Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany took the European Figure Skating pairs title for the third successive year here on Wednesday. The reigning world champions picked up 199.07 points dancing to the music from the Oscar-winning film Schindler's List. In second came Russian duo Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov with 182.77 points with their compatriots, Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov (182.07) in third. Szolkowy, who along with Ukraine-born Savchenko has also won minor medals at the worlds and Europeans as well as being crowned national champions six times, said that their performance on Wednesday had been a marked improvement on Tuesday's short programme. ...
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Maria MUKHORTOVA / Pavel LEBEDEV (RUS) Mukhortova/Trankov teamed up in 2003 . Trankov moved from Perm to St. Petersburg at age 15 in order to find a new partner.
Maria Mukhortova (Russian: ÐаÑÐ¸Ñ ÐÑÑ Ð¾ÑÑова, born November 20, 1985 in St. Petersburg) is a Russian figure skater. She competes in pairs with Maxim Trankov.
