On April 24, figure skaters held their first training session for the 2011 World Championships.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabankOn April 24, figure skaters held their first training session for the 2011 World Championships.
Photo: Russian figure skater Ksenia Makarova
Photo: Russian figure skater Ksenia Makarova
On April 24, figure skaters held their first training session for the 2011 World Championships.
Photo: Russian figure skater Ksenia Makarova
Photo: Russian figure skater Ksenia Makarova
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabankRussian figure skaters Yelena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov during practice.
Russian figure skaters Yelena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov during practice.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabankRussian figure skater Alena Leonova in training.
Russian figure skater Alena Leonova in training.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabank"I think three dance pairs will be the toughest competitors for the gold – the Canadians, the American couple Meryl Davis/Charlie White, and the French couple Nathalie Pechalat/Fabien Bourzat, who have done very well this season,” says two-time world champion ice dancer Maxim Stavisky.
Photo: French figure skaters Natalie Pechalat and Fabien Bourzat.
Photo: French figure skaters Natalie Pechalat and Fabien Bourzat.
"I think three dance pairs will be the toughest competitors for the gold – the Canadians, the American couple Meryl Davis/Charlie White, and the French couple Nathalie Pechalat/Fabien Bourzat, who have done very well this season,” says two-time world champion ice dancer Maxim Stavisky.
Photo: French figure skaters Natalie Pechalat and Fabien Bourzat.
Photo: French figure skaters Natalie Pechalat and Fabien Bourzat.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabankJapanese figure skater Miki Ando and her Russian coach Nikolai Morozov train for the competition.
Japanese figure skater Miki Ando and her Russian coach Nikolai Morozov train for the competition.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabankKazakh figure skater Denis Ten trains for the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships.
Kazakh figure skater Denis Ten trains for the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabankCanadian figure skater Patrick Chan during a training session.
Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan during a training session.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabankFrench figure skater Brian Joubert during a training session.
French figure skater Brian Joubert during a training session.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabankChinese figure skaters Pang Qing and Tong Jian during a training session.
Chinese figure skaters Pang Qing and Tong Jian during a training session.