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Iulya
31st May 2009, 15:56
Skate America

BAIETI:

Kevin Reynolds
Shawn Sawyer
Wu Jialiang
Tomas Verner
Florent Amodio
Takahito Mura
Yasuharu Nanri
Andrei Lutai
Adrian Schultheiss
Ryan Bradley
Evan Lysacek
Brandon Mroz


FETE:

Elena Glebova
Susanna Poykio
Elene Gedevanishvili
Sarah Hecken
Julia Sebestyen
Fumie Suguri
Kim Yu-Na
Joshi Helgesson
Tugba Karademir
Sasha Cohen
Rachael Flatt
TBA USA


PERECHI

Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin
Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
Stacy Kemp / David King
Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov
Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker
TBA USA
TBA USA


DANS

Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin
Caitlin Mallory / Kristian Rand
Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski
Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov
Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre

akijamna
25th June 2009, 22:33
The ice on the blades had barely melted from the World Team Trophy in Tokyo, just seven weeks ago, when the moves that precede the Olympic season began kicking into gear.

Jack Gallagher

First came a flurry of coaching changes, with the likes of 2008 U.S. champion Mirai Nagasu (from Charlene Wong to Frank Carroll), two-time U.S. pairs champions Rena Inoue and John Baldwin (from Phillip Mills to Jenni Meno and Todd Sand) and reigning U.S. title holder Jeremy Abbott (Tom Zakrajsek to Yuka Sato) all making moves.

Then 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen announced her return to competition, while speculation continued that five-time world champion Michelle Kwan may take one more shot at the Olympics.

The campaign for the 2010 Winter Games then began in earnest with the announcement of the Grand Prix assignments on May 30 by the International Skating Union.

The lineup will present some compelling matchups as the anticipation builds for Vancouver. With the schedule adjusted this season because Tokyo will host the Grand Prix Final (Dec. 3-6), the traditionally season-ending NHK Trophy (Nov. 5-8 in Nagano) will be held fourth in the six-circuit competition.

The GP season will commence with the Trophee Eric Bompard (Oct. 15-18) in Paris, and the field looks fantastic. Reigning world champion Kim Yu Na and 2008 world title holder Mao Asada headline a roster that includes Cohen, Yukari Nakano and Italy's Carolina Kostner.

Mao will have an early chance to go head-to-head with Kim, who will be looking to continue the sublime skating that resulted in her first world title in March. Mao, who finished a disappointing fourth at the worlds, will be the hunter instead of the hunted this time around, and could score an early psychological victory with a win.

With the Cup of Russia (Oct. 22-25) being held the very next weekend, Mao, in a highly unusual move, will skate in Moscow where coach Tatiana Tarasova can monitor the fruits of their offseason work.

While that maybe convenient, one has to wonder about the wisdom of the nearly six-week layoff that will follow. Barring a change to the schedule, Mao won't compete again until the GP Final in early December.

mikeyy
9th November 2009, 20:44
Sasha Cohen s-a retras si de la Skate America. Inca are probleme cu accidentarea de care a zis si inainte de TEB,,iar medicul i-a recomandat sa nu concureze.

Ea zice [sa o mai credem? :D] ca va participa la Nationalele SUA din luna ianuarie.

La Skate America, locul ei va fi luat de Emily Hughes.

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/figure-skating/news/newsid=19271.html?cid=PULSE_TW

Tracoromana
10th November 2009, 22:02
Site oficial Skate America:
http://www.skateamerica2009.com/index.php

Programul competitiei (GMT -5h)

Friday, November 13
3:00- 4:15pm Compulsory Dance Competition
7:00- 7:15pm Opening Ceremonies
7:30- 8:45pm Pairs Short Program
9:00-11:00pm Men’s Short Program

Saturday, November 14th
2:00- 3:15pm Ice Dance Original Dance Competition
3:45- 5:30pm Pairs Free Skate Competition
7:00- 8:40pm Ladies Short Program Competition
9:00-11:00pm Men’s Free Skating Competition

