Figure Skating Competitions that were held in Turkish Airlines Ice Rink continued with the Ice Dance Free Dance Competitions. President of Youth and Sports Affairs Yunus Akgül, the autorities from Youth and Sports General Directorate, President of Ice Skating Federation Fahrettin Kandemir, President of University Sports Federation Kemal Tamer and presidents of other federations watched the competition.
In the end of the competition Russian pair Kristina Gorshkova and Vitali Butikov got 81.23 points including 38.20 technical and 43.03 artistic points. The pair whose point was 54.30 in the short programme got 135.53 points in total and won the gold medal.
Turkish skaters Alper Uçar and Alisa Agafonova got 77.55 points including 39.86 technical and 37.69 artistic points. The pair whose point was 49.38 in the short programme got 127.13 points in total and got the gold while Ukrainian pair Nadezhda Frolenkova and Mikhail Kasalo got 121.96 points in total and won the bronze.
Turkish skaters Alper Uçar and Alisa Agafonova got 77.55 points including 39.86 technical and 37.69 artistic points. The pair whose point was 49.38 in the short programme got 127.13 points in total and got the gold while Ukrainian pair Nadezhda Frolenkova and Mikhail Kasalo got 121.96 points in total and won the bronze.
Alisa Agafonova and Alper Uçar who performed their ice dance in their black velvet clothes that with shining stones on it, received great applause from the spectators from the very first moment they were seen on the rink. The spectators who cheered the skaters up, applaused Uçar and Agafonova with Turkish flags when the their performance ended. When the points of Turkish pair apperaed on the scoreboard before they were announced, Turkish spectators’ cheers shook the rink and there was a rush of emotions.
