Miami University
Mozart Cup (J)
Junior Team Finishes Sixth at Mozart Cup
1/23/2011 12:00:00 AM | Synchronized Skating
Jan. 23, 2011
SALZBURG, Austria--Behind a fifth-place showing in the free skate, Miami University's junior team improved its standing on the final day at the Mozart Cup, finishing in sixth place among the 13-team field.
The RedHawks, one of two teams representing the United States at the international event, entered the final day in seventh place after Saturday's short program where they posted a score of 39.78.
Skating to a Broadway-themed program for its free skate, Miami notched a score of 83.00 to place fifth in the free skate, edging Stella Polaris (Finland) by 0.58 points in that portion of the event. ¬Nexxice (Canada) posted the top score in the free skate (110.24) and won the event with a combined score of 168.31. Musketeers (Finland) followed with a score of 109.97 for the free skate and 164.86 to place second overall at the Mozart Cup.
Lexettes (USA) had the third-best free skate score (95.44) and finished third with a combined score of 141.12. Team Convivium (Sweden) finished a place ahead of Miami in the free skate (94.00) and was fourth overall with a combined score of 129.44. Stella Polaris, who had finished third in the short program and finished just behind the RedHawks in the free skate dropped to fifth place overall on the final day with a score of 129.44. Miami finished 10 points ahead of its seventh-place competitor in the overall standings.
Rounding out the final overall standings were: Team Spirit (Sweden) 112.71-7th, Team Estreija (Finland) 112.46-8th, Hot Shivers (Italy) 107.62-9th, Zagreb Snowflakes (Croatia) 72.35-10th, Frostwork (Hungary) 66.97-11th, Starlets (Czech Repbulic) 63.98-12th, Ice Stars (Hungary) 57.40-13th.
Miami next takes the ice when the collegiate team competes at the Midwestern Championships (Feb. 5-6) and the senior team travels to the Spring Cup in Milan, Italy Feb. 11-13. The junior team is next in action at the U.S. National Championships March 3-5.
