World Figure Skating Championships
Vancouver 2001

After the men, the pairs are my second-favorite group.  Speed, power, and elegance in a two-for-one package. Add to that their uncanny abilities to skate, spin, and jump in unison, and you have a truly awesome display of skills.

The courage required to be a pairs skater is almost unimaginable. They can't wear motorcycle helmets to protect themselves; they must ignore the dangers of flying skate blades or eight-foot plunges to the ice, concentrating instead on projecting grace, beauty, and that elusive "connection" as they perform.


Sale & Pelletier

Sale & Pelletier
Gold Medal
Canada

 

Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze

Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze 
Silver Medal
Russia

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Shen & Zhao
Bronze Medal
China

Shen & Zhao

More Pairs

More Pairs
 

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