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2015 GrandSlam Standard Moscow

2015 GrandSlam Standard Moscow © Anashina

The Russian national anthem was played again as the three days of the GrandSlam Moscow came to an end last night. Maybe the audience was not quite as numerous as for the Latin final on Saturday, but it was every bit as responsive and vocal. Rightfully so: the six couples that had made it to the last round transmitted their passion and energy from the floor to the stands. They put on performances that had the Crocus hall resounding with the cheers of the non-partisan public.

It was not entirely unexpected that Dmitry Zharkov and Olga Kulikova repeated their victory from 2014, keeping the runners-up Evaldas Sodeika - Ieva Zukauskaite at a distance of nearly five points in the tally for the final. Just over 193 points total (out of a maximum of 200) were in line with those that Simone Segatori and Annette Sudol had scored with their victory in August's Stuttgart leg. So even if the Germans didn't dance in Moscow, Judging System 2.1.1 still allows for some comparisons to be made.