Amazing figure skating images | Junior Dispatch

Posted by Dispatch staff on November 16, 2012 in Featured, Great Big World

Yuko Kavaguti, top, and Alexander Smirnov of Russia, perform in the pairs short program at the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

While figure skaters Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia led after the pairs short program at the Trophee Bompard, an international skating competition, we couldn?t help but marvel at some of the fantastic images from the Friday event, as covered by The Associated Press.

Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, who were silver medalists at Skate Canada in October and are hoping to qualify for the season-ending Grand Prix finals in Russia , weren?t doing so well. Duhamel fell on a landing after poorly executing a triple lutz.

Duhamel was annoyed because ?this jump has been going so well for us in the last few months, that maybe I was too relaxed.?

The Trophee Bompard is the fifth of six events. Later Friday were the men?s and women?s short programs, followed by ice dance.

Learn more about the Trophee Bompard here.

Morgan Cipres, left, and Vanessa James, right, of France, perform in the pairs short program at the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Mae Berenice Meite of France performs her routine during a training session ahead of the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy at Bercy Arena, in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Stefania Berton, top, and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy, perform in the pairs short program at the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko of Russia perform their skating routine during a training session ahead of the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy at Bercy Arena in Paris Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Vanessa James, left, and Morgan Cipres, right, of France, perform their routine during a training session ahead of the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy perform their skating routine during a training session ahead of the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy at Bercy Arena in Paris Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Hao Zhang, left, and Cheng Peng, right, of China, perform in the pairs short program at the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Polina Korobeynikova of Russia performs in the Ladies Short program of the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy at Bercy arena in Paris Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Yuko Kavaguti, top, and Alexander Smirnov of Russia, perform in the pairs short program at the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Jeremy Abbott of the U.S. performs his routine during a training session ahead of the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy perform their skating routine during a training session ahead of the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy at Bercy Arena in Paris Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Meagan Duhamel, left, and Eric Radford, right, of Canada, perform in the pairs short program at the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Nan Song of China, performs in the men?s short program at the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Meagan Duhamel, top, and Eric Radford of Canada, perform in the pairs short program at the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy, at Bercy arena in Paris, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the U.S. perform their skating routine during a training session ahead of the ISU Figure Skating Eric Bompard Trophy at Bercy Arena in Paris Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Reported by the Associated Press from PARIS, France.

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