Figure skating grand prix beijing results. Kolyada’s golden ambitions, Zagitova’s victory and a world record in dancing: the Grand Prix stage of figure skating was held in China. They made history

Audi Cup of China 2017

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Mikhail Kolyada (Russia) was able to win the first victory of his career on the international stage, thanks to the reserve after the short program. Boyang Jin (China) came second with a large number of blots and errors; third place unexpectedly went to Max Aaron (USA). Alexander Petrov finished in eleventh place.

Mikhail Kolyada (Russia) fell from a quadruple lutz, butterfly on a quadruple salchow, a triple axel cascade - triple toe loop, gnawed a quadruple toe loop, but then a butterfly on a triple axel, triple lutz - triple salchow in a cascade, triple loop - triple lutz in a cascade. The gap after the short program was more than enough to maintain the leading position, but the sediment remained.

Boyan Jin (China) made almost all the jumps today, but with blots, stepouts and one fall. I would like to say that everything is bad, but this is only the beginning of a long and exhausting fight for a medal in the Olympic Games.

Javier Fernandez (Spain) failed miserably in his free program today. Of all the planned quadruples, Javier completed only one quadruple Salchow, and that was very difficult. Fourth result in the free program and in terms of total points.

Meanwhile, Max Aaron, thanks to the good performance of his free program, becomes the winner of the Grand Prix stage.

Keiji Tanako (Japan) fell on the step sequence, made a lot of mistakes on the jumping elements and could only score 247.17. Fourth place in terms of total points.

Max Aaron (USA) fought - fought and won with quadruple jumps in the free program. First intermediate place with total points - 259.69.

The performance of Alexander Petrov (Russia) can be characterized by one phrase - he fell four times. Fifth place in the sum of two programs - 186.02.

The second group of participants is on the ice.

Vincent Zhou (USA) almost completed his free program. Quadruple Lutz - triple toe loop in a cascade, quadruple flip with blots on the way out, fall on a quadruple Salchow, quadruple Lutz, triple Axel, quadruple Salchow - double Axel in a cascade, triple Lutz - triple flip at the end of the program.

Grant Hoshtein performed much better in Moscow than in Beijing. The scores speak for themselves, 135.89 for the free program, and in terms of total points 216.44 and this is only second place at the moment.

Alexander Mayorov (Sweden) failed in his free program. Having performed a pure triple axel cascade - double toe loop and “caught a lot of butterflies” instead of jumps.

Kevin Reynolds (Canada) opens the men's free program. Butterfly instead of a quadruple loop, quadruple toe loop, quadruple Salchow cascade - triple toe loop, triple Axel, triple flip - triple toe loop - triple loop (underrot) in a cascade, triple Salchow, triple Lutz cascade - triple loop.

The first group of participants is on the ice.

Mikhail Kolyada (Russia) did everything that depended on him in the short program, deservedly becoming the leader of the competition. Will the skater be able to repeat his success in the free program? If we take into account that during the official training in the morning the athlete easily and naturally performed the quadruple Lutz - triple toe loop cascade, then there is a chance to maintain the lead. We'll find out soon.
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The third stage of the season, held in Beijing, brought the Russian team two golds and two bronzes. Mikhail Kolyada beat Jin Boyan and Javier Fernandez, showing a particularly good short program - he was the first among all Russians to score more than a hundred points for it.

Alina Zagitova won her first Grand Prix stage at the age of 15. She was accompanied on the podium by Elena Radionova, who managed to take third place without falling. Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyov also won bronze, although they could have aimed for at least silver.

“Kolyada is fighting for a place in the sun”

— From stage to stage, Russian men show good results. Were you surprised by Kolyada’s performance or did you know that he is capable of much if he performs all the elements cleanly, at least in the short program?

— I really count on Misha. I like his skating. I hope that Kolyada will only mature in the future and become a serious rival for Javier Fernandez and Yuzuru Hanyu. We are used to seeing these people at the top, but I hope that our singles men will now regularly compete for prizes. But Kolyada’s victory was not a revelation for me. He is progressing: for example, this year he learned the quadruple Lutz. It may not always work out, but Mikhail’s willingness to take risks is encouraging. A man fights for his place in the sun.

“At the same time, the Chinese Jin Boyan and the Spaniard Javier Fernandez themselves made a large number of mistakes and thus cleared the way for Kolyada to victory.

- Thank God he was so lucky. But he himself skated perfectly. If the opponents had skated the same way, the situation would have been different, but it is important that Kolyada withstood this pressure and coped with the task. He fell the least and won.

