A. Appointed Coach: Patrick Meier Switzerland Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Shawn Rettstatt U.S.A. Alla Shekhovtsova Russia Hilary Selby Great Britain Appointed Skater: Vacant Appointed Coach: Maurizio Margaglio Italy Synchronized Skating Chairperson: Christopher Buchanan Great Britain Members: Mika Saarelainen Finland Petra Tyrbo Sweden Lois Long U.S.A.
    [Show full text]
  • ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2016 March 28 – April 3, 2016 Boston, MA / USA
    ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2016 March 28 – April 3, 2016 Boston, MA / USA MEN - Music Rotation Men Monday Tuesday 28-Mar-16 29-Mar-16 Group 1 07:30-08:10 14:30-15:10 14:45-15:25 21:45-22:25 Nation MR PR PR MR SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS Denis MARGALIK ARG 1 2 3 4 Jorik HENDRICKX BEL 2 3 4 5 Alexei BYCHENKO ISR 3 4 5 6 Julian Zhi Jie YEE MAS 4 5 6 1 Michael Christian MARTINEZ PHI 5 6 1 2 Misha GE UZB 6 1 2 3 Men Monday Tuesday 28-Mar-16 29-Mar-16 Group 2 08:10-08:50 15:10-15:50 11:45-12:25 18:45-19:25 Nation MR PR PR MR SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS Patrick CHAN CAN 1 2 3 4 Nam NGUYEN CAN 2 3 4 5 Michal BREZINA CZE 3 4 5 6 Deniss VASILJEVS LAT 4 5 6 1 June Hyoung LEE KOR 5 6 1 2 Ivan PAVLOV UKR 6 1 2 3 Men Monday Tuesday 28-Mar-16 29-Mar-16 Group 3 09:00-09:40 16:00-16:40 12:25-13:05 19:25-20:05 Nation MR PR PR MR SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS Chafik BESSEGHIER FRA 1 2 3 4 Javier FERNANDEZ ESP 2 3 4 5 Javier RAYA ESP 3 4 5 6 Max AARON USA 4 5 6 1 Grant HOCHSTEIN USA 5 6 1 2 Adam RIPPON USA 6 1 2 3 Men Monday Tuesday 28-Mar-16 29-Mar-16 Group 4 09:40-10:20 16:40-17:20 13:15-13:55 20:15-20:55 Nation MR PR PR MR SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS Brendan KERRY AUS 1 2 3 4 Franz STREUBEL GER 2 3 4 5 Phillip HARRIS GBR 3 4 5 6 Yuzuru HANYU JPN 4 5 6 1 Shoma UNO JPN 5 6 1 2 Denis TEN KAZ 6 1 2 3 Men Monday Tuesday 28-Mar-16 29-Mar-16 Group 5 10:30-11:10 17:30-18:10 13:55-14:35 20:55-21:35 Nation MR PR PR MR SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS SP or FS Slavik HAYRAPETYAN ARM 1 2 3 4 Boyang JIN CHN 2 3 4 5 Han YAN CHN
    [Show full text]
  • Imagined Identity and Cross-Cultural Communication in Yuri!!! on ICE Tien-Yi Chao National Taiwan University
    ISSN: 2519-1268 Issue 9 (Summer 2019), pp. 59-87 DOI: 10.6667/interface.9.2019.86 Russia/Russians on Ice: Imagined Identity and Cross-cultural Communication in Yuri!!! on ICE tien-yi chao National Taiwan University Abstract Yuri!!! on ICE (2016; 2017) is a Japanese TV anime featuring multinational figure skaters com- peting in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. The three protagonists, including two Russian skaters Victor Nikiforov, and Yuri Purisetsuki (Юрий Плисецкий), and one Japanese skater Yuri Katsuki (勝生勇利), engage in extensive cross-cultural discourses. This paper aims to explore the ways in which Russian cultures, life style, and people are ‘glocalised’ in the anime, not only for the Japanese audience but also for fans around the world. It is followed by a brief study of Russian fans’ response to YOI’s display of Russian memes and Taiwanese YOI fan books relating to Russia and Russians in YOI. My reading of the above materials suggests that the imagined Russian identity in both the official anime production and the fan works can be regarded as an intriguing case of cross-cultural communication and cultural hybridisation. Keywords: Yuri!!! on ICE, Japanese ACG (animation/anime, comics, games), anime, cross-cul- tural communication, cultural hybridisation © Tien-Yi Chao This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. http://interface.ntu.edu.tw/ 59 Russia/Russians on Ice: Imagined Identity and Cross-cultural Communication in Yuri!!! on ICE Yuri!!! on ICE (ユーリ!!! on ICE; hereinafter referred to as YOI)1 is a TV anime2 broadcast in Japan between 5 October and 21 December 2016, featuring male figure skaters of various nationalities.
