The Samba danced by all seven finalists of the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Latin Chengdu, CHN.
The results of the GrandSlam Latin in Chengdu are available in the box on the right to the extent that they were sent to us from China. The sheets with the scores (Programme Components and Totals) of the Final are still missing. They should get added soon.
Below are a few more photographs of the seven finalists in Chengdu courtesy of the Chinese DanceSport Federation.
Samba, Cha Cha Cha and Rumba in the quarterfinal of the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Latin in Chengdu, CHN.
Unfortunately, we have serious problems with the access to the Internet from the hotel in Chengdu. We may have to postpone uploading of the semi-final and final until WDSF Communications team member Helmut Roland returns to Germany tomorrow.
... TO THE HOTEL. The athletes, the adjudicators and our WDSF Communications team member Helmut Roland are on their way back to hotel. Just as they did this morning in the opposite direction, they do this in an escorted convoy of coaches. The ride supposedly takes one hour. Helmut recorded it this morning, at about 8 a.m.
In any case, as soon as Helmut gets back to his room, he'll start uploading rounds from the quarterfinal to the final. Stay tuned!
Here are the final standings of the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Latin in Chengdu, CHN. They are reproduced here after they were transmitted by phone from China and are therefore inofficial. We hope to have the official and full results available soon!
1st |
110 |
Aniello Langella - Khrystyna Moshenska |
ITA |
2nd |
121 |
Gabriele Goffredo - Anna Matus |
MDA |
3rd |
124 |
Martino Zanibellato - Michelle Abildtrup |
DEN |
4th |
100 |
Gusev Andrey - Cherevichnaya Elizaveta |
RUS |
5th |
95 |
Simachev Yury - Klokotova Anastasia |
RUS |
6th |
99 |
Armen Tsaturyan - Svetlana Gudyna |
RUS |
7th |
91 |
Andrey Kiselev - Anastasia Selivanova |
RUS |
The finalists in this 2012 GrandSlam Latin Chengdu are ... 7! It comes down to a match-up between Russia (4 couples) and the rest of the world.
And to all of you wondering where the videos are: they will go up after the final. Dr Helmut Roland recorded some of the quarterfinal, the semi-final - and he's now set for the final. Not bad for a single person on location to relay results, shoot photos, do interviews and record videos. And certainly the best we can do on the WDSF budget!
91 |
Andrey Kiselev - Anastasia Selivanova |
RUS |
95 |
Simachev Yury - Klokotova Anastasia |
RUS |
99 |
Armen Tsaturyan - Svetlana Gudyna |
RUS |
100 |
Gusev Andrey - Cherevichnaya Elizaveta |
RUS |
110 |
Aniello Langella - Khrystyna Moshenska |
ITA |
121 |
Gabriele Goffredo - Anna Matus |
MDA |
124 |
Martino Zanibellato - Michelle Abildtrup |
DEN |
These were just posted to the WDSF facebook ... to much acclaim! Expressiveness +
Helmut Roland interviews Gabriele GOFFREDO - Anna MATUS, MDA, ahead of Round 2.
And the 48 couples qualified to dance the third round here at the now nearly packed Shuangliu Sports Centre are ...
Since WDSF Communications has recently uploaded the highlights programme on the 2012 European Latin to DanceSport Total, the WDSF YouTube channel, why not put it right here too? Many familiar faces here and there ...
Full-length, 52-minute television programme on the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP. Produced by WDSF television partner IEC in Sports.