Quite a pair
Reigning world champions win pairs title at Skate America
Posted: Saturday October 31, 1998 06:17 PM
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Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia won Skate America's pairs title Saturday Matthew Stockman/Allsport |
DETROIT (AP) -- Reigning world champions and Olympic silver medalists Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia held their lead and won Skate America's pairs title Saturday.
Canada's Kristy Sargeant and Kris Wirtz finished second. Russians Victoria Maksuta and Vladislav Zhovnirsky were third, overtaking American siblings Danielle and Steve Hartsell of nearby Westland, Michigan.
Americans Kyoka Ina and John Zimmerman vaulted four spots and finished fourth in their first competition together. Ina and former partner Jason Dungjen won two U.S. pair titles - in 1997 and 1998 - before Ina broke up the duo last season.
The first event in the International Skating Union's Grand Prix series, Skate America features Olympic-eligible skaters. The series ends in Russia in March, two weeks before the world championships in Finland.
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