European Champion Gubanova Struggles at French Grand Prix: Ranking 9th in Short Program

The European champion Gubanova is only 9th in the short time at the Grand Prix.

The third stage of the international skating Grand Prix series has started in France. The girls were the first to take to the ice in Angers. Despite the ban on Russian athletes, single skaters continue to try ultra-c elements even in the short program.

After the first day of the competition Anastasia Gubanova from Georgia taking only 9th place. From the very beginning, the performance of the European champion did not go well. The triple twist in combination with a triple toe loop was very uncertain, so the skipper landed the second jump just under a round. The athlete managed the double ax, but missed the triple lutz and fell. This mistake greatly upset Anastasia, the step sequence was only on the second level, and there were problems with distribution.

The judges are very selective with Gubanova after her victory at the Euros, so these mistakes are especially painful. His rent was rated only 56.77 points, which is low even with the fall.

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Before the skate, Anastasia was shown as a bright fan of the Georgian national team, who stood with a huge flag and a bouquet of flowers. As soon as the camera was turned on, the man started shouting: “I love you, I love you all. ” Unfortunately, this support did not help the same skater.

Japanese A look at Hyguta two weeks ago she won an exciting victory at the US level and started her career. After the short program she is in the top three. The skipper made the double ax without any problems, but there were deficiencies in other elements. In the cascade, the triple lutz – a triple toe loop was partially turned on the second jump, and the triple flip was performed from an unclear edge and landed without a turn. This does not affect the scores much, Wakaba gets a lot thanks to non-jump components and elements. Higuchi was able to improve her best result of the season with 66.98 points.

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Chae Young Kim from Korea taking 2nd place. The same skater showed a perfect performance at the beginning of the season. All the jumps were flying and with good exits: double ax, triple lutz cascade – triple loop and triple flip. The athlete has an unusual and bright performance on the soundtrack of the movie “Tron”. She feels organic both in lyrics and in today’s techno music. There is a slow part for the first jump, and a fast part for the track and spinning. But so far her authority is not so high that the judges support her with powerful GOEs. Chae Young received a rental score of 70.90.

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The American is ahead Omar Glenn. This season, the skater confidently goes to the home world championship and regularly shows the triple ax at competitions. At the stage of the French Grand Prix, the athlete easily coped with the ultra-c element, and also performed the triple flip cascade cleanly – a three-dimensional bend and a triple bend. Previously, Amber could not skate the entire program with the trixel at the same time, but a lot has changed during the season. The American has a powerful representation with a clear border. She does everything to the maximum and does not spend on trifles. Glenn scored 78.14 points for her skate; the skater and her coach were very happy and surprised by these scores.

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It is hard to imagine that the winners can change after the free program. All the captains are far from each other, but in the first competitions of the season they show amazing stability. Unless the American Federation pushes Sarah Everhardt to the bronze position.

French Grand Prix Grand Prix. Women. A short program

1. Amber Glenn (United States) – 78.14
2. Chae Yong Kim (South Korea) – 70.90
3. Wakaba Higuchi (Japan) – 66.98
4. Sarah Everhardt (United States) – 66.95
5. Rion Sumioshi (Japan) – 66.88.