Sunday, November 15th
2:00- 4:00pm Ladies Free Skating Competition
4:30- 6:00pm Ice Dance Free Dance Competition
7:30- 9:30pm Smucker’s Skating Spectacular - Exhibition of Champions

mikeyy
14th November 2009, 00:11
Daca vreti sa vedeti Skate America...merge acest link: http://www.justin.tv/skate_skate/#chat=jtv

whisper
14th November 2009, 04:05
Ice Dance

Result (CD)

FPl. Name Nation Points CD OD FD
1 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA
39.28 1
2 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS
36.94 2
3 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA
32.04 3
4 Alexandra ZARETSKI / Roman ZARETSKI ISR
31.93 4
5 Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE USA
30.19 5
6 Kristina GORSHKOVA / Vitali BUTIKOV RUS
29.32 6
7 Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN USA
28.88 7
8 Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN
27.43 8
9 Caitlin MALLORY / Kristjan RAND EST
26.89 9
10 Zoe BLANC / Pierre-Loup BOUQUET FRA
24.39 10



Pairs

Result (sp)

FPl. Name Nation Points SP FS
1 Xue SHEN / Hongbo ZHAO CHN
74.36 1
2 Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Stanislav MOROZOV UKR
61.70 2
3 Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN CAN
59.64 3
4 Keauna MCLAUGHLIN / Rockne BRUBAKER USA
58.54 4
5 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG CHN
56.84 5
6 Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG USA
50.14 6
7 Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI USA
49.52 7
8 Stacey KEMP / David KING GBR
43.46 8

Tracoromana
14th November 2009, 08:22
Mersi Mihai de link, doar ca ora Americii nu e prea comoda....

Belbin/Agosto au cel mai mare punctaj la Golden vals din sezonul asta. La fel si Shen/Zhao la perechi.

Nu stiu ce-a fost cu Tomas, are cel mai mic punctaj la tehnic, doar ca s-a tinut pe patine?

Rezultate SP baieti:
1 Evan LYSACEK USA 79.17 39.62 39.55 7.85 7.50 8.15 8.00 8.05 0.00 #11
2 Florent AMODIO FRA 72.65 39.90 32.75 6.65 6.05 6.70 6.50 6.85 0.00 #7
3 Brandon MROZ USA 71.40 40.90 30.50 6.25 5.90 6.10 6.15 6.10 0.00 #10
4 Adrian SCHULTHEISS SWE 67.55 37.80 30.75 6.20 5.95 6.25 6.25 6.10 1.00 #8
5 Shawn SAWYER CAN 65.95 34.60 31.35 6.20 6.10 6.30 6.30 6.45 0.00 #5
6 Andrei LUTAI RUS 60.64 33.04 28.60 6.05 5.45 5.85 5.75 5.50 1.00 #2
7 Yasuharu NANRI JPN 59.35 29.30 30.05 6.35 5.65 6.00 6.05 6.00 0.00 #6
8 Ryan BRADLEY USA 59.24 30.94 29.30 5.70 5.60 6.15 5.85 6.00 1.00 #4
9 Jialiang WU CHN 59.16 33.06 26.10 5.45 4.85 5.30 5.30 5.20 0.00 #3
10 Kevin REYNOLDS CAN 59.05 28.70 30.35 5.90 5.85 6.20 6.15 6.25 0.00 #9
11 Tomas VERNER CZE 55.90 21.80 35.10 7.45 6.80 6.75 7.15 6.95 1.00 #12 :shocked:
12 Igor MACYPURA SVK 51.45 29.00 24.45 5.10 4.85 4.80 5.05 4.65 2.00 #1

whisper
14th November 2009, 08:31
:shocked: WTH! Ce s-a intamplat cu Tomas? A stat numai pe jos..a uitat sa patineze:groggy:

mikeyy
14th November 2009, 12:03
As fi vrut azi-noapte sa stau sa ma uit, dar nu am rezistat :)

SP-ul chinezilor Shen/Zhao:
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Daca nu ma insel cred ca tocmai au facut recod mondial pt SP. Super program...ceea ce fac ei se numeste pasiune!
Merita titlul olimpic!

Tracoromana
14th November 2009, 12:57
Cat sunt de buni, de constanti si de draguti chinezii!

Echipa artistica a patinatorilor americani aleg muzica complet aiurea. Doar J. Weir are muzica potrivita pentru ca antrenorii sunt rusi. La fel Belbin Agosto.

