List all of your personal PAIRS podium placements

[Blades of Passion]

I did this kind of thread a long time ago for singles skating and now I'm going to bring it back with Pairs and Ice Dance! I'll resurrect the Mens and Ladies threads eventually as well. But, for now, let's talk about Pairs - your favorite performances and all of the robbing and incorrect scoring you feel has happened over the years.

List all of your podium choices for Worlds/Olympics, going back as far as you'd like. I'm not going to offer too much discussion of my personal choices in this first post, but hopefully everyone who loves pairs can weigh in and we can have a lovely (and heated, no doubt) debate about Pairs performances and competition results.

2010 Worlds
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy
2. Pang/Tong
3. Kavaguti/Smirnov

2010 Olympics
1. Shen/Zhao
2. Pang/Tong
3. Savchenko/Szolkowy

2009 Worlds
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy
2. Kavaguti/Smirnov
3. Zhang/Zhang

2008 Worlds
1. Dube/Davison
2. Zhang/Zhang
3. Savchenko/Szolkowy

2007 Worlds
1. Shen/Zhao
2. Pang/Tong
3. Savchenko/Szolkowy

2006 Worlds
1. Pang/Tong
2. Petrova/Tikhonov
3. Zhang/Zhang

2006 Olympics
1. Totmianina/Marinin
2. Shen/Zhao
3. Zhang/Zhang

2005 Worlds
1. Totmianina/Marinin
2. Petrova/Tikhonov
3. Pang/Tong

2004 Worlds (An amazing World Championships)
1. Totmianina/Marinin
2. Shen/Zhao (too bad about the big mistake in the SP, their LP performance is an all-time best)
3. Pang/Tong

2003 Worlds
1. Shen/Zhao
2. Totmianina/Marinin
3. Petrova/Tikhonov

2002 Worlds
1. Shen/Zhao
2. Totmianina/Marinin
3. Ina/Zimmerman

2002 Olympics
1. Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze
2. Sale/Pelletier
3. Ina/Zimmerman (giving the best performance of your career and being robbed when the Olympics is in your home country...OUCH, feel so bad for them)
Honorable Mention - Shen/Zhao

2001 Worlds
1. Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze
2. Sale/Pelletier
3. Shen/Zhao

2000 Worlds (Ridiculous how Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze were disqualified)
1. Petrova/Tikhonov
2. Shen/Zhao
3. Abitbol/Bernadis

1999 Worlds
1. Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze
2. Shen/Zhao
3. Zagorska/Siudek

1998 Worlds
1. Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze
2. Meno/Sand
3. Shen/Zhao

1998 Olympics
1. Kazakova/Dmitriev
2. Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze
3. Wotzel/Steuer
Honorable Mention - Shen/Zhao

1997 Worlds
1. Wotzel/Steuer
2. Eltsova/Bushkov
3. Kazakova/Dmitriev

1996 Worlds
1. Meno/Sand
2. Eltsova/Bushkov
3. Wotzel/Steuer

1995 Worlds
1. Kovarikova/Novotny
2. Shishkova/Naumov
3. Meno/Sand

1994 Worlds
1. Shishkova/Naumov
2. Brasseur/Eisler
3. Kovarikova/Novotny

1994 Olympics
1. Gordeeva/Grinkov
2. Mishkutenok/Dmitriev
3. Shishkova/Naumov
Honorable Mention - Brasseur/Eisler

1993 Worlds
1. Brasseur/Eisler
2. Shishkova/Naumov
3. Meno/Sand

Stopping there for now. I shall add more later. Still need to watch some of the lower ranked performances from earlier years to see if there are any overlooked gems.

[gmyers]

2010 Worlds

G-k/S
S-P/T
B-M/T

2010 Olympics

G-P/T
S-S/Z
B-K/S

[mousepotato]

2010 Worlds
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy
2. Pang/Tong
3. Kavaguti/Smirnov

2010 Olympics
1. Shen/Zhao
2. Pang/Tong
3. Kavaguti/Smirnov

2009 Worlds
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy
2. Kavaguti/Smirnov
3. Zhang/Zhang

2008 Worlds
1. Zhang/Zhang
2. Savchenko/Szolkowy
3. Dube/Davison

[FlattFan]

2010 Worlds
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy
2. Pang/Tong
3. Kavaguti/Smirnov

2010 Olympics
1. Pang/Tong
2. Shen/Zhao
3. Kavaguti/Smirnov

2009 Worlds
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy
2. Kavaguti/Smirnov
3. Zhang/Zhang

2008 Worlds
1. Zhang/Zhang
2. Dube/Davison
3. Savchenko/Szolkowy

[zizi]

2010 Worlds
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy
2. Pang/Tong
3. Kavaguti/Smirnov

2010 Olympics
1. Shen/Zhao
2. Pang/Tong
3.Savchenko/Szolkowy

2009 Worlds
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy
2. Kavaguti/Smirnov
3. Zhang/Zhang

2007 Worlds
1. Shen/Zhao
2. Savchenko/Szolkowy
3. P/T

2006 Worlds
1.Petrova/Tikhonov
2. Zhang/Zhang
3. P/T

2006 Olympics
1. Totmianina/Marinin
2. Shen/Zhao
3. Zhang/Zhang

2005 Worlds
1. Totmianina/Marinin
2. Petrova/Tikhonov
3. Zhang/Zhang

1998 Worlds
1. Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze
2. Meno/Sand
3. Shen/Zhao

[Blades of Passion]

That's a lot of Kavaguti/Smirnov support! I'm going to go rewatch their performance at the Olympics again. I remember it being more flawed than Savchenko/Szolkowy? I don't inherently prefer their program, though, so that could be it.

