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03/26/04: After a 3rd place finish in the original
dance, Elena and Ruslan finished 4th in the free dance and
4th overall at the World Championships.
03/22/04: Elena and Ruslan finished 2nd in compulsory
group A at the World Championships. They will skate 20th
out of 29 teams in the original dance.
03/13/2004: Elena and Ruslan will compete
at the World
Championships in Dortmund, Germany from March 22-28. The
schedule for the event is as follows:
Tuesday - March 23, 2004 - 13:00 - Compulsory Dance
Thursday - March 25, 2004 13:00 - Original Dance
Friday - March 26, 2004 - 18:30 - Free Dance
02/06/2004: Elena and Ruslan won the bronze medal
at the European Championships. The ISU has
listed competitors quotes after each portion of the event.
Elena and Ruslan's are below.
- Quotes after compulsory dance:
Ruslan: We wanted to do our best and I think
we did well. However, the ice wasn’t so good anymore,
we skated late in the group. So when skating, we had to keep
that in mind and I didn’t feel so free in the dance.
But overall we felt good. This was just the compulsory dance,
it went well for us, and I hope it will continue like that.
We really feel good here in Budapest, the organization, the
ice quality, the rink, the whole atmosphere is very good.
- Quotes after original dance:
Elena: It was a good dance for us today, we skated
well. This combination of dance (Swing Combo) was a little
bit strange for me at the beginning but now I got used to
it and I like it very much. Everyone skated really well today,
and I’m satisfied with our performance too.
Ruslan: In the last season we skated
Waltz and Polka. We liked that very much, but we enjoy this
one a bit more. We can dance to any rhythm we choose. The
silver medal would be good for us, but we wouldn’t be
unhappy with the bronze either.
- Quotes after free dance:
Elena: We liked to skate first in the group.
We warm up and we skate, we don’t have to wait.
Ruslan: We did very well today. The
audience was great. It felt easy to skate with such a support.
We’ll be a bit nervous now, because we don’t know
how the other couples are going to skate. We have a couple
of days rest now, go to the sauna, walking, meet friends.
02/05/2004: Elena and Ruslan finished 2nd in the
original dance!
02/03/2004: Elena and Ruslan are in third
place after the compulsory dance at Europeans!
02/01/2004: Elena and Ruslan
will be competing at Europeans from February 2-8. The schedule
for the event is as follows:
February 3 - Compulsory
Dance (13:00) - 3rd
February 5 - Original
Dance (13:30) - 2nd
February 6 - Free
Dance (18:30) - 3rd
12/21/2003: Elena and Ruslan are heading
to Ukraine where they will spend time with their families
and also compete at Ukrainian Nationals. They will return
to the US the first week of January.
12/14/2003: The Grand Prix Final competition has
ended and although they finished 3rd in the free dance, Elena
and Ruslan finished 4th overall, just .08 behind the bronze
medal winners.
12/11/2003: The schedule for the Grand Prix
Final is as follows:
December 12 - Original
Dance 22:25 - 4th
December 13 - Free
Dance 22:45 - 3rd
11/29/2003: Elena and Ruslan have qualified
for the Grand Prix Final for the second straight year after
their silver medal finish at NHK Trophy.
11/26/2003: Elena and Ruslan are in Asahikawa, Japan
for NHK Trophy, the final Grand Prix event of the season and
the third for Elena and Ruslan. This is their second scoring
event and their placement will determine if they qualify for
the Grand Prix Final.
November 27 - Compulsory
Dance 18:00 - 2nd
November 28 - Original
Dance 14:30 - 1st
November 29 - Free
Dance 15:00 - 2nd
11/06/2003: Elena and Ruslan are in Beijing, China for
Cup of China, their non-scoring Grand Prix event. The schedule
is as follows:
Cup of China schedule:
October 6 - Compulsory
Dance 17:00 - 2nd
October 7 - Original
Dance 15:30 - 3rd
October 8 - Free
Dance 18:00 - 2nd
10/22/2003: Elena and Ruslan are in Reading, PA this
week for Skate America. The schedule is as follows:
October 23 - Compulsory
Dance - 4:30 PM - 1st
October 24 - Original
Dance - 5:00 PM - 3rd
October 25 - Free
Dance - 3:30 PM- 2nd
Overall Placement - 2nd
10/17/2003: Elena and Ruslan took a break from training
to participate in Viktor Petrenko's "Viktory for Kids" benefit
show in Danbury, Connecticut. Photos are coming soon.
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