Arseny Fedotov Shines at Youth Grand Prix in Kazan: Highlights and Results from Short Programs

Arseny Fedotov confidently took the short one at the Grand Prix.

The third stage of the Youth Grand Prix in Kazan took place over the equator. After the girls, the boys presented short programs. Let’s be honest, judging the line-up the day before, it was obvious that there was only one contender for gold – a student Eteri Tutberidzetwo-time Russian champion among juniors Arseny Fedotov. In this context, it is more interesting to look at the candidates for the 2nd and 3rd steps of the podium. There are several of them, and this is where stability and cleanliness of skateboards come into play.

During the two preliminary warm-ups, only three athletes decided to try the triple ax. Only this ultra-c can be achieved by youth in short programs. Basically, if you want to win coins, you have to take risks. Roman Yakovlev, Ivan Makiev And Timofey Denisov they took a risk, but the trixel did not help them climb high on the table.

The representative of the Republic of Tatarstan, which hosts these competitions, did very successfully – Ilya Malkov. Despite the mistakes, in particular, under-rotation on the trixel, the skipper did not lose his mind and gained strength as the skate went on. He almost managed to break 70 points – 69.12 points, this is 5th place after the first day of the competition. Almost 9 points separate it from a hypothetical bronze, but in a free program anything is possible, including dozens of points to win back.

The winner of one of the Grand Prix stages of last season Makar Puzin. In Kazan he has the opportunity to add another award to his finances. However, the athlete made his way to the podium more difficult for himself with blots. On the trixel I turned my nose up and got a negative GOE from the judges. I also landed the triple flip by mistake. It seemed like I lost because of small things, but it was enough to drop 4 points from 3rd position. The final starting number seems to have had this effect, especially after the aforementioned evaluations of the opposition. Result: 73.04 points and so far 4th place.

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I took the opportunity in the short program Makar Solodnikov from Perm. Last season, his best result at the Grand Prix was only 12th. And over a year, a lot of work was done: a memorable program to the musical theme from the movie “Gladiator”, bright jumps with beautiful exits, including an intricate trixel. For the good part, it is still to improve the levels of circulation and the way. For the bronze medal on the first day of the competition, Makar scored 77.73 points. If played cleanly in the free program, it can be the opening of the tournament.

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Presenting another “cinematic” short program Vadim Voronovin confident 2nd position. The 14-year-old skater skates to several “Godfather” soundtracks and handles both the wild rhythm of the first half and the calmer tune near the end. Vadim performs each element with high quality, and he does not give up the degree series, which he finished at the 4th level. And there were only two such captains during the day. The corresponding result is 83.15 points.

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Without surprise, Arseny Fedotov is the director based on the results of short programs. The Queen hits program still doesn’t have the freedom you’d expect when choosing such a backing track. It is obvious that the skater controls all the gestures, and in some places he tries too hard to hit the accents. But this, as they say, if you are picky, there is a whole season ahead of us, and as it goes on, Arseny will learn to let himself go emotionally.

Otherwise, the two-time Russian junior champion showed another perfect performance. To start the season, the judges will give amazing bonuses for each element. As a result, Fedotov almost broke his personal best in his career, missing literally half a point – 89.19 points.

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As in the case Margarita Bazylyukthe athlete is “put into space” and made a priori unthinkable. But why is this, if in real skating he does not already have an equal?..

Youth Grand Prix of Russia. Kazan. 3rd grade

Young men. A short program

1. Arseny Fedotov – 89.19
2. Vadim Voronov – 83.15
3. Makar Solodnikov – 77.73
4. Makar Puzin – 73.04
5. Ilya Malkov – 69.12
6. Fedor Barchenko-Emelyanov – 67.31.