On January 15, Beijing time, the 2021/22 European Figure Skating Championships concluded the third day of competition in Tallinn, Estonia. In the just-concluded men's singles free skating competition, Russian rookie Kondratik withstood the pressure and won the championship with 286.56. Italy's Grasser won the silver medal with a counterattack of 274.48, and the bronze medal went to Latvia's Vasili Jervice, whose result was 272.08.
Earlier in the Ice Rhythm Dance, Snitsna/Kasarapov came first with 87.89 points, Stepanova/Bujin came in second with 86.45, and italian duo Gonard/Fabry finished third with 83.35.
Pre-Match Information:
Papadakis/Caesaron
Due to the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, Papadakis/Nishizawa Long chose to abandon the European Championships in order to ensure that the Beijing Winter Olympics were foolproof. In this way, without the French combination, the ice dance situation was immediately clear: Snitsna/Kassarpov was superior, and Russia's second Stepanova/Bukin competed with the Italian combination Ofard/Fabry for the silver medal.
In the men's singles, the three Russian contestants in the short program all scored high scores in their early 99s, while the fourth place Kovitlashvili and the three had a point difference of nearly 7 points, but Italy's Grassel and Latvia's Vasili Jervice scored more than 90, if you let go or have the possibility of impacting the medal.
Men's Singles Free Skating:
Kondratik, who was accompanied by Weber's musical "The Greatest Star", withstood the impact of his opponents: after the opening, the outer point ice went into decisiveness, and the falling ice had a slight center of gravity control; Axel's three weeks of single jump were decent, Axel was very thrilling for three weeks and two weeks, the first jump was shifted in the air axis, and the second jump was very hasty and judged to be in the week. Jumping into the swallow rotation is completely excellent in terms of posture and stability, but it lacks a sense of surprise.
After the inner knot ring four weeks after three weeks of the connection rhythm is slightly inferior, the rear inner knot ring around the single jump there is shaking, hook hand three weeks after three weeks finally stabilized, the design of the arm to overturn the ice surface before the end of the change of foot crouch rotation is quite ornamental, the circular continuous step breath is coherent, delicate and full of tension; but after the joint rotation of the foot change, he has a brief pause in place to adjust the breath, and finally completed the choreography pace, which shows that physical fitness is his biggest problem at present. Technology 97.48 / program content 90.02, free skating won 187.50, the total score of 286.56 won the championship.
Italy's Grasser lived up to expectations, letting go of a fight at the beginning, and completed the hook four weeks, the rear inner point ice four weeks, and the rear outer knot ring four weeks after week and three weeks! Although there are places to be further improved in the details and falling ice, they are still a precursor. The first three were too physically demanding, and it took a long time to glide before completing Axel for three weeks, but fortunately there were no flaws.
His crouching rotation dropped a little after the jump and changed feet, followed by a nearly 5-second in-situ dance, apparently making adjustments; two three weeks in a row were very stable, and I did not expect to hook the hand for three weeks to jump single-handedly but one-handed ice. The gliding speed in the second half is indeed not ideal, the grading and continuation steps are directly connected with the choreography steps, and the final joint rotation stubbornly persists. The base score was 90.75, the technical score was 100.31, the program content was 82.42, the free skating was 182.73, and the total score was 274.48 to win the silver medal.
Latvian star Vasily Jervice, who ranked sixth in the short program with 90.24, also staged a counterattack: the inner knot loop was completed after the opening was successfully completed, although the turn was slightly underwhelming, but it was not judged to be insufficient; the two Axel three weeks of preparation time was slightly longer, but both were successfully completed, laying a good foundation for the breakthrough.
Trained by the Swiss famous Lambier, known as the "Prince of Rotation", rotation is his strong point in the competition, and many postures and even details have the imprint and style of the master. In the second half, compared to three sets of jumps, the two joint spins once again triggered the audience and the referee's thought imprint on Lambier that year! This set of "Romeo and Juliet", technology 93.12 / program content 88.72, free skating 181.84, a total score of 272.08 will win the bronze medal.
Mozarev, who ranked first in the short program, made frequent mistakes, and after the original plan, the center of gravity was out of control after the inner knot ring took off and then the center of gravity was out of control, resulting in having to stretch his body in advance and fall on the ice with his feet, and was judged to be three weeks and demoted, losing nearly 10 points! Axel's three-week jump also experienced an axial shift that caused the ice to fall hastily.
There were no glaring errors in the second half, but the referee also pointed out two problems that Axel had been sparing weeks due to insufficient height in the single jump for three weeks, and two problems that had been repeated and ineffective for three weeks after the inner knot ring. In the end, the free skating only got 165.93 (technology 78.15 / program content 87.78), and the total score of 265.69 ranked fourth.
Semerenko, who ranked third in the short program, was also in constant trouble, and there were many times when the planned number of weeks was not completed, and the free skate barely got 160.96, and the total score of 260.00 ranked fifth.
Ice Dance Rhythm Dance:
Snitsna/Kasarapov performed with the film "Nine and a Half Weeks" episode and the "Brick House" mixing as a performance accompaniment: the opening close dance fully reflects the beauty of the body line, the coordination of twist steps is impeccable, especially the third paragraph ends with a clean and clean slide; the body tilt angle is not very large when the figure is specified, but the female companion's rotation and blade change are quite good, and sure enough, the four key steps are all correct!
The openness of the derivative step is good, the distance between the first half of the midline step is not maintained well; the rotational lifting rhythm is bright, and today's performance is almost full. The referee gave 87.89 (technical 49.55 / program content 38.34), without suspense in the first place.
Stepanova/Bukin, who scored two songs from the backstreet boys, opened with a squat posture and a large straight line support held at a very fast speed, running through most of the long axis of the ice rink; the synchronous twisting step was very fast, and the male partner's floating legs were not completely close to the supporting legs.
Their prescribed graphics are wide open and show a strong basic skill; the derivative steps are very closely integrated with the music; and the midline step spacing and travel speed are extremely impressive. It ranked second with 86.45 (technology 48.95 / program content 37.50).
The Italian duo Ofard/Fabry uses a Michael Jackson hybrid, the twist step is very neat, the travel speed is very fast; the male partner plays particularly well when specifying the graphics, the blade is quite precise; the female companion flips into the straight line to lift the time control is very precise, and the midline step rhythm is very dynamic. The choreography is very suitable for personal technical characteristics, the technology is 46.67/ the program content is 36.68, and the rhythm dance ranks third with 83.35.
British partner Phil/Gibson follows the dance hall dance style he is good at: the twist step in the first leg of the arm dance to cooperate / the transition between the second and third stages of the multiple one-legged blade changes are the highlights of the choreography; the middle line step designs actions such as one-arm side hand flip and group body jump for the male partner, which is very ornamental. The prescribed graphic performance is very confident, and the emergency stop and dance coordination in the middle of the derivative step are remarkable. The rotational lifting speed is fast and stable, ranking fourth with 79.97 (technology 45.37 / program content 34.60).
(Tang Xuemi)