    [Show full text]
  • America's Stars on Ice Shine for Groups in 2019!
    America’s Stars on Ice Shine for Groups in 2019! See the best of American figure skating past, present and future in the all-new Stars on Ice presented by Musselman’s tour. Olympic Medalists NATHAN CHEN*, MAIA & ALEX SHIBUTANI, ASHLEY WAGNER, JASON BROWN*, MIRAI NAGASU, JEREMY ABBOTT and BRADIE TENNELL will join Olympic Gold Medalists MERYL DAVIS & CHARLIE WHITE, plus World Medalists MADISON HUBBELL & ZACH DONOHUE and U.S Medalist VINCENT ZHOU in this true red, white and blue celebration on ice! Showcased at each performance are thrilling solo numbers, along with show-stopping ensemble pieces — a Stars on Ice signature! Gather your group and enjoy a night to remember. Larger groups may qualify to receive additional autographed items and experiences that are exclusive to Stars on Ice. *Not appearing in all cities. 2019 GROUP SALES – SPECIAL OFFERS 10+ TICKETS Exclusive $10 discount per ticket (excludes on ice seats). 20-49 TICKETS Discount plus 2 free tickets and 1 cast-signed poster. 50-99 TICKETS Discount plus 4 free tickets, admission to pre-show warm-ups and our popular Icebreaker session featuring 2 cast members, and 3 cast-signed posters. 100+ TICKETS Discount plus 6 free tickets, admission to pre-show warm-ups and our popular Icebreaker session featuring 2 cast members, “Welcome” announcement before the show, 3 cast-signed posters, autographed Stars on Ice card for each member of the group, and a skater visit. starsonice.com DATE AND CAST SUBJECT TO CHANGE. STARS ON ICE AND LOGO ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISING COMPANY, LLC. © 2019 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
    [Show full text]
  • P16.E$S Layout 1
    MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016 SPORTS Barnhart, Reds beat Pirates as Pittsburgh opens season INDIANAPOLIS: Tucker Barnhart got tures are predicted for the Pirates’ open- some balls and get some hits it’s a good He had been very sharp his first two TRAINER’S ROOM three hits and the Cincinnati Reds took er. “The weather was interesting and thing,” Barnhart said. “But especially games. I don’t think today was any indi- Reds: C Devin Mesoraco was a late advantage of the windy conditions to challenging,” Hurdle said. “We didn’t being home in front of my family being cation of how prepared he is actually for scratch from the starting lineup because beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-6 want to challenge anyone too much on able to see it is really pretty special.” the season.” Price said he was pleased of hip soreness. He appeared in just 23 Saturday in a spring training wrapup. a day like this, but today may get us that Simon was able to face 19 batters games for the Reds last season after hav- With periods of snow flurries, light ready for tomorrow because I hear we STARTING TIME and throw more than 80 pitches. ing season-ending surgery on June 29 to rain and gusts estimated at 40 mph, could have conditions like this in Reds: Simon was not nearly as sharp Pirates: RHP Wilfredo Boscan strug- repair and impingement in his left hip. Pittsburgh made five errors. The Pirates Pittsburgh.” as he was in his other two spring out- gled with his control and was responsi- open the 2016 major league season Barnhart, who played high school ings, but Reds manager Bryan Price said ble for the eight runs Cincinnnati scored UP NEXT Sunday afternoon, hosting St.
