Volosozhar and Trankov claim second title at Russian Nationals

If such things were at all possible, the Pairs Final at the 2013 Russian National Figure Skating Championships should have been considered a petition to the International Skating Union to…

Pang and Tong win Cup of China; qualify for Grand Prix Final

China’s Qing Pang and Jian Tong won the Pairs figure skating event as the competition at the 2012 Cup of China wrapped up Saturday in…

Volosozhar and Trankov golden at Europeans

Russian pairs ruled again at the 2012 European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, and swept the podium for the first time since 2005. Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov were the clear…

Volosozhar and Trankov lead pairs at Europeans

Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov led the Russian pairs to a sweep in the Short Program at the ISU 2012 European Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday. Vera…

Bazarova and Larionov win their first national title

As predicted, Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov captured their first national title at the 2012 Russian National Figure Skating Championships in front of an enthusiastic home crowd.

Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov…

Bazarova and Larionov shine on home ice

The withdrawal of the two leading pair skating teams – Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov and Yuko Kavaguti /Alexander Smirnov (both due to injuries of the male partners) – left the field at…

Stolbova and Klimov: A promising pair

It appears that Russian pair skating is returning to it’s former glory with many talented and new pairs. One pair to watch out for are Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov. The team from St. Petersburg…