On December 25, Beijing time, the 2021 Russian Figure Skating Championships continued in St. Petersburg. In the high-profile women's singles short program competition, Valeva ranked first with 90.38 points with an impeccable performance; Serbakova was second with 81.46 points, and Mulayeva was in third place with 80.87 points. Thanks to a three-week failure to challenge Axel, Trusova is fifth with 74.21 points, and how to recover six points is a big test.
Kondratik
In the men's singles free skating, Kondratik won with 284.37 points, Kolyada lived up to expectations, rising to second place with 283.70 points, and the bronze medal went to Mozarev with a score of 278.28.
In the Ice Dance Free Dance, Stepanova/Bukin won the bronze medal with 223.37 points, Davis/Somolkin won silver with 207.70 points, and Hoda Bettyeva/Baguin unexpectedly won the bronze medal with 195.75 points.
Pre-Match Information:
1 Due to feitianwa Kostolnaya's regretful withdrawal from the game because of a finger injury, although the women's singles competition lost a major point of view, it also made the promotion situation gradually clear: under the lineup of 18 contestants, the overall is the contest between Valeva, Trusova and Serbakova, but it does not rule out the possibility of upsetting turmoil such as Tuktamiseva and Hrommich.
2 Although The Koryada short show Axel finished fifth with 94.26 in three weeks, the difference with the first Semerenko was less than 4 points, and there was still a possibility of counterattack. Whether he can seize this opportunity, we will wait and see.
3 Ice Dance originally did not have much suspense, Snitsna / Kasarapov and Stepanova / Bukin were nailed, and the bronze medal was not surprisingly also attributed to the Davis / Somolkin pair of rookies. Kasarapov, who ranked first in rhythmic dance, suddenly worsened his back injury during training and made a decision to retire in order to ensure that the Winter Olympics were foolproof.
Women's Singles Short Show:
Valeva's performance was perfect: axel used the practice of raising his hands above his head for three weeks, raising his body center of gravity but the whole jump was still relaxed, the falling posture stretched and slid smoothly; the inner point of the ice after the big word and the single foot step were connected, and the ice was slipped out with a difficult jump after falling the ice; the joint rotation posture standard, with both axis, speed and flexibility.
The hooker jumped slightly on the ice for three weeks but was harmless, and the second jump did not leak. The next steps are well coordinated with the music and executed, but the pattern design is not open enough; the body amplitude of the last two sets of rotations is far superior to that of other players. Technology 51.49 / program content 38.89, with 90.38 technology to suppress the group.
Serbakova's musical choices are very dramatic, being two works by Israeli composers: the opening Axel two groups and the three-week entry and exit of the rear inner point ice have legs/arms and musical coordination, the anti-swallow rotation difficulty posture is very crisp but there is no speed loss; the hooker three weeks followed by the outer knot ring three weeks in one breath, and the joint rotation has obvious acceleration caused by the contraction axis, just to match the drum change.
Bellman is connected to the successive steps after sliding, and the second half of the two directions are rotated with high frequency, which is extremely difficult to arrange. The body rotation has a slight axial control behind the knife, but it is still tenaciously supported. Technology 43.62/ program content 37.84, ranking second with 81.46.
Also with Axel's three-week Murayeva bursting out of the small cold, accompanied by the French song "Don't Leave Me", she also came up with a set of high-level programs: even after three weeks of ice points to enter and slide out, more creative than the first two! During the rotation process, you can even fully control the speed of different attitudes, and the basic skills can be described as good. The gliding is very strong and the blade is very stable. Technology 47.74/ program content 34.13, but the fly in the ointment is that because the opening dance was significantly two seconds later than the music, he was fined 1 point and finally ranked third with 80.87.
Due to the tight pace of the same disciple sisters, Trusova also decisively chose to impact Axel for three weeks in order not to open up too many gaps in the short program, but fell because of the offset of the aerial axis. Even after three weeks of inner point ice, it was pointed out that the blade was not clear enough, affecting the execution score. Even if the remaining actions are successfully completed, but the major mistakes can only make this set of "Frida" with 74.21 (technology 39.61 / program content 35.60) in the fifth place, in an unfavorable situation, she can let go of the free skating, let us wait and see.