Florent Amodio
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Belbin/Agosto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if5k2upEG9M

whisper
15th November 2009, 06:54
Ladies

Result

FPl. Name Nation Points SP FS
1 Yu-Na KIM KOR
76.28 1
2 Rachael FLATT USA
58.80 2
3 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN
58.54 3
4 Fumie SUGURI JPN
56.04 4
5 Elena GLEBOVA EST
52.28 5
6 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI GEO
52.18 6
7 Joshi HELGESSON SWE
51.32 7
8 Tugba KARADEMIR TUR
49.42 8
9 Susanna PÖYKIÖ FIN
46.72 9
10 Alexe GILLES USA
46.56 10
11 Emily HUGHES USA
45.32 11
12 Sarah HECKEN GER
43.86 12



Pairs

Result (SP+LP)

FPl. Name Nation Points SP FS
1 Xue SHEN / Hongbo ZHAO CHN
201.40 1 1
2 Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Stanislav MOROZOV UKR
171.82 2 3
3 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG CHN
168.19 5 2
4 Keauna MCLAUGHLIN / Rockne BRUBAKER USA
165.37 4 4
5 Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG USA
148.33 6 5
6 Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI USA
139.58 7 6
7 Stacey KEMP / David KING GBR
130.80 8 7
WD Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN CAN
3


Ice Dance

Result (CD+OD)

FPl. Name Nation Points CD OD FD
1 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA
100.23 1 1
2 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS
86.47 2 5
3 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA
86.13 3 2
4 Alexandra ZARETSKI / Roman ZARETSKI ISR
83.83 4 3
5 Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE USA
81.47 5 4
6 Kristina GORSHKOVA / Vitali BUTIKOV RUS
75.96 6 6
7 Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN USA
73.43 7 8
8 Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN
71.58 8 9
9 Caitlin MALLORY / Kristjan RAND EST
71.47 9 7
10 Zoe BLANC / Pierre-Loup BOUQUET FRA
67.05 10 10


Men's Free Skate Results--Final

1 Evan LYSACEK USA 158.55 77.55 81.00 8.05 7.75 8.25 8.10 8.35 0.00 #12
2 Ryan BRADLEY USA 138.88 70.38 68.50 6.40 6.55 7.15 6.90 7.25 0.00 #5
3 Tomas VERNER CZE 138.16 68.06 71.10 7.50 6.70 7.05 7.15 7.15 1.00 #2
4 Shawn SAWYER CAN 137.96 68.86 69.10 6.70 6.75 7.05 7.00 7.05 0.00 #8
5 Kevin REYNOLDS CAN 131.18 72.28 58.90 5.75 5.80 5.80 6.05 6.05 0.00 #3
6 Florent AMODIO FRA 124.93 57.63 68.30 6.85 6.55 6.75 7.00 7.00 1.00 #11
7 Adrian SCHULTHEISS SWE 117.52 56.32 61.20 6.20 5.60 5.95 6.40 6.45 0.00 #9
8 Yasuharu NANRI JPN 109.49 51.69 58.80 6.35 5.60 5.70 6.00 5.75 1.00 #6
9 Andrei LUTAI RUS 107.15 49.15 60.00 6.20 5.60 5.90 6.25 6.05 2.00 #7
10 Jialiang WU CHN 105.10 55.00 51.10 5.70 4.85 5.10 5.10 4.80 1.00 #4
11 Brandon MROZ USA 102.60 42.20 61.40 6.45 6.25 5.80 6.25 5.95 1.00 #10
12 Igor MACYPURA SVK 92.57 47.07 46.50 5.20 4.25 4.55 4.75 4.50 1.00 #

