The short programs at the 2012 European Figure Skating Championships kicked off today with the pairs. Russia dominated the event, with its three teams taking the top three spots on the leaderboard going into the free skate. World silver medalists Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov took a solid six-point lead over Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov. Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov are in third.
Twitter @examinerskating | Facebook
RECAP: Pairs' short program
PAIRS (after the short program)
1. Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov RUS – 72.80 VIDEO
2. Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov RUS – 66.89 VIDEO
3. Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov RUS – 58.66 VIDEO
4. Stefania Berton/Ondrej Hotarek ITA – 54.38 VIDEO
5. Maylin Hausch/Daniel Wende GER – 54.03 VIDEO
6. Daria Popova/Bruno Massot FRA – 53.91 VIDEO
7. Mari Vartmann/Aaron Van Cleave GER – 52.00 VIDEO
8. Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres FRA – 51.81
9. Stacey Kemp/David King GBR – 45.75 VIDEO
10. Alexandra Herbrikova/Rudy Halmaert CZE – 42.99 VIDEO
11. Carolina Gillespie/Luca Dematte ITA – 42.75 VIDEO
12. Danielle Montalbano/Evgeni Krasnopolski ISR – 41.69 VIDEO
13. Anais Morand/Timothy Leemann SUI – 41.48 VIDEO
14. Lubov Bakirova/Mikalai Kamianchuk BLR – 39.06 VIDEO
15. Stina Martini/Severin Kiefer AUT – 38.05 VIDEO
16. Sally Hoolin/James Hunt GBR – 33.41 VIDEO
17. Elizabeta Makarova/Leri Kenchadze BUL – 32.80 VIDEO
18. Maria Paliakova/Mikhail Fomichev BLR – 28.33 VIDEO
Follow Jackie for breaking news on Twitter or on Facebook. Keep up with the latest results and analyses of U.S. Nationals, Canadians, and Europeans this month by subscribing for the latest news.
Comments