Cup of China result

1. Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin RUS
2. Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto USA
3. Jana Khokhlov/Sergei Novitski RUS

Complete results

8 November 2008

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Cup of China Free Dance

Oksana and Maxim debuted their new free dance to Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian with a narrow victory over training mates Belbin and Agosto. The judges awarded them a total of 91.19 points while Belbin and Agosto collected 91.18. The Americans might have won if Belbin hadn't made a mistake in the twizzles, but lucky enough this result was enough for Oksana and Maxim to collect their first gold medal of the season.
Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski remained firmly in third in the Free Dance and won the bronze medal.

Complete results

8 November 2008

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Cup of China Original Dance

1. Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto USA 58.08
2. Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin RUS 57.24
3. Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte ITA 55.22

Oksana and Maxim still lead in the overall standings. They are .35 ahead of Belbin/Agosto and 4.22 of Khokhlova/Novitski. If you haven't seen Oksana and Maxim's performances yet, or if you would like to watch them again be sure to visit the Youtube Channel. Some photographs of Cup of China have been uploaded to the picture pages too!

Complete results

7 November 2008

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Cup of China Compulsory Dance

1. Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin RUS 38.34
2. Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto USA 37.15
3. Jana Khokhlov/Sergei Novitski RUS 35.68

Complete results

6 November 2008

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Skate America results

1. Meryl Davis/Charlie White USA
2. Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirer CAN
3. Nathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat FRA

Complete results

2 November 2008

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Skate America results

1. Isabel Delobel/Olivier Schoenfelder FRA
2. Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto USA
3. Sinead Kerr/John Kerr GBR

Complete results

27 October 2008

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Programs for the 2008-2009 season

In an interview with a Russian Newspaper Oksana has announced that they will skate to the following music for the OD and FD:

OD - Valse from Jazz Suites by D. Shostakovich.
FD - Adagio from Spartacus by A. Khachaturian.

You can read the complete, translated interview on the message board.

11 October 2008

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Ready for the new season

The new season is about to begin with the Junior Grand Prix already fully underway, with some great competitions such as Nebelhorn Trophy and Karl Schaefer Memorial about to begin and with Skate America, the first Grand Prix of the season, only a couple of weeks away.
Oksana and Maxim are scheduled to begin their season in Beijing at the Cup of China. It is the beginning of a new era for them with a new coach, Natalia Linichuk, living and practising in a new country, and hopefully no more knee injuries and surgeries for Maxim.

The site has been updated for the new season so keep coming back for news and information about our favourite skaters. A brand new feature is the Youtube Channel that a fan from Mexico has created for you and which will show you events and interviews from the current season and also from previous seasons. So be sure to check that out under the Vids section!

1 October 2008

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