Men

Result

FPl. Name Nation Points SP FS
1 Evan LYSACEK USA
237.72 1 1
2 Shawn SAWYER CAN
203.91 5 4
3 Ryan BRADLEY USA
198.12 8 2
4 Florent AMODIO FRA
197.58 2 6
5 Tomas VERNER CZE
194.06 11 3
6 Kevin REYNOLDS CAN
190.23 10 5
7 Adrian SCHULTHEISS SWE
185.07 4 7
8 Brandon MROZ USA
174.00 3 11
9 Yasuharu NANRI JPN
168.84 7 8
10 Andrei LUTAI RUS
167.79 6 9
11 Jialiang WU CHN
164.26 9 10
12 Igor MACYPURA SVK
144.02 12 12

mikeyy
15th November 2009, 11:43
Wow ce punctaj are Yu-na!
Nici nu mai stiu cum sa o caracterizez...e ceva iesit din comun modul in care patineaza si acuratetea executiei.
Aproape ca-i face de ras pe baieti....ea poate concura linistita in proba masculina..ca prinde top5 fara probleme. :D
E o patinatoare excelenta....as putea spune cea mai buna din istorie.
Eu nu am mai vazut asa ceva!

Ma bucur pt Shen/Zhao..mici greseli acolo..dar sigur au venit din faptul ca nu s-au concentrat suficient, stiind ca oricum castiga..la diferenta de dupa SP.
Chiar au inceput sa rada la finalul LP-ul :)

Nu stiu ce s-a intamplat la OD-ul janei/Sergei...nu au primit cateva elemente...asa putin la tehnic? FF putin.

SP-ul Yunei:
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mikeyy
16th November 2009, 00:03
Tocmai s-a terminat LP-ul fetelor.
L-am vazut pe tot.
Ce sa zic....sunt putin trist ca Yu-na a gresit, dar cred ca ii prinde bine si un astfel de moment. Prea facea ea record de la concurs la concurs....nu e bine nici sa castigi detasat de fiecare data. Asa ca incerc sa vad partea pozitiva a lucrurilor. E ft bine ca s-a intamplat asa.
Inainte sa intre pe gheata au aratat-o cum isi masa piciorul. Sper sa nu fie ceva probleme de sanatate si din cauza asta sa nu fi putut patina asa cum ne-a obisnuit.

Rachell Flatt a reusit un program fara greseala, dar nu ma prinde stilul ei. Dar apreciez ca a facut curat...fara greseala. In ultima vreme rar mai vezi programe curate...asa ca din punctul acesta de vedere o felicit!

Julia Sebestyen..surpriza placuta. Ma bucur mult pt ea. Cu siguranta aceasta medalie de bronz ii va da mai multa incredere..si, de ce nu, poate o vom revedea pe podiumul european in Estonia.

Fumie Suguri nu a stralucit si imi pare tare rau :( Sper sa-si revina..in special pana la Nationalele Japoniei..unde se decid locurile pt JO.

Elena Glebova..o alta surpriza...a inceput temator (1F+2T+2T)..dar in a doua jumatate a programului a bagat o combinatie 3-3 (reusita). Chiar surprinzator...vin Europenele la ea acasa. De luat in calcul.

Elene Gedevanshvili a reusit un program ok...mi-a placut. A mai gresit ea..asa cum ne-a obisnuit pana acum, dar a patinat frumos :D

Emily Hughes..poate nu are cele mai ok elemente tehnice..dar azi am observat ca a patinat cu pasiune..i-a placut sa patineze in fata propriului public, iar melodia (din filmul "Pe aripile vantului) a prins-o ft bine. O revenire frumoasa dupa seria de accidentari din ultimii 2 ani. Mi-a placut!

Cam astea ar fi impresiile :)

Tracoromana
16th November 2009, 02:14
Am vazut si eu franturi din programul fetelor ai impresiile mele sunt aceleasi ca la Mihai. Despre Yu-na, ce sa zic. E normal sa nu se concentreze la o diferenta de 20 de puncte ldupa sp. Se si vede, ca gresind LP-ul, are totusi o diferenta de 13 puncte.
Si eu zic ca ii prinde bine un dus rece.

Am vazut si dansurile, cu exceptia Jana/Sergey, asa incat nu stiu de ce sunt asa de depunctati. In rest, n-am comentarii. Nu prea mi-a placut programul lui Belbin/Agosto, si in general nu prea imi plac coregrafiile Nataliei Liniciuc.

