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Location-Munich, Germany

Date-Dec 19, 1997-Dec 21, 1997

Review-

This was an excellent performance by B&S. In the short program, the highlight was definitely the double split twist. It was perfect, except for a slightly sloppy triple toe loop by Anton. The long program was perfect. Elena and Anton often have a little bit of trouble in the long program ('97 Worlds and Nagano), but were at their best this time. Every judge ranked their long program first, except for the German judge who obviously went for Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer. Their long program was eventually voted "Best Performance of the Year" by Blades on Ice magazine.

Short Program Scores-

Long Program Scores-

Standings After Short Program-

1. Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer - GER
2. Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze - RUS
3. Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev - RUS
4. Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao - CHN
5. Evegnia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov

Final Standings-

1. Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze - RUS
2. Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer - GER
3. Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev - RUS
4. Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao - CHN
5. Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov