A new coronation for granted. With their breathtaking free program, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron were offered Thursday in Boston, with respectively 20 and 21, a second consecutive world title in ice dance. This is the never-seen in the history of French figure skating. Even the public TD Garden, yet everything to the cause of Americans Maia and Alex Shibutani and Madison Chock and Evan Bates, had to face the facts and acknowledge the thunderous applause.
Even the American Charlie White, author hitherto best free program history with her partner Meryl Davis, had to bow and make them willingly tribute. “ These two are amazing, I am proud that it is they who have improved our world record ” assured, smiling, Olympic champion 2014 ice dancing, on sabbatical from his coronation in Sochi (Russia).
The music of the British band Cinematic Orchestra, Papadakis and Cizeron delivered a moment of grace with their free program called “Build A Home” (literally build a house), modern, which has once again demonstrated their technical virtuosity and their sense of innovation. Already leading after the short program, the duo combined for eleven years left no chance to their rivals: they were credited with 118.17 points of never-seen on the international stage, which n ‘ has not failed to surprise themselves.
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron retained their title of world champions in ice dance – AFP
We did not expect such scores
“ We do not expect such scores, even if we had the impression to give the best of ourselves on the ice ,” said Papadakis. “ It took us time to realize free after what you’ve done, I still can not believe it, I’ll just enjoy this moment as long as possible “, has -t she continued. “ It’s amazing to win this title for two consecutive years. After the short, we had a lot of good energy, we were really excited to go on the ice ,” added his partner on the ice who drew their strength.
In the end, they have emerged with a total 194.46 points new personal record, the second highest in history, before the two American couples Maia and Alex Shibutani, 2nd (188.43 pts) and Madison Chock and Evan Bates, 3rd (185.77 pts). They continue their meteoric rise especially in the history of their discipline: they are the first French to win a world title for two consecutive years, a feat that even Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet never realized when they were the couple-reference In the 1920′s.
The 2018 Olympics in the viewfinder
They now have two world titles and two European crowns to their name, and are the first to hold a world title in ice dance since doubled in 2006 and 2007 passed by the Bulgarians Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski. Their season had started badly however: Papadakis had suffered a concussion in August 2015 training, which had disrupted their preparation. Shortly before leaving Montreal, where they train since 2014, Boston, Papadakis injured her knee after receiving a shot of involuntary skating partner, an episode that ultimately did not question their domination glowing on discipline.
Their horizon is now with the Olympic JO-2018 Pyeongchang (South Korea): “They can still improve, I do not think they have reached the maximum of their potential,” warned Marie-France Dubreuil, the one of their coaches. In the afternoon, the ladies free program gave rise to a little surprise with first place in the American Gracie Gold and disappointing 3rd place (73.76 points) of the Russian Evgenia Medvedeva prodigy, while the triple Japanese world champion Mao Asada sank to 9th place (65.87 pts).
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron during their short program at the World Championships in Boston, Wednesday, March 30, 2016 – AFP
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