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Date
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Jan. 19 - 26, 1997
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Location
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Paris, France
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Short Program (4) Scores
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Short Program (4) Review
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In the short program, Elena and Anton skated
cleanly. Going into the free skate, B&S were in
fourth place, trailing Sarah Abitbol and Stephane
Bernadis of France.
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Long Program (3) Scores
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Long Program (3) Review
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Elena and Anton defeated Sarah Abitbol and
Stephane Bernadis by a bit to capture the bronze
medal and Europeans. This was their first medal at
a major international competition, and let the world
know that they are among the world's top pairs.
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Standings After SP
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- Marina Eltsova and Andrei Bushkov - RUS
- Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer - GER
- Sarah Abitbol and Stephane Bernadis - FRA
- Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze - RUS
- Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov - RUS
- Dorota Zagorska and Mariusz Siudek - POL
- Evgenia Filonenko and Igor Marchenko - UKR
- Peggy Schwarz and Mirko Muller - GER
- Lesley Rogers and Michael Aldred - GBR
- Elena Belousovskaya and Stanislav Morozov - UKR
- Elaine Asanaki and Joel McKeever - GRE
- Sabrina Lefrancois and Nicolas Osseland - FRA
- Inga Rodionova and Alexandr Anishenko - AZE
- Svetlana Plachonina and Dmitri Kaplun - BUL
- Maria Krasiltseva and Alexander Chestnikh - ARM
- Jekaterina Nekrassova and Valdis Mintals - EST
- Olga Bestandigova and Josef Bestandig - SVK
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Final Standings
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- Marina Eltsova and Andrei Bushkov - RUS
- Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer - GER
- Elena Bereznaya and Anton Sikharulidze - RUS
- Sarah Abitbol and Stephane Bernadis - FRA
- Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov - RUS
- Peggy Schwarz and Mirko Mueller - GER
- Dorota Zagorska and Mariusz Siude - POL
- Yelena Beloussovskaya and Stanislav Morozov - UKR
- Lesley Rogers and Michael Aldred - GBR
- Elaine Asanakis and Joel McKeeve - GRE
- Yevgenia Filonenko and Igor Marchenko - UKR
- Sabrina Lefrancois and Nicolas Osseland - FRA
- Inga Rodionova and Alexander Anichenko - AZE
- Svetlana Plachonina and Dmitri Kaplun - BUL
- Jekaterina Nekrassova and Valdis Mintals - EST
- Maria Krasiltseva and Alexander Chestnikh - ARM
- Olga Bestandigova and Josef Bestandig - SVK
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