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— What impression did Fernandez make on you? He complained of stomach pain, but went on the ice.

“I really like him as a “rider.” The Spaniard sometimes pulls off the most difficult jumps. An ordinary skater wouldn’t even fight for them, but he doesn’t give up. But this time Javier was unlucky. Maybe he really was poisoned. Anything can happen. It is important to understand that Fernandez is always moving forward. I am sure that at the European Championships and the Olympic Games we will see decent skating from him.

— Alexander Zhulin believes that in the team tournament at the Olympic Games everything will be decided by the duel between Kolyada and Patrick Chan. Do you agree that the Russian is now unconditionally ahead of the Canadian?

— I can’t agree with Alexander. If Chan jumps all five of his quads, Kolyada will have a hard time. But if Patrick makes mistakes, Misha may have a chance. Of course I'm rooting for him. For Russia.

“Zagitova cannot be compared with Lipnitskaya”

— Does Alina Zagitova confirm her status as second in the world after Evgenia Medvedeva? She fell on a cascade in the short program, but then still did it.

- Who doesn’t have breakdowns? We are all people, not robots. The girl just came out to the very high level world figure skating. Of course, the names of her rivals may weigh heavily on her, because she has never met opponents of this level before. But I hope that Alina has a good, bright future.

— Didn’t too much responsibility fall on Zagitova’s shoulders at that age? Many even call her the second Yulia Lipnitskaya.

- Still, it’s hard to compare them, because Lipnitskaya had a more difficult time. She immediately went to the Olympic Games. Zagitova has time to gradually get used to it. Still, it’s difficult at 15 years old to go on the ice with such rivals. Figure skating sharks can eat you with just one look. But Alina is fighting. She has a good sense of pose, is very choreographic and flexible. And Zagitova’s jumping is simply brilliant.

— Elena Radionova managed to return to her previous level, but at the same time she could still have performed better. Is she guaranteed a place in the national team or will she have to fight with Maria Sotskova?

— Today, Russia has a very strong bench in women’s singles skating. I'm glad about this, because Soviet time It is in this aspect that we have always lagged behind. And now - ahead of the rest. No matter who goes, Russians will definitely be among the prizes. As for Radionova, she is beautiful and skates well. Sotskova is also a good girl. They are all wonderful. The main thing is not to disrupt the jumps. There are no complaints about the girls at all. Dancing and single skating for men raise more questions.

— Some foreign athletes showed themselves clearly. Who do you think looks the strongest? Caroline Costner, Gabriel Daleman, Wakaba Higuchi, Caitlin Osmond?

— I really like Japanese women. They ride well and at high speed. In jumping, they are in no way inferior to American and Canadian women. Another question is that the Russians have chosen a very smart policy - they do all their jumps in the second half of the program and thereby earn additional points.

“It’s hard for Bobrova and Solovyov to count on medals”

— Chinese couple Sui Wenjing and Han Cong scored the most serious points this season. Is it really possible to bypass them?

- There are no invincibles. The main thing is to prepare for the fight. I think our coaches will draw conclusions based on the results of the stage in China and do something. But, of course, the Chinese are handsome.

— Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyov became third, slightly behind the Americans. Do they have a chance to compete for medals at the Olympic Games?

“They definitely won’t be able to get around them.” For this to happen, a miracle must happen, for example, everyone must lie down, as in the case of Kolyada. Even winning bronze will be difficult. With the way our guys ride today, I don’t see any options.

— Tiffany Zagorski and Jonathan Gureiro came fourth, albeit not with the highest scores. It is clear that in Russia two couples have almost been determined who will go to the Olympic Games. Who would you give preference to in the debate for the third ticket to the European Championships?

- Why are we talking about this as a fact that happened? In Russia nothing has been determined yet. The national championship has not yet taken place. The fight will be intense. In figure skating, we don’t like to discuss such moments in advance and think about anything in advance. This is a bad omen.

BEIJING, November 2 - R-Sport, Anatoly Samokhvalov. the 2017/18 season will continue with the third stage in China, the winner of the Junior Grand Prix Final of last season and the world champion among juniors, Russian, will make her debut in the series, the task of reaching the Final will be solved by the six-time champions of Russia in ice dancing and.

Zagitova's debut

Zagitova's first start at a status adult competition is one of the most intriguing events of the Olympic season. At the September Challenger Lombardia Trophy, Zagitova beat Japanese Wakaba Higuchi by less than a point, with whom she will fight again in Beijing. Then the Russian woman, for whom this tournament was her debut at the adult international level, scored 218.46 points and asked not to overestimate her victory.

