The 17-year-old from Brussels, in any case, charmed the American public, skating to the music of “The Scarlet Maid” and “A Dream” by Eric Christian. After four minutes of her performance, Nina collected a score of 130.76 points, earning her second place, just behind the Japanese Higuchi (130.81 pts).
The latter, fourth at the end of the short program, finally won with a total of 196.93 points, ahead of her compatriot Watanabe (195.22 pts) and the American Levito (194.83 pts).
Figure skating: Nina Pinzarrone begins her season smoothly
Fifth with 62.85 points after the “court”, which she skated to the magnificent music of “Swan Lake”, Nina Pinzarrone moved up one place to finish fourth with 193.61 points. So it all came down to the details… See you in two weeks, in Angers, for the French Grand Prix!
In the meantime, the protégé of Benoît Richaud, her choreographer, and Ans Bocklandt, her coach, was smiling after her performance.
“For my first competition of the season, I am quite satisfied. I reached a good level on my pirouettes. I know that my second jump was not clean, but I did not fall.”
For this new season, Nina and her entourage decided to tell a story, the first part of her long program being a story.
“The story is about a girl whose boat sank and died. She has one last chance to say goodbye to her friends and family. But, towards the end, she knows she has to leave “I’m trying to convey this story to the audience, but I think it will get even better as the season goes on.”
Nina Pinzarrone: “I never really stop skating”
