Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis are only three tenths of third place after the Ice dance European rhythm dance. Free dance skating on Saturday.
Emma Hyyppä,
Riikka Smolander-Slotte
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Two years ago, the EM bronze medalists Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis They started their work on the Tallinn European Championship. After the rhythm dance competition, the Finnish couple is fourth with a record score of 81.26. Their previous records improved by almost three points.
The second pair of Finland Yuka orihara and Juho Pirinen He also crushed his previous record by about three points. They are eighth at 75.70.
The race is led by an Italian pair who defends the European Championship Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri with points 84.23.
The competition for the following positions is very smooth. French Evgenia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud Surprised with his second place and 82.75 points. The biggest pre-favorites include the UK Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are third with 81.57.
Turkkila and Versluis pushed confidence before the rhythm dance, which was also reflected in their energetic and high quality performance. A year ago, the couple was sixth in the tough European Championship.
– This was a program that we can do at the best of training. It was a pretty crazy feeling and the thought stayed in an instant. It was quite tense, but the routine we got, yes, Turkkila said with relief.
The second pair of Finland, Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen, said the cause of the record improvement, especially in the technical performance of a new kind of certainty.
– Our rhythm dance was a technically good routine exercise, but it also had the adrenaline of the race. Here in Tallinn felt as if we were in Finland. These issues came to a three -point record, Pirinen said.
A year ago, Orihara and Pirinen did well and reached 10th place. Now the chances of improving the investment are excellent.
The sixth place is just over half a point away, so the starting point for free dance is also exciting for the second pair of Finland.
– I don’t remember much about the program. The performance as a whole was enjoyable. A year ago, at the European Championships, my shoulder had gone down, so the skating was pretty horrible. This time the mood was quite different, Orihara said.
Coach of Finnish pairs Maurizio Margaglio Moved from the successes of their protectors.
In a tight spot, success in the value race ice is not a matter of course. The nerves of Finnish ice dancers remained well under control.
– In my coaching philosophy, it is important to practice the body, but also the mind and soul. When our couple loves what they do and are mentally strong, this is the result, the Italian pilot said.
The free dance competition will be skated in Tallinn on Saturday at 1pm. The live broadcast starts at Arena at 12.55. On the TV2 side, the broadcast starts at 2:30 pm. follows the events of the Figure Skating European Championships closely in this article.