World News – CA – Bell and Tennell go 1-2 in Skate America short program

LAS VEGAS (AP) – As expected, Mariah Bell and Bradie Tennell finished top of the Skate America night women’s short program on Friday

Kicking off an already truncated figure skating season in the first event of the Grand Prix series, Bell was fluid and solid in a program choreographed by 2018 Olympian Adam Rippon His 7,648 points were more than enough to beat Tennell, who was 7,329 and was marked for under-rotation on his triple lutz-triple toe buckle combination

Bell, whose sensational free skating at the nationals in January secured her a silver medal behind two-time champion Alysa Liu – who is too young to compete in the senior internationals – was grateful for the opportunity to show her Skate America routine is one of four events in the series for 2020-2021, with two more in Canada and France canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic

“It was very interesting not having a crowd here,” said Bell “We are very lucky to have this event. I really enjoyed being able to skate today”

Bell pulled off his triple flip-triple toe loop combination and had a perfect triple lutz, which makes everything easy – especially for the first big competition of the season, although Skate America is limited to Americans and foreigners. training in this country

“I kind of had to go back to what it feels like to practice at home,” she said, “and I have to stress that and put a little pressure on myself. applause (recorded) and the stands are empty « 

Tennell, the 2018S U champion, has changed coaches and now works with famed Tom Zakrajsek in Colorado Springs

“We’ve tried to keep pretty much the same things,” she said, “because I know it works for me”

Audrey Shin was third before Saturday’s free skating Karen Chen, the U 2017S champion, was fourth

Two-time world champion and four-time US gold medalist Nathan Chen was due to skate in the men’s short program later Friday night

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