[blue_idealist]

I'll just do 2010. I agreed with the actual podium placements at the Olympics, but switch K&S for M&T for bronze at 2010 Worlds.

[pangtongfan]

2010 Worlds:

Gold- Pang & Tong
Silver- Savchenko & Szolkowy
Bronze- Mukhortova & Trankov


2010 Olympics:

Gold- Pang & Tong
Silver- Shen & Zhou
Bronze- Savchenko & Szolkowy


2009 Worlds:

Gold- Savchenko & Szolkowy
Silver- Kavaguti & Smirnov
Bronze- Mukhortova & Trankov


2008 Worlds:

Gold- Savchenko & Szolkowy
Silver- Dube & Davison
Bronze- Pang & Tong


2007 Worlds:

Gold- Shen & Zhou
Silver- Pang & Tong
Bronze- Savchenko & Szolkowy


2006 Worlds:

Gold- Petrova & Tikhonov
Silver- Pang & Tong
Bronze- Inoue & Baldwin


2006 Olympics:

Gold- Totmianina & Marinin
Silver- Pang & Tong
Bronze- Petrova & Tikhonov


2005 Worlds:

Gold- Totmianina & Marinin
Silver- Petrova & Tikhonov
Bronze- Pang & Tong


2004 Worlds:

Gold- Totmianina & Marinin
Silver- Pang & Tong
Bronze- Shen & Zhou (7th or 8th in short program)


2003 Worlds:

Gold- Shen & Zhou
Silver- Totmianina & Marinin
Bronze- Langlois & Archetto


2002 Worlds:

Gold- Shen & Zhou
Silver- Petrova & Tikhonov
Bronze- Totmianina & Marinin


2002 Olympics:

Gold- Sale & Pelletier
Silver- Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze
Bronze- Totmianina & Marinin


2001 Worlds:

Gold- Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze
Silver- Shen & Zhou
Bronze- Sale & Pelletier


2000 Worlds:

Gold- Petrova & Tikhonov
Silver- Abitol & Bernadis
Bronze- Shen & Zhou


1999 Worlds:

Gold- Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze
Silver- Shen & Zhou
Bronze- Petrova & Tikhonov


1998 Olympics:

Gold- Kazahkova & Dmitriev
Silver- Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze
Bronze- Woetzel & Steuer


1998 Worlds:

Gold- Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze
Silver- Sargeant & Wirtz
Bronze- Schwarz & Mueller


1997 Worlds:

Gold- Eltsova & Bushkova
Silver- Kazahkova & Dmitrev (1st in LP)
Bronze- Woetzel & Steuer (overmarked in both programs)


1996 Worlds:

Gold- Meno & Sand
Silver- Shishkova & Naumov
Bronze- Eltsova & Bushkov


1995 Worlds:

Gold- Shishkova & Naumov
Silver- Kovarikova & Novotny (3rd in LP)
Bronze- Meno & Sand (2nd in LP)


1994 Worlds:

Gold- Shishkova & Naumov
Silver- Brasseur & Eisler
Bronze- Eltsova & Bushkov


1994 Olympics:

Gold- Miskutienok & Dmitriev
Silver- Gordeeva & Grinkov
Bronze- Shishkova & Naumov


1993 Worlds:

Gold- Brasseur & Eisler
Silver- Shishkova & Naumov
Bronze- Woetzel & Steuer


1992 Worlds:

Gold- Miskutienok & Dmitriev
Silver- Kovarikova & Novotny
Bronze- Shishkova & Naumov


1992 Olympics:

Gold- Miskutienok & Dmitriev
Silver- Bechke & Petrov
Bronze- Kovarikova & Novotny


1991 Worlds:

Gold- Miskutienok & Dmitriev
Silver- Brasseur & Eisler
Bronze- Shishkova & Naumov


1990 Worlds:

Gold- Selezneva & Makarov (2nd in SP, 1st in LP)
Silver- Brasseur & Eisler (4th in SP, 2nd in LP)
Bronze- Miskutienok & Dmitriev (3rd in SP, 3rd in LP)
4th- Gordeeva & Grinkov (1st in SP, 4th in LP)


1989 Worlds:

Gold- Gordeeva & Grinkov
Silver- Bechke & Petrov
Bronze- Yamaguchi & Galindo



Other events:

1995 Europeans:

Gold- Kovarikova & Novotny
Silver- Woetzel & Steuer
Bronze- Shishkova & Naumov


1997 Europeans:

Gold- Woetzel & Steuer
Silver- Eltsova & Bushkov
Bronze- Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze


2000-2001 Grand Prix final:

Gold- Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze
Silver- Shen & Zhou
Bronze- Sale & Pelletier

[pangtongfan]

I just notice I dont have the Zhangs winning a single World medal. That is good, that wasnt on purpose, but they are the most overscored pairs team in figure skating history.

[zizi]

pangtongfan is just pangtongfan.

[pangtongfan]

Yeah which is why I gave Pang & Tong less World titles than they have actually won. Wow I am so biased arent I.