    [Show full text]
  • Nathan Chen (USA) Repeats As World Champion, Sets Record Score in Saitama
    March 23, 2019 Saitama, Japan Nathan Chen (USA) repeats as World Champion, sets record score in Saitama Nathan Chen (USA) repeated as World Champion in what was a spectacular Men’s Final at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama (JPN) on Saturday. Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu pulled up one spot to claim the silver, his sixth Word medal. Vincent Zhou (USA) took the bronze, his first medal at the World Championships. Chen had drawn to skate after Hanyu, who had set the 18,000 spectators at a sold out arena on fire with his performance. Nevertheless, the 19-year-old remained composed and put out a clean program to “Land of All” by Woodkid, pulling off a quad Lutz, flip, quad toe and quad toe-triple toe as well as five triples including an Axel. The 2018 World Champion collected a level four for his spins and footwork and set a new highest score in the Free Skating with 216.02 points. He racked up 323.42 points. “It’s an amazing feeling to be up here with these two guys. This competition went awesome. I’m proud of myself for being able to put out two pretty strong programs and ultimately just happy with how it went and I hope to have more experiences like this,” Chen said. “Every time Yuzu (Yuzuru Hanyu) skates, he does something amazing and incredible and it’s just a huge honor to be able to skate with him, skate after him, especially knowing how he sets the bar. It’s great to be able to follow that,” the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • ISU Communication 1788
    INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Communication No. 1788 Results of the 2013 ISU Championships A. Speed Skating European Speed Skating Championships, Heerenveen, Netherlands January 11 - 13, 2013 Organizing Member: Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond Ladies 500 m 3000 m 1500 m 5000 m points 1. Ireen Wüst, Netherlands 39:69 4:01.25 1:56.39 7:01.95 160.889 2013 Lady European Speed Skating Champion 2. Linda de Vries, Netherlands 39.98 4:05.33 1:57.57 7:02.77 162.335 3. Diane Valkenburg, Netherlands 39.93 4:05.84 1:57.76 7:05.56 162.712 Winners of the distances: Karolina Erbanová, Czech Republic 38.72 Ireen Wüst, Netherlands 4:01.25 1:56.39 Martina Sábliková, Czech Republic 6:57.16 Men 500 m 5000 m 1500 m 10000 m points 1. Sven Kramer, Netherlands 36.70 6:12.55 1:47.49 12:55.98 148.584 2013 European Speed Skating Champion 2. Jan Blokhuijsen, Netherlands 36.40 6:18.16 1:47.89 13:01.60 149.259 3. Håvard Bøkko, Norway 36.14 6:23.38 1:46.78 13:08.16 149.479 Winners of the distances: Konrad Niedzwiedzki, Poland 35, 93 1:46.32 Sven Kramer, Netherlands 6:12.55 12:55.98 1 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, Salt Lake City, USA January 26 - 27, 2013 Organizing Member: U.S. Speedskating Ladies 500 m 1000 m 500 m 1000 m points 1. Heather Richardson, USA 37.31 1:13.74 37.24 1:13.19 148.015 2013 Lady World Sprint Speed Skating Champion 2.
