Abbott, Kostner triumph in Shanghai
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November 6, 2011, Sunday
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AMERICAN Jeremy Abbott came back from a fall on his opening jump to edge Japan's Nobunari Oda for the men's title at the Cup of China in Shanghai yesterday.
Abbott was in third place following Friday's short program, but took gold after disastrous performances by the two men ahead of him after the short, Russia's Artur Gachinski and Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan.
Two-time US champion Abbott finished with an overall total of 228.49 points, just 1.38 ahead of Oda. Song Nan of China was third, while Hanyu was fourth. Gachinski, leader after the short, fell on his opening quad toe loop, stumbled on the landing of his second jump, a triple axel, and then popped a triple salchow to tumble to fifth overall.
Italy's Carolina Kostner wobbled on a couple of landings of her own, but held on to beat American Mirai Nagasu for the women's title with 182.14 points. Nagasu had 173.22.
In the ice dancing, Russians Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev skated a flawless free dance to take the title with 163.52 points, finishing well ahead of Maia and Alex Shibutani of the United States in second with 148.40.
In the pairs, Russians Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov claimed the title after securing a total of 186.74 points.
China's Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao, the 2006 Olympic silver medalists, who were third after the short program on Friday on 60.57 points, finished runner-up with 177.67 points, ahead of Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch (172.04).
Abbott, who did not match Gachinski and Hanyu by doing a quadruple jump in the short program, fell on his opening jump in the free skate, a quad toe loop. He also singled a triple axel, but didn't take another spill.
"The first thing you learn in skating is to fall down and stand back up," Abbott said. "You never want to fall in a competition, but I guess mine came off the top of my program and if I were to let it affect me, then I have a whole four minutes and 15 seconds of torture left so I try to just put it behind me."
Abbott was in third place following Friday's short program, but took gold after disastrous performances by the two men ahead of him after the short, Russia's Artur Gachinski and Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan.
Two-time US champion Abbott finished with an overall total of 228.49 points, just 1.38 ahead of Oda. Song Nan of China was third, while Hanyu was fourth. Gachinski, leader after the short, fell on his opening quad toe loop, stumbled on the landing of his second jump, a triple axel, and then popped a triple salchow to tumble to fifth overall.
Italy's Carolina Kostner wobbled on a couple of landings of her own, but held on to beat American Mirai Nagasu for the women's title with 182.14 points. Nagasu had 173.22.
In the ice dancing, Russians Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev skated a flawless free dance to take the title with 163.52 points, finishing well ahead of Maia and Alex Shibutani of the United States in second with 148.40.
In the pairs, Russians Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov claimed the title after securing a total of 186.74 points.
China's Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao, the 2006 Olympic silver medalists, who were third after the short program on Friday on 60.57 points, finished runner-up with 177.67 points, ahead of Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch (172.04).
Abbott, who did not match Gachinski and Hanyu by doing a quadruple jump in the short program, fell on his opening jump in the free skate, a quad toe loop. He also singled a triple axel, but didn't take another spill.
"The first thing you learn in skating is to fall down and stand back up," Abbott said. "You never want to fall in a competition, but I guess mine came off the top of my program and if I were to let it affect me, then I have a whole four minutes and 15 seconds of torture left so I try to just put it behind me."
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