Russian rising star Alena Kostornaia has made a greater than assured debut on the senior Grand Prix occasion, profitable the ladies’s brief program in Grenoble, France and abandoning reigning Olympic champion Alina Zagitova.
The 15-year-old Russian delivered a stable efficiency on Friday, demonstrating essentially the most technically sophisticated program during which she landed a triple axel.
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Kostornaia, who coped completely with all of her leaping components, posted a rating of 76,55 factors, which turned out to be unbeatable for the remainder of her opponents.
Mild as a feather ? Alena Kostornaia leads the Women Quick Program after the primary group!
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Reigning world and Olympic champion Zagitova was additionally clear throughout her routine, which she carried out to the tender track of ‘Me Voy’ by Yasmin Levy.
Nonetheless, her triple lutz-triple loop mixture was thought-about under-rotated by judges, a mistake that barely affected her technical rating.
Alina Zagitova lays down a loop combo and makes it a 1 + 2 lead for Russia after the Women Quick Program ⛸️
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Zagitova presently sits in second place with 74,24 factors.
The competitors will conclude on Saturday after the feminine skaters exhibit their free packages.