    [Show full text]
  • Agenda Pressemappe
    AGENDA PRESSEMAPPE VORWORT BSD-PRÄSIDENT INTERVIEW THOMAS SCHWAB TERMINE SAISON 2017/2018 STATISTIKEN OLYMPIA STATISTIKEN WELTCUP BILDERSERVICE BSD STATEMENT ANDREAS TRAUTVETTER PRÄSIDENT BOB- UND SCHLITTENVERBAND FÜR DEUTSCHLAND E.V. trotzt. Sie haben in dieser Zeit herausragende Leistungen hervorbringen können und grandi- ose Erfolge bei Welt- und Europameisterschaf- ten errungen. Ich kann Ihnen versichern, dass sich unsere Athletinnen und Athleten mit unserem Be- treuerstab die letzten drei Jahre auf die kom- menden Winterspiele akribisch und bestens vorbereitet haben. Nichts soll dem Zufall über- lassen werden, für jeden aufkommenden Fall werden sie gewappnet sein. Die Frage, wie die Ergebnisse letztendlich aus- Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, sehen könnten bzw. ob sich die Mühen der liebe Freunde des Kufen-Sports, vergangenen drei Jahre gelohnt haben, kann ich Ihnen erst am letzten Tag der Olympischen wir, die wir unser Leben dem Schlitten- und Winterspiele beantworten. Aber ich bin bester Bobsport verschrieben haben, leben nach ei- Dinge, denn ich habe tiefstes Vertrauen in nem eigenen Kalender. Für uns besteht das unsere Athleten, in unsere Trainer, Techniker, Jahr nicht aus zwölf Monaten von Januar bis Physiotherapeuten, Ärzte und Mitarbeiter der Dezember. Unsere Zeitrechnung beginnt mit Geschäftsstelle. Die vergangenen drei Jahre jeder neuen Saison. Die Athleten, Betreuer geben mir allen Grund zu dieser Annahme. und Mitarbeiter dieses Verbandes rechnen im Vierjahres-Block. Nun befinden wir uns kurz Ich hoffe sehr, dass Sie die in diesem Buch vor dem Ende dieser Periode. stehenden Athleten bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2018 unterstützen werden und Nach den Olympischen Winterspielen 2014 im verbleibe mit einem zielgerichteten Blick nach russischen Sochi hatten wir viel Kritik einzuste- PyeongChang.
    [Show full text]
  • ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2018 Will Open in Milan, Italy on March 21 and Will Be Held in Milan for the Second Time Since 1951
    I N T E R N A T I O N A L S K A T I N G U N I O N HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS AVENUE JUSTE-OLIVIER 17 - CH 1006 LAUSANNE - SWITZERLAND PHONE (+41) 21 612 66 66 FAX (+41) 21 612 66 7 E-MAIL [email protected] Press release 19 March 2018 Olympic Champions and medalists to battle for World podium in Milan The ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2018 will open in Milan, Italy on March 21 and will be held in Milan for the second time since 1951. More recently, Milan has hosted the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 2013 and the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in 1998. 192 Skaters from 43 ISU Members have been entered for the Championships: 37 Men, 37 Ladies, 28 Pairs and 31 Ice Dance couples. Skaters and couples need to have obtained a minimum total technical score in the Short Program and Free Skating in order to compete at the World Championships. The event features 2018 Olympic Champions Alina Zagitova (RUS) and Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot (GER) as well as Olympic medalists Shoma Uno (JPN), Kaetlyn Osmond (CAN) and Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (FRA). Overview of the top contenders Men The Men’s event promises to be very competitive with many Men having a shot at the podium. 2018 Olympic silver medalist and reigning World silver medalist Shoma Uno (JPN) comes to Italy with a seasons best of 319.84 points and hopes to take his first World title. Competition should come from 2017 World bronze medalist and 2018 Four Continents Champion Boyang Jin (CHN seasons best 300.95 points), who finished fourth at the Olympic Winter Games and ISU Grand Prix Final Champion Nathan Chen (USA seasons best 297.35), who was fifth in PyeongChang, where he landed five clean quadruple jumps in the Free Skating.
    [Show full text]
  • From: Selina Vanier, Pierre Eymann and Fredi Schmid
    I N T E R N A T I O N A L S K A T I N G U N I O N HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS: AVENUE JUSTE-OLIVIER17 CH 1006 LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND TELEPHONE (+41) 21 612 66 66 TELEFAX (+41) 21 612 66 77 E-MAIL: [email protected] February 18, 2017 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 Ladies Free Skating Day Three The ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 continued in Gangneung, Korea, Saturday with the Pairs and Ladies Free Skating. The Four Continents Championships 2017 serve as a test event for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Mai Mihara (JPN) strikes gold Mai Mihara of Japan came from fourth place to strike gold in what was her debut at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Gabrielle Daleman of Canada earned the silver medal and Mirai Nagasu (USA) pulled up from fifth to claim the bronze. Skating to “Cinderella”, Mihara reeled off a triple Lutz-triple toe combination, a double Axel-triple toe, four more triples as well as two level-four spins to score 134.34 points for the Free Skating, improving her personal best by almost ten points. The 17-year-old Japanese totaled 200.85 points to take the title in her first ISU Championship. “At first I was quite nervous, but I started with a smile and I think I was a very beautiful Cinderella by the end, so I feel glad about that. At first I thought I should do my best to finish the competition with the best I have and I felt the same during the program and at the end I was proud of myself”, the National bronze medalist said.
