It was not a fall, just one hand on the ice on a jump. However, the Malheur led to 28th place for the German champion Nikita Starostin, 22, in the World Cup short program. This was not enough to participate in the freestyle of the best 24 figure skaters this Saturday (11 p.m./Discovery) – and therefore not for an Olympic qualification. Starostess, the only soloist of the DEU in Boston, now has a chance at the Olympic qualification tournament in Beijing in September. Another five starting places are awarded there. A soloist had not even sent the Deu to the World Cup – because the performance requirements were not correct.
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