All posts tagged "2006 Cup of Russia"
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Figure Skating News
2006 Cup of Russia: Ladies Highlights
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series continued with Cup of Russia, the fifth of six qualifying events. The event was...
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Figure Skating News
2006 Cup of Russia: Pairs Highlights
Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany edged out Russia’s Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov by 1.42 points to win the gold,...
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Figure Skating News
2006 Cup of Russia: Ice Dance Highlights
The ice dance event proved to be tough, exciting, and somewhat unpredictable as the top three teams were on each other’s heels...
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Figure Skating News
2006 Cup of Russia: Men’s Highlights
Brian Joubert of France easily captured the gold medal, while USA’s Johnny Weir took the silver. Ilia Klimkin of Russia, who was...
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Figure Skating News
2006 Cup of Russia Preview
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating enters its penultimate week with Cup of Russia in Moscow. As the series draws to...
Did you Know?
Terry Kubicka was the first American to land the triple Lutz in competition (1974 U.S. Championships). He is also the first and only skater to perform a legal backflip in competition at the 1976 Olympics. It was later banned from future competitions. Discuss the Lutz jump in the GS Forum!