    [Show full text]
  • Beijing / CHN November 3 to 5, 2017
    Grand Prix of Figure Skating ® 2017/2018 Beijing / CHN November 3 to 5, 2017 Grand Prix of Figure Skating® 2017/18 Audi Cup of China 2017, November 3 to 5, 2017, Beijing / CHN Protocol of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating® 2017 / 2018 Audi Cup of China 2017 organized by The Chinese Skating Association with the authorization of the International Skating Union held in Beijing, China November 3 to 5, 2017 The events of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating® Audi Cup of China 2017 took place at the “Capital Gymnasium” an artificial and heated indoor ice surface. Grand Prix of Figure Skating® 2017/18 Audi Cup of China 2017, November 3 to 5, 2017, Beijing / CHN International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Jan Dijkema Netherlands 1st Vice President Speed Skating Tron Espeli Norway 2nd Vice President Figure Skating Alexander Lakernik Russia Members Figure Skating: Junko Hiramatsu Japan Patricia St. Peter U.S.A. Marie Lundmark Finland Benoit Lavoie Canada Maria Teresa Samaranch Spain Speed Skating: Yang Yang China Jae Youl Kim Korea Stoytcho G. Stoytchev Bulgaria Roland E. Maillard Switzerland Sergio Anesi Italy ISU Director General Fredi Schmid Switzerland ISU Figure Skating Sports Director Charles Z. Cyr U.S.A. Krisztina Regöczy Hungary ISU Speed Skating Sports Director Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Members: Susan Lynch Australia Yukiko Okabe Japan Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Appointed Skater: John Coughlin U.S.A. Appointed Coach: Patrick Meier Switzerland Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Shawn Rettstatt U.S.A. Alla Shekhovtsova Russia Hilary Selby Great Britain Appointed Skater: Nathalie Pechalat France Appointed Coach: Maurizio Margaglio Italy Synchronized Skating Chairperson: Christopher Buchanan Great Britain Members: Mika Saarelainen Finland Petra Tyrbo Sweden Lois Long U.S.A.
    [Show full text]
  • P13 Layout 1
    Established 1961 13 Sports Sunday, November 5, 2017 Russians dominate as Kolyada wins Grand Prix on debut French pair, first ice-dance team to break 200-point barrier BEIJING: First place winner Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France (Center), second place win- BEIJING: First place winner Alina Zagitova of Russia (Center), second place winner Wakaba Higuchi of Japan ner Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the US (L) and third place winner Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev (L) and third place winner Elena Radionova of Russia(R) show their medals. — AFP of Russia (R) show their medals during an award ceremony at the Cup of China ISU Grand Prix. — AFP BEIJING: Russia dominated the figure skating Cup free skate in the Chinese capital, the third of six events thing.” Kolyada made it a double Russian gold with his sonal-best score of 119.33 points on the night and a of China as 15-year-old Alina Zagitova won gold on in the ISU Grand Prix series. total of 279.38 points, with home Chinese hope Jin record 200.43 in total. The Americans Madison Chock her grand prix debut and Mikhail Kolyada triumphed Second overall was Japan’s Wakaba Higuchi (212.52 Boyang taking silver (264.48) and the American Max and Evan Bates took a distant silver and Russia’s in the men’s competition yesterday in Beijing. The points) and another Russian, Elena Radionova, took Aaron — who came first in the free skate-bronze Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev won bronze. French pair Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume bronze (206.82).
    [Show full text]