Elena Radionova blew the rest of the competition out of the water- winning both segments of the competition and posting a HUGE score in the free skate. She is the first lady to score over 200 points this season and she is the only lady to win both of her Grand Prix events. She needs a lot of polish, but the potential is certainly there. She is so exciting to watch and I'm looking forward to her skating in the Final against the other 3 Russian powerhouses.
Russia's darling from last season-Julia Lipnitskya- improved on her shaky performance from Cup of China and secured a spot in the Final with a silver medal. I really liked her new long program dress and thought she definitely improved her performance from two weeks ago. She seems to be struggling a little with her new-found fame this season, but hopefully she can pull it together later in the year. The bronze medal went to USA's Ashley Wagner. Though her numbers here were lower than at Skate Canada, she maintained high program component marks and added a gutsy triple lutz combination to the end of her long program. She said she was not feeling well for the long, and I could tell her full energy wasn't there. This bronze puts her on the bubble for the Final. I sincerely hope she gets to compete there, as I think it's important for her to keep competing leading up to Nationals. Other News off the podium: American Courtney Hicks had a strong technical showing to grab third place in the long program and fourth place overall. She needs much work in the presentation area, but her jumping abilities will really keep her in the game for the US Nationals.
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