Also because Axel fell in three weeks, plus the hooker did not complete the specified number of weeks in three consecutive jumps, Tuktamisheva also died before he was out of the school, she ranked seventh with 71.28 points, the gap with the top three is even greater, and the difficulty of free skating to counterattack can be imagined.
Men's Singles Free Skating:
Kondratik, accompanied by a Weber musical, opened with a remarkable height around the ice, but the next two Axel three weeks, despite no flaws, were flawed by too long preparations. After jumping into the swallow rotation adjustment, the second half of the second half of the two consecutive completion of the inner knot ring around, but did not expect that the hooker failed to complete the specified one-week knot ring transition after three weeks of turning over, resulting in the three weeks of the post inner knot ring was judged to be invalid, not to mention, the whole string of jumps was also judged from the continuous jump to a continuous jump, and the basic points caused losses again!
And because the attention is focused on jumping, articulation and performance naturally become weaknesses. Although the content of the program has a score of 92.92, a technical score of 93.68, and a free skating score of 186.60 ranks third, the total score of 284.37 won the championship.
The short program played poorly Coryada really jedi counterattack, after the opening of the inner ring around, after the outer point ice four weeks after three weeks of falling ice have a little leg and center of gravity control, but harmless; Axel three weeks of thrills, after three weeks of successful completion of the outer ring, the first half of the overall has been considered to be beyond the level.
Even if the original plan was to adjust the outer point ice four weeks later due to the sudden axis shift after the vacancy, and the third jump of the hooker three weeks after three weeks and three weeks made two weeks, losing nearly 9 points, the completion was finally ensured. The final step-by-step performance is delicate, choreographed and seamlessly matched to the music. Technology 93.86 / program content 95.58, a total of 189.44 ranked first in the free skating, the total score of 283.70 silver.
Compared to the top two who failed to complete the planned number of weeks, Mozarev, who won the bronze medal, won the game with a base score of 85.22: his jump combination was not more difficult than Koryada and Kondaratik, both three times four weeks and two Axel three weeks, and even a fall, affecting the execution points. However, with the impromptu play and the use of consecutive jumps, the technical score of 97.88 ranked first, the program content was 90.42, the free skating was 187.30, and the total score was 278.28 to win the bronze medal.
Ice Dance Free Dance:
Stepanova/Bukin is stress-free, the opening joint rotation of each other to lift knives for each other is very novel design, twist steps to enter with dance lifts, ice coverage is better than in the Grand Prix, diagonal step graphic is very open, but the male partner ends with a floating foot suspected of hitting the ice. There is a speed reduction when the turn body lift enters, the female companion with a one-legged step has a change blade that is not precise enough, and the crouching arrangement twisting and walking distance is not good.
The design and completion of the straight line and choreography lift are brilliant, and the short axis choreography is put to the end, and the overall structure is very different from the previous Romeo and Juliet. The performance is fresh and unworldly, affectionate and full of vitality. Technology 75.78 / program content 58.83, free dance 134.61, a total score of 223.37 to win the championship.
Davis/Somolkin opens in place and the long lift of the rotary combination is not decisive enough, but the female partner's flexibility and speed are quite bright; the floating leg swing during the first stage of the twist step reflects the ability to control the center of gravity, which coincides with the change in the melody of the violin in "Moulin Rouge". Several Latin dance grips of the short axis step can be described as the finishing touch, the circle follows the step into the slow board, and the female knee is not straightened when the joint rotation slides out of the small lift. The arc lift of the male partner squatting posture and the female partner's handstand is also handled well, and the physical fitness of the last two choreographed actions is significantly reduced, and there are some connections in the second half that can be strengthened. Technology 69.20 / program content 54.51, free dance 123.71, total score of 207.70 silver.
In the bronze medal battle, Hoda Bettyeva/Bagin scored 195.75 points, narrowly defeating Morozov/Bajin (the same surname as the bronze male partner, not brothers) by 0.1 points, and reaching the all-Russian podium for the first time.
(Tang Xuemi)