Figure skating

Savchenko/Massot get Bronze at the world Championships

You have to wait for five months together: Now the English-French Pair to win their first World championship participation medal. They show up in the freestyle nervous.

Of a medal at the world Premiere of the English-French pair of runners Aljona Savchenko and Bruno had dreamed of Massot. But the five-time world champion shone in Boston with her new Partner and won the Bronze medal with 216,17 points. The EM-the Second had to be in front of 17 000 spectators at the TD Garden, only the title defenders Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (231,99) from Canada and Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (224,47) from China, go first.

After a successful freestyle to “Sometimes” by Wax Tailor, the German Champions were relieved in the arms. After 18 months of lock due to the Association of exchange of the French was a dream debut. “Like I said, the medal target is not a joke,” said the Ukraine-born singer at the press conference.

In red-and-black Trouser suits at the partner look dressed, delivered Savchenko/Massot, a high-class lecture. Already when Entering, the specialized US was impressed-audience of the height of the throws. Savchenko, however, was not quite as safe as at all the other single jumps. At the end, but it was enough for third place, because the Russian Olympic champion Tatyana Wolossoschar/Maxim Trankow caught a bad day and from rank three to six is to blame for plunging.

“It was very difficult to walk to the Canadians,” said Savchenko. The Arena is cooked according to the error-free program, the title defender, the not were so that you didn’t want to leave the ice. “I knew it would be enough,” said Duhamel, who landed the throw Salchow Quad.

The maximum difficulty was managed after the short program, leading the Chinese Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (80,85) to “Samson and Delilah” by Camille Saint-Saens. Her quadruple Twist at the beginning was flawless, but then the risk went wrong quadruple throw Salchow. The 20-Year-old fell to the ice.

Such maximum difficulties to offer the ENG-Duo next season. In the sixth joint Competition in the Federal military soldier had slight problems with the Salchow, she jumped the only double instead of triple. The triple toe loop, she started just sent. The throws will get you excellent, especially the high Twist at the beginning was accompanied by applause.

Savchenko/Massot had been blocked because the Association’s change of Massot, according to the international regulations for 18 months until November 2015 to take part to competitions. Before Massot Robin had been Szolkowy, the Partner of the 30-year-old native Ukrainian. Szolkowy, however, was to play after the winter Olympics in Sochi resigned.

sw/to (dpa, sid)