“While I still don’t realize that I’m already competing at the adult level, I entered these competitions as if it were a normal start, just like last season,” said the athlete. Then she added: “I’ve done very little so far.”

Higuchi will try to get to the “home” Grand Prix Final in Beijing, since at her first stage in Moscow she, having scored 10 points less than at the beginning of the season in Italy (207.17 versus 217.63), became third and has a chance to perform in Nagoya on December 7-10.

Elena Radionova's chances for the decisive start are illusory, since she was unable to perform a loop in the capital's Megasport due to an unfortunate accident, and also made an under-rotation on the sheepskin coat in the cascade and an unclear edge on the flip, taking fourth place. “It seems to me that Lena overcame a lot of things. She looked decent here (in Moscow),” the words of coach Radionova inspire optimism.

Axel is ready

The “typical example” of a skater experiencing a decline after success begins his Grand Prix season in China. These are the words her coach used to describe the 2015 world champion. “I hope that she will appear before us in the form of a Phoenix bird once again,” Mishin said about Tuktamysheva at the beginning of the season and assured that “she has almost completed a triple Axel.”

The three and a half rotation axel, which Tuktamysheva is capable of, but which she lost a long time ago, is considered almost a panacea for the failures of this skater. “Tuktamysheva can win and get into the team if she has 3.5,” noted Honored Coach of Russia Tatyana Tarasova, referring to the athlete’s inclusion in the Russian Olympic team for the Pyeongchang Games.

For some time now, Tuktamysheva only had an axel of two and a half turns. But during training on Thursday, Elizaveta performed three and a half turns and scored a clean exit, and the athlete’s coach Mishin confirmed that the student will include this jump in the competitive part of the Cup of China. "Did you see Axel?" - he asked the correspondent of the R-Sport agency.

If there are blemishes from their rivals, the Japanese may take the podium - Marin Honda, who lost gold at the 2017 Junior World Championships to Zagitova, and Mai Mihara, as well as Canadian Gabrielle Daleman.

Kolyada gets high again?

The favorite of the men's tournament is the two-time world champion Spaniard, who started the season with a victory at the “Autumn Classic” in Canada, and primarily over his main rival, the Japanese. True, at that tournament, the Olympic champion Sochi was dismantled without performing either a quadruple Lutz or a quadruple loop, and Xavi himself failed a quadruple Salchow.

Fernandez's main competitor in China will be the owner of the ice, Jin Boyang, who won the Finlandia Trophy, having made enough mistakes on quadruple jumps. Interestingly, the Chinese were not the first in any of the programs. In the short, he lost to the Russian, who failed his quadruple lutz, and in the free, to the American Vincent Zhou, who performed four quads in the free, including a lutz and a flip.

Both world junior champion Zhou and Kolyada are capable of fighting, if not with Fernandez, then with Jin Boyan for sure. For the Russian figure skater, the start in Beijing will be the second after the Moscow stage, where he won bronze at large quantities mistakes and... good mood. “Everything happened well. I’m happy. I managed to “ignite” it, and in principle I’m happy with it. I got high. Seriously, I got high normally,” said Kolyada after failures on the quadruple Lutz and Salchow and a fall on the triple Lutz.

"We have been seeing the same thing for several competitions in a row. It’s time for the athlete to understand what is stopping him. The main thing is that you don’t have to lie to yourself. But you need to honestly answer the question: what are you happy about? The fact that the two main elements of the program are taught and didn’t learn? That your opponents are already a lap ahead of you?” Tarasova asked Kolyada in an interview with R-Sport.

If circumstances are favorable for him, the American Max Aaron can also climb onto the Cup of China podium. Another Russian figure skater Alexander Petrov will perform at the tournament.

Bobrova/Soloviev are rushing to the finals

In the dancer competition, two-time world champions Frenchmen Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron will compete at the Grand Prix. The main contenders for the podium are also Russians Ekaterina Bobrova and , who already won silver at the Moscow stage in the current cycle of the series, and Americans Madison Chalk and Evan Bates.

The Russian pair Tiffany Zagorski/Jonathan Gureiro, who moved from coach Alexander Zhulin to the group of Svetlana Alekseeva and Elena Kustarova in the off-season, will also appear before the Chinese public.

Russia is not represented in the sports pairs tournament this time, and the favorites of the tournament are the current world champions of China, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong, who will compete with compatriots Yu Xiaoyu/Zhang Hao. Third place will most likely be played out in the fight between Italian pairs - between Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise and Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek. At the stage in Moscow, Markei and Hotarek finished fourth.