Schoolgirl from Russia conquered the Americans

In Chicago at the initial step of the series of elite figure skating tournament Grand Prix Skate America, the people of Russia showed the best results, winning prizes. Favorites of the competition was the pair skaters YUKO Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov and 15-year-old schoolgirl Elena Radionova.

Russian pair YUKO Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov far exceeded their own competitors from the United States, having typed in a short and random programs in the joint complexity 209,16 points. The second were the Americans haven Danny and Brandon Frazier (183,84 points), third - Chinese Peng Cheng and Zhang Hao (182,43 points), TASS informs.

Happy fans and a Russian figure skater, 15-year-old schoolgirl Elena Radionova, who won at the turn of the Grand Prix Skate America. Radionova on the results of the short and free programs scored 195,47 points. 2nd place was taken by another Russian Elizabeth Tuktamysheva received from arbitrators 189,62 points. The bronze medal went to American Gracie gold, who scored according to the results of the concert 179,38 points.

"I am very happy because this is the 1st "Grand Prix", which I managed to win - leads icenetwork.com words Elena Radionova. - This is a totally different experience in comparison with the second or 3rd place. I even hard to say at the moment. Glad that was able to do what you can. I was determined to come here and present the pure program, which was done".

Elena Radionova is still 1 and the only one in the history of the two-time world champion among juniors in women's figure skating - 2013 and 2014, Politehnica final Grand Prix of the number of Junior season 2012/2013, the silver medalist of the Russian Federation in 2013 and bronze medalist of the Russian Federation in 2014, champion.com Russia among juniors of 2013. As of October 2014 occupies the 8th place in the ranking of the International skating Union.

With success at the first Grand Prix Skate America favorites of the world among juniors 2013 English dance Duo Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin, who won a bronze medal at the adult step Grand Prix. Russian residents in both speeches, performed a unique series of twizzles that does no 1 dance duets - "pistol".

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