Aljona Savchenko

Aliona Savchenko, a three time world champion and 2010 Olympic gold medalist, has a face that figure skating fans have become accustomed to seeing at almost every major event. Her beauty continues to electrify, her skill is always unmatched, and her absence in the upcoming European Figure Skating Championship will be a lucky break for every other competitor. That’s right. Savchenko will not be defending her pairs title with Robin Szolkowy when the program airs on January 26.Read Full Story

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Robin Szolkowy had spun high into the air thousands of times as he performed the double axel to perfection in training and at numerous competitions. On Monday, that jump cost him the Olympic gold medal.As double world champions, Szolkowy and Aliona Savchenko were front-runners for the pairs title at the Vancouver Games and after completing their opening high-flying triple toeloop-triple toeloop combination, they looked set for gold.They piled up the marks when Savchecko...Read Full Story

Aliona Savchenko has aggravated a left thigh injury in training and will not defend her pairs title with Robin Szolkowy at the European figure skating championships.Read Full Story

Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy won the pairs pretension at the European Figure Skating Championships on Thursday, finale their two-year wait for for an additional bullion medal. The Olympic bronze medalists from Germany scored a sum of 206.20 points after a giveaway movement slight to the "Pink Panther" theme, during that Savchenko came out early from a turn move.Read Full Story

Trophee Eric Bompard handed out its first medals today in the pairs’ event, where Olympic bronze medalists Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy won their second Grand Prix title of the season and earned a trip to the Grand Prix Final next week. Follow Jackie on Twitter Related:… Savchenko and Szolkowy win in Paris, earns trip to Final is a post from: Online News AggregatorRead Full Story