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... Vacaville skating instructors Elena Leonova and
Andrei Khvalko were honored in absentia. They were in their
native Russia on Saturday and could not be present. However, event
organizers showed a video of the pair winning high marks during a
Hallmark World Professionial Figure Skating Championships
televised on NBC....
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Russian
Pairs Skaters Finally Make It Big
Champion Pairs Skaters From Russia, With Love
- San Francisco Chronicle -Dec. 21, 2000
CNNSI.com
- Winter Sports - Leonova , Khvalko near perfect in pairs -
Saturday December 09, 2000 10:56 PM
An update of Torvill and Dean's dance to
"Bolero" -- complete with jumps, overhead lifts and
throws -- won the pairs title for Elena Leonova and Andrei Khvalko
on Saturday night at the World Professional Figure Skating
Championship.
www.cnnsi.com/wintersports/news/2000/12/09/world_pro_ap/
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- Winter Sports - Originality reigns at World Pro Skating
Championships - Sunday December 10, 2000 05:56 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Originality was the winner. A
rule mandating skaters come up with new routines for the World
Professional Figure Skating Championship gave a freshness to the
competition that made up for the missing big names.
A
night for revivals at World Pro Championships
... The biggest ovation of the night was for defending
pairs champions Leonova and Khvalko,
who earned four perfect 10s for artistic impression as they
captivated ...
www.canoe.ca/SlamResults001209/ska_worldpro-ap.html
FIGURE
SKATING: Defending champs win pairs title
... Defending champions Leonova and Khvalko
earned four perfect 10s for artistic
impression as they captivated the MCI Center audience with a
"Bolero ...
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Underdogs
Prevail as Champions
... double axels. Leonova and Khvalko were
victorious by the largest margin of any event
tonight, and received four perfect tens for their artistic marks.
For a ...
www.iskater.com/headlines/archive/2000december/worldpro2.htm
Candeloro
skates to early lead at world's
... In the pairs, defending champions Elena Leonova
and Andrei Khvalko took
the lead after they were the only ones to skate a clean program. ...
www.canoe.ca/Slam001208/ska_can-ap.html
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Olympic
Gold not a Factor at World Pro
... which was the opening event of the evening. The
defending champions, Elena Leonova
and Andre Khvalko of Russia were the first skaters of the
night and they ...
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