Rezultate finale
Fete
1 Yu-Na KIM KOR 187.98 1 2
2 Rachael FLATT USA 174.91 2 1
3 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN 159.03 3 3
4 Fumie SUGURI JPN 148.99 4 5
5 Elena GLEBOVA EST 148.71 5 4
6 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI GEO 144.19 6 6
7 Emily HUGHES USA 135.31 11 7
8 Sarah HECKEN GER 131.10 12 8
9 Joshi HELGESSON SWE 129.91 7 10
10 Alexe GILLES USA 129.01 10 9
11 Susanna PÖYKIÖ FIN 124.22 9 11
12 Tugba KARADEMIR TUR 122.40 8 12

Dansuri:
1 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA 195.85 1 1 1
2 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA 171.86 3 2 3
3 Alexandra ZARETSKI / Roman ZARETSKI ISR 171.77 4 3 2
4 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS 168.25 2 5 4
5 Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE USA 160.89 5 4 6
6 Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN USA 153.92 7 8 5
7 Kristina GORSHKOVA / Vitali BUTIKOV RUS 152.43 6 6 7
8 Caitlin MALLORY / Kristjan RAND EST143.50 9 7 9
9 Zoe BLANC / Pierre-Loup BOUQUET FRA 140.71 10 10 8
10 Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN 135.62 8 9 10

whisper
16th November 2009, 02:31
:shock: Ce s-a intamplat cu Jana/Sergei?

mikeyy
16th November 2009, 02:37
Nu inteleg ce s-a intamplat cu arbitrajul la Jana si Sergei. :(
La OD din cate am inteles au primit doar nivel 1 la multe dintre elemente...acum iar?
Nu ma pricep la dansuri...dar mi se pare strigator la cer. Stim ft bine ca acordarea unui nivel nu e o chestie prea obiectiva...e totul dupa cum li se pare lor. La fel cum s-a intamplat cu Carolina la CE..cand i-au anulat o pirueta..doar ca sa o scoata pe Lepisto campioana.
Urat ce se intampla..si sunt convins ca spectatorii nu mai inteleg nimic.

Nu am vazut FD_ul lor..dar am citit multe pareri...toata lumea a zis ca a fost mult mai ok decat la COC..ca s-au sincronizat, ca au fost ft buni.
In fine..sper sa fie bine la CE, JO si CM....insa si-au cam pierdut sansele pt GPF.

Mi-a lasat un gust amar finalul acestui GP de la Skate America...

whisper
16th November 2009, 02:46
Hmm..dar de data asta pe cine sa fi preferat arbitrii...oricum americani erau primii si era clar ca vor castiga?
Cu italienii? Am inteles eu ca anul trecut s-a vorbit ca i-au preferat pe Faiella si Scali - desi nu sunt de acod, au avut programe bune. De ce ar fi preferati italieni?

ioanask8r
20th November 2009, 05:31
Nu inteleg ce s-a intamplat cu arbitrajul la Jana si Sergei. :(
Nu am vazut FD_ul lor..dar am citit multe pareri...toata lumea a zis ca a fost mult mai ok decat la COC..ca s-au sincronizat, ca au fost ft buni.
In fine..sper sa fie bine la CE, JO si CM....insa si-au cam pierdut sansele pt GPF.

Mi-a lasat un gust amar finalul acestui GP de la Skate America...

Este adevarat ca au patinat programul destul de bine, dar coreografia in sine si conceptul sunt un dezastru total. Sunt sigura ca nu i-a ajutat faptul ca au patinat in America, dar toata ideea cu sufletul rusesc si muzica semi-bombastica nu prea-i auta. Ei nu au precizia tehnica a lui Delobel/Schoenfelder -spre exemplu- si se bazeaza mai mult pe piruete si ridicari (asa s-ar traduce lift :thinkso:?). Atunci cand restul programului e interesant cu o tema mai usor de recunoscut cum a fost Night on Bald Mountain, spectatorilor le e mult mai usor sa-i inteleaga si sa-i sprijine. Si daca tema 'imnul muncitorilor' a noului dans liber nu a mers nici in China cand e rost de sprijinul publicului :mda:... Ar fi bine sa revina la unul din dasurile libere din anii trecuti.

Cappellini/Lanotte si Zaretskii au patinat excelent in programul liber, cu mult atac si viteza. Au meritat amadoua cuplurile notele mari. Si, in cazul italienilor, semi-ovatia pe care au primit-o la sfarsitulul programului.