Today to Japan starts the Grand Prix final on figure skating

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on figure skating starts the Final of a series of the Grand Prix of 2017 on Thursday in Japanese Nagoya. For lack of injured Medvedeva Eugenia the part of the favourite in female driving is assigned to 15-year to Zagitova Aline which won at two selection stages.

the Final of a series of the Grand Prix 2017 on figure skating. The schedule, results, video

the Final of the Grand Prix 2017 on figure skating. Nagoya (Japan). December 7-10. Structure of participants:

of the Woman
of
Zagitova Aline (Russian Federation), Sotskova Maria (Russian Federation), Osmond Ketlin (Canada). Kostner Carolyn (Italy), Vakab Higuti (Japan), Miyakhara Satoko (Japan)

of the Man
of
Chen Nathan (United States of America), Rippon Adam (United States of America), Kolyada Mikhail (Russian Federation), the grantee of Fund of support of Olympians Russian Federation according to the Vancouver-2010 program Voronov Sergei (Russian Federation), Shoma Uno Sem (Japan), Jin Boyang (China)


Vapours
of Eugenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov (Russian Federation), grantopoluchatelb Fund of support of Olympians Russian Federation according to the Sochi-2014 program Stolbova Xenia / Klimov Fedor (Russian Federation), Put Wenjing / Khan Tsun Cuo (China), Yu Xiaoyu / Khao Chzhan (China), Savchenko Alena / Masso Bruno (Germany), Dyuamel Megan / Redford Eric (Canada)

the Dances

Maya Shibutani / Shibutani Alex (United States of America), Khabbell Medison Chok / Beyts Evan, Khabbell Medison / Donokhyu Zakhari (United States of America), Papadakis Gabriela / Sizeron Guillaume (France), Tessa Virtyyu / Moir Scott (Canada), Kappellini Anna / Lanotte Luca (Italy) ***

Following the results of six tournaments in October-November were defined by

on six finalists of the Grand Prix in each type of the program of figure skating. The Russian figure skaters are not presented only in competition of dancing duets, but in Nagoya four singles and two sports couples will act. After the decision to act from the final because of a crack in foot of the strongest figure skater of the last years Medvedeva Eugenia the main hopes in female driving are rested upon Zagitova Aline who was not equal at stages in Beijing and French Grenoble.

Will act in Nagoya also Sotskova Maria who took the second places at stages twice. Osmond Ketlin from Canada, the Italian Kostner Carolyn and Vakab Higuti's Japanese figure skaters and Miyakhara Satoko, reached the final after a trauma Medvedeva Eugenia become competitors of Russians in the final of the Grand Prix. The favourite of the final the vice-world champion Osmond Ketlin is considered, the competition to her and Zagitova Aline is capable to make Mishin Aleksey 30-year-old Kostner Carolyn - the bronze prize-winner of the Olympic Games of 2014 and the world champion of 2012.

In man's driving perfectly acted at selection stages Kolyada Mikhail and Voronov Sergei. Two previous seasons in the Grand Prix finals the Russian man's driving were not presented, in Nagoya Voronov Sergei and Kolyada Mikhail has the right to apply for the prize-winning post. In the final the Russian figure skaters will compete to three representatives of United States of America - Chen Nathan, Rippon Adam and Brown Jason who replaced the traumatized Chinese Jin Boyana. The vice-world champion the Japanese Uno Sem which along with Chong who has won at the two stages Chen Nathan is considered the main applicant for a victory became the sixth participant of the final.

In pair figure skating Eugenia Tarasova and to Vladimir Morozov, and also Stolbova Xenia and to Klimov Fedor is necessary the serious competition. World champions the Chinese couple Sui Wenjing and Khan Tsun, Savchenko Alena and Masso Bryuno from Germany, and also Canadians Dyuamel Megan and Redford Eric who won in the World Cups in 2015 and 2016 spend strongly a season. Chinese Yu Xiaoyu and Khao Chzhan supplement structure of participants of the final.

Without Russians in the dances

in the absence of Russians in the final of dancing duets will act Papadakis Gabrielle and Sizeron Guillaume from France, Olympic champions and world champions Tessa Virtu and Moir Scott from Canada, and also Italians Kappellini Anna and Lanotte Luca. Three duets from United States of America - the Maya and Shibutani Alex, Khabbell Medison Chok and Beyts Evan, Khabbell Medison and Donakhyu Zachary will add structure of finalists. In selection competitions the best result from the Russian duets showed Ekaterina Bobrova and Solovyev Dimitri, having remained on the seventh place.

will pass the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya which contains about 10 thousand audience.

For the first time on figure skating passed the Grand Prix final in February, 1996 in Paris where won Urmanov Aleksey, Shishkova Eugenie and Naumov Vadim (couples) and Grishchuk Oksana with Platov Eugenie (dances) whereas in female driving the American got gold Kvan Michelle. A year ago in Spanish Barcelona it was not to Khanyu Yudzuru and Medvedeva Eugenia, and also steam Eugenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov both to a duet to Virt and Moir Scott.