Location-Paris, France

Date-Nov 13-16, 1996

Review-

A third place finish was great for Elena and Anton's first competition together. They skated well, but a bit cautiosly, understandably. Elena slightly injured her leg after the free skate, so the pair couldn't skate in the exhibition.

Standings After Short Program-

1. Jenni Meno and Todd Sand-USA
2. Elena Bereznaya and Anton Sikharulidze-RUS
3. Oksana Kazakova and Arthur Dmitriev-RUS
4. Sarah Arbitol and Stephanie Bernadis-FRA
5. Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao-CHN
6. Stephanie Stiegler and John Zimmerman-USA
7. Danielle Carr and Stephen Carr-AUS
8. Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon and Luc Bradet-CAN
9. Elaine Azanakis and Joel McKeever-GRE

Final Standings-

1. Oksana Kazakova and Arthur Dmitriev-RUS
2. Jenni Meno and Todd Sand-USA
3. Elena Bereznaya and Anton Sikharulidze-RUS
4. Sarah Arbitol and Stephanie Bernadis-FRA
5. Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao-CHN
6. Stephanie Stiegler and John Zimmerman-USA
7. Danielle Carr and Stephen Carr-AUS
8. Elaine Azanakis and Joel McKeever-GRE
9. Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon and Luc Bradet-CAN
10. Sophie Gestault and Francois Gestault-FRA