Davis and White lead at GP final
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December 4, 2009, Friday
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MERYL Davis and Charlie White of the United States finished first in the original dance yesterday, the opening day of the International Skating Union's Grand Prix final.
Skating to Indian folk dance, Davis and White received a season's best 65.80 points to finish ahead of Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who were second with 64.01 points. Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat of France were third with 56.93 points.
"We skated well today," White said. "We weren't perfect and there is room for improvement but we were happy to get a level 4 on all elements. It's important to have fun in the original dance and we were able to do that."
Davis and White qualified for Tokyo after winning the Rostelecom Cup and the NHK Trophy. The Canadians earned gold medals at the Trophee Bompard and Skate Canada.
"Tessa and I are pretty excited about the way we skated tonight," Moir said. "There is still room for improvement in the next couple of months but this is a step up from our Grand Prix performances."
The ice dance event concludes today with the free dance.
In the pairs event, China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, skating to "Who Wants to Live Forever", finished first in the short program with 75.36 points.
"We had a lot of fun skating here tonight," said Zhao. "We were able to exert 100 percent of our capabilities in our short program."
Robin Szolkowy and Aliona Savchenko of Germany were second with 73.14 points while Russians Maxim Trankov and Maria Mukhortova finished third with 69.78 points.
Defending GP champions Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China were fourth with 68.04. The pairs free skate is tomorrow.
The top six skaters in the regular season Grand Prix standings qualify for the Grand Prix final. The men's and women's short program will be held today.
Skating to Indian folk dance, Davis and White received a season's best 65.80 points to finish ahead of Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who were second with 64.01 points. Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat of France were third with 56.93 points.
"We skated well today," White said. "We weren't perfect and there is room for improvement but we were happy to get a level 4 on all elements. It's important to have fun in the original dance and we were able to do that."
Davis and White qualified for Tokyo after winning the Rostelecom Cup and the NHK Trophy. The Canadians earned gold medals at the Trophee Bompard and Skate Canada.
"Tessa and I are pretty excited about the way we skated tonight," Moir said. "There is still room for improvement in the next couple of months but this is a step up from our Grand Prix performances."
The ice dance event concludes today with the free dance.
In the pairs event, China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, skating to "Who Wants to Live Forever", finished first in the short program with 75.36 points.
"We had a lot of fun skating here tonight," said Zhao. "We were able to exert 100 percent of our capabilities in our short program."
Robin Szolkowy and Aliona Savchenko of Germany were second with 73.14 points while Russians Maxim Trankov and Maria Mukhortova finished third with 69.78 points.
Defending GP champions Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China were fourth with 68.04. The pairs free skate is tomorrow.
The top six skaters in the regular season Grand Prix standings qualify for the Grand Prix final. The men's and women's short program will be held today.
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