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What are Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy's chances of winning the Olympic title?
Savchenko & Szolkowy finished 6th at the 2006 Olympics. They then won back to back world titles in 2008 and 2009. However, they then had a poor season by their own standards in 2009/10 and could only win the bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics (with Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo winning the Olympic title). Furthermore, it looks as though history may be repeating itself, as during the current quad, they won back to back world titles in 2011 and 2012, but now appear to have been eclipsed by Volosozhar & Trankov who won both the European and World titles last season. Moreover, with Volosozhar & Trankov winning Skate America in very impressive fashion, it looks as though it is going to very difficult for Savchenko & Szolkowy to regain the initiative.
Hence, how much of a chance do Savchenko & Szolkowy still have of winning the Olympic title?
Savchenko & Szolkowy finished 6th at the 2006 Olympics. They then won back to back world titles in 2008 and 2009. However, they then had a poor season by their own standards in 2009/10 and could only win the bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics (with Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo winning the Olympic title). Furthermore, it looks as though history may be repeating itself, as during the current quad, they won back to back world titles in 2011 and 2012, but now appear to have been eclipsed by Volosozhar & Trankov who won both the European and World titles last season. Moreover, with Volosozhar & Trankov winning Skate America in very impressive fashion, it looks as though it is going to very difficult for Savchenko & Szolkowy to regain the initiative.
Hence, how much of a chance do Savchenko & Szolkowy still have of winning the Olympic title?