McAllister Bronze; Tkacheva 7th at Britannia Figure Cup

Sam McAllister and Sophia Tkacheva got their season under way this weekend at the Britannia Figure Cup in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

McAllister opened his short programme with triple toe loop-triple toe loop jump combination and triple Lutz attempts. He later went on to land a double Axel and executed a Level 4 fly sit spin. He posted a score of 54.50 to place third after the first segment of the competition.

Earlier today McAllister was back for the free skating which he began with a double Axel-double Axel sequence. He followed that with a triple flip attempt and a triple Lutz-double toe loop combination and concluded his routine with a Level 4 change foot combination spin. A free score of 104.45 points gave him a combined total of 158.95 and kept him in third place.

Tkacheva participated in the Junior Women’s category short programme on the first day of competition. She commenced with attempts at double Axel and triple Salchow and also landed a double loop. She received a score of 27.38 which had her in seventh overnight.

The second day of competition saw Tkacheva tackle the free skating. She started her routine with an attempted triple Salchow and also went for a double Axel. She included a Level 4 change foot combination spin in her programme and received positive grades of execution for her choreographic sequence and layback spin. She earned 51.65 points in the free which amounted to a total score of 79.03 points and she finished in seventh place overall.