Russian determine skating rising star Alena Kostornaia has received her maiden ISU Grand Prix Last in Turin, charming the audiences with a flawless routine, and ending effectively forward of her teammates and fellow Russian teen sensations.
Kostornaia, 16-year-old disciple of famend Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze, gave a surprising efficiency at her first ISU Grand Prix of Determine Skating Last in Turin, Italy, to smash a phrase document within the quick program and within the mixed complete.
? Alena Kostornaia ?? wins the Girls on the Grand Prix Last in Torino!
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With a snug lead after Friday’s quick skate, Kostornaia opened her free skate with two triple Axels, one together with a double toeloop, and breezed via the remainder of her routine with out a lot of an error, incomes the record-breaking 247,59 general rating.
On the rostrum, Kostornaia was joined by fellow members of #TeamTutberidze, Anna Shcherbakova, who received silver, and Alexandra Trusova, who needed to content material with bronze regardless of making historical past and changing into the primary girl to land a quad flip within the competitors, that’s along with a quad lutz and a quad toeloop together with a triple Salchow.
One other Tutberidze star pupil, reigning Olympic and world champion Alina Zagitova was in for a disappointing day two of the Grand Prix Last on Saturday, ending on the backside of the desk after an error-ridden free skate dashed her hopes for a podium regardless of a near-perfect quick program, that propelled her to the second spot on Friday.
Defending Grand Prix Last champ Rika Kihara additionally failed to deal with the strain, and landed in forth general, unable to get well from a disastrous quick program.
The highest three Girls of the Grand Prix Last ???
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American Bradie Tennell, the one different non-Russian skater within the remaining, completed fifth.
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