All posts tagged "Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov"
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1.5KFigure Skating News2015-16 ISU Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating: Pairs Preview
From quad throw jumps and twists to triple-triple side-by-side jump combinations, the top pairs teams are pushing the technical envelope this season....
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1.2KFigure Skating NewsKavaguti and Smirnov back in battle mode
Russian pair skaters Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov have come back strong after missing last season due to Smirnov’s devastating knee injury,...
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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...
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Kavaguti and Smirnov lead pairs in Paris
Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia skated to the lead as the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard opened in Paris, France, with the...
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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...
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Savchenko and Szolkowy defend Grand Prix pairs title
In what was a high level Pairs event, Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany clinched the title in a tight “photo...
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Savchenko and Szolkowy win Cup of Russia; Italians make history
The Pairs free skating event was the highlight of the second competition day at the Moscow “Megasport” palace. The top two teams...
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Savchenko and Szolkowy skate safe, but clean in Moscow
With two top teams having already secured a place in the Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating, the main intrigue of the...
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Kavaguti and Smirnov win second gold of the season at NHK Trophy
Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia rallied from fifth place to win the Pairs title at NHK Trophy Saturday, their second...
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Kavaguti and Smirnov cruise to gold at Cup of China
Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia ended the golden streak of Chinese pairs at the Cup of China to take the...
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Kavaguti and Smirnov outshine rivals in Pairs Short
Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia fulfilled their roles as the favorites and outshone their rivals in the Pairs short program...
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Volosozhar and Trankov take Russian National title
The top three teams after the short program were able to defend their lead in the long program. Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim...
Did You Know?
The backward outside death spiral was invented in 1928 by Germany’s Charlotte Oelschlägel (August 14, 1898 – November 14, 1984) and Curt Neumann (although it was first performed with the skaters holding both hands and the woman not fully lowered toward the ice). They performed the first one-arm death spiral in Budapest in 1928.
Canadian pair Suzanne Morrow and Wallace Diestelmeyer are credited with being the first pair to perform the element in competition at the 1948 Olympics.
Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov (USSR) are credited for creating three versions of the death spiral: Cosmic spiral (backward inside), Life spiral (forward inside), and Love spiral (forward outside).
Who does your favorite death spiral? Discuss here!