USA’s Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani defended their Skate America title in Lake Placid, New York, today, pocketing their second grand prix gold of the season. Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy won the silver, while Russia’s Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov earned the bronze.
See article for more quotes from both the short and long.
What are your thoughts on the Ice Dance event? What did you enjoy the most?
“We’re really proud of what we did this entire weekend,” said Maia Shibutani. “We’ve been working so hard since Cup of Russia and both programs really felt like they built and they’re so much stronger now heading into the Grand Prix Final. These were the performances that we were looking to have.”
“We had the impression that we need to be perfect today and it always adds pressure to the whole process,” Cappellini said. “We were nervous. We missed the exit of the lift and we knew we already lost some points.”
“We are very happy with how we skated here at Skate America, we skated clean,” Katsalapov told the post-event press conference. “Now we know what we need to work on. Our next competition is our national championship and we’ll try to fix everything that wasn’t perfect yet. It was a great pleasure to compete in this historical place and we felt really energized.”
See article for more quotes from both the short and long.
What are your thoughts on the Ice Dance event? What did you enjoy the most?
Last edited: