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- Jun 16, 2010
Petrova & Tikhonov were the closest thing to a paper world champion ever. I mean in the sense of what it was like to face them in the following season, not that they didnt fully deserve their world title. In the year they won worlds they were one of the strongest and the most consistent team of the season, although it was still an upset they won worlds with most expecting Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze (who missed worlds with an injury), Sale & Pelletier, or Shen & Zhao. However in their season as reigning world champions they came dead last at the grand prix final of 6 teams, 4th at Europeans, and 6th in the long program at worlds. They werent even competitive with the top teams.
The reason that draw was possible is that neither Sale & Pelletier (4th after making 3 mistakes in their Love Story program) or Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze (missed worlds) were a top 3 seed.
The reason that draw was possible is that neither Sale & Pelletier (4th after making 3 mistakes in their Love Story program) or Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze (missed worlds) were a top 3 seed.