Jubilee World Figure Skating Championships

In Turin, Italy kicked in sports history umpteenth World Figure Skating Championships. In total, the competition will perform 210 skaters and figure skaters from 53 countries participating. The prize fund of the FIFA World Cup is $ 710 000. Athletes singles, won the gold prize will receive $ 45 000, and pair skating and ice dancing for $ 67 500. championship held March 28 demonstration performances.



For the Italian city competition of this scale is nothing new, 5 years ago it took the European championship, and four years ago - the Olympic tournament.





On the first day of competition on the ice went out only a couple. There was dancing couples compulsory dance, and at sports pairs - a short program.
After the short program takes the first line of a pair of Queen Chinese Pang / Jian Tong.

The second line took the athletes from Russia Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov.





And in third place - the Germans Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy.





March 24 sports couples performing their free dance.

































Dancing couples after the compulsory dance section of the site in the following order: the United States is leading a couple of Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir.

The second coming Meryl Davis / Charlie White from Canada.





And complements the trio of Italians Federica Fael / Massimo Scali.





March 25 dancing couples will show the original dance.





































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