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Skuratov - Uehlin, GER | GrandSlam STA R2 SF 31/03/2013

Anton Skuratov - Alena Uehlin, GER, dance the second round Slow Fox at the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Cambrils.

ln7SZxZ9MqE|Skuratov - Uehlin, GER

comment By WDSF Communications on 31 March 2013 12:14

Segatori - Sudol, GER | GrandSlam STA R2 T 31/03/2013

Simone Segatori - Annette Sudol, GER, dance the second round Tango at the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Cambrils.

nPJ2fhe3PPk|Segatori - Sudol, GER | GrandSlam STA R2 T

comment By WDSF Communications on 31 March 2013 12:04

Bitsch - Williamson, DEN | GrandSlam STA R2 T 31/03/2013

Bjorn Bitsch - Ashli Williamson, DEN, dance the second round Tango at the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Cambrils.

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comment By WDSF Communications on 31 March 2013 11:59

Konovaltsev - Konovaltseva, RUS | GrandSlam STA R2 T 31/03/2013

Sergei Konovaltsev - Olga Konovaltseva, RUS, dance the second round Tango at the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Cambrils.


yCDN3j4ZlO8|Konovaltsev - Konovaltseva, RUS | GrandSlam STA R2 T

comment By WDSF Communications on 31 March 2013 11:41

Martynov - Lisechko, RUS | GrandSlam STA R1 SF 31/03/2013

Artem Martynov - Polina Lisechko, RUS, dance the first round Slow Fox at the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Cambrils.


Qt95iuuK7xs|Martynov - Lisechko, RUS | GrandSlam STA R1 SF

comment By WDSF Communications on 31 March 2013 11:38

Sasnauskas - Gustaite, LTU | GrandSlam STA R1 SF 30/03/2013


Gabrielius Sasnauskas and Jurga Gustaite, LTU, dance the first round Slow Fox at the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Cambrils.

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By WDSF Communications on 30 March 2013 14:03

Camarlinghi - Minasi, ITA | GrandSlam STA R1 VW 30/03/2013

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, Italy, dance the first round Viennese Waltz at the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Cambrils.



comment By WDSF Communications on 30 March 2013 13:34

Nieto - Pereira, ESP | GrandSlam STA R1 VW 30/03/2013

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 España, dance the first round Viennese Waltz at the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Cambrils.

comment By WDSF Communications on 30 March 2013 13:24

Terekhov - Morozova, RUS | GrandSlam STA R1 VW 30/03/2013

Artem Terekhov and Olga Morozova, Russia, dance the first round Viennese Waltz at the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Cambrils.

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comment By WDSF Communications on 30 March 2013 13:17

To Set The Stage ... 30/03/2013

Four out of the six finalists who danced last December’s GrandSlam Standard in Shanghai, CHN, have made it to Cambrils, ESP, for the first regular leg of the 2013 Series.

One of the two couples missing in Cambrils: the 2012 World and GrandSlam Champions Benedetto Ferruggia and Claudia Koehler, GER. They announced on 27 February that they would continue their competitive career in the WDSF Professional Division.

And Evgeny Moshenin - Genny Favero, ITA, who came in sixth in the Shanghai final, could well have split up as a couple. This does happen occasionally. In any case, the two have not entered any competitions so far this year.

As the first GrandSlam of the year, Cambrils will reveal the shifts of power that may have occurred during the only time considered the “off-season” in DanceSport, the month of January and part of February.

The top couples resume training immediately after New Year, but they go very carefully about selecting the competitions they enter, accruing their points in World and International Opens, and generally without having to go head to head with their most direct opponents as per the WDSF World Ranking List.

GrandSlam Standard In 2012, the first GrandSlam Standard was held in Tokyo, JPN, also during March. It pitched the 2011 World Champions Emanuel Valeri - Tania Kehlet, against the 2011 runners-up Ferruggia – Koehler, with the latter couple prevailing. From there, the Germans kept the upper hand in every direct face-off with the Danes. Power had shifted! 

Quite a few experts expect that the fight for first in Cambrils will once more be between Germany and Denmark. Simone Segatori - Annette Sudol are the heir apparent of Ferruggia – Koehler at the national level already. Internationally, they have been a solid world #3 ever since 2011 – and they have been narrowing the gap year after year.

Virtually every couple in the top 20 of the World Ranking as of March is in Spain. We can definitely expect a close competition at all levels on Saturday. Close to 100 couples have entered this GrandSlam that is bound to bring a few new faces to the semi-final and final. And a GrandSlam that could serve as the form indicator for the 2013 European Standard in Aarhus, DEN, on 20 April … As well as the next GrandSlam leg in Hong Kong. The 2013 DanceSport “season” is about to start in earnest!

comment By WDSF Communications on 30 March 2013 11:56

Another Day in Paradise! 30/03/2013

Judges' Briefing © Roland The forecast was correct: blue skies and mild temperatures at the Golden Coast near Barcelona, ESP. Bon dia, tothom!

Earlier this morning, the panel of Adjudicators had its last briefing at the hotel. Remember: Judging System 2.0 will have its premiere later today.

Here at the venue, dancing is about to start off with the first round of the GrandSlam Standard. And with only 12 couples awarded a star and the entire world elite present, the level should be very high right from Round 1. Here you have the starting list.


2013 WDSF GrandSlam Standard Cambrils | ESP

BIB

M: First

Family

W: First

Family

CC

71

Pasquale

Farina

Sofie

Koborg

DEN

66

Igor

Kruglov

Anna

Aseeva

RUS

61

Evgeny

Nikitin

Dana

Spitsyna

RUS

65

Jaak

Vainomaa

Taina

Savikurki

FIN

64

Evgeny

Mushtukov

Anastasia

Koler

RUS

63

Anton

Skuratov

Alena

Uehlin

GER

62

Artem

Martynov

Polina

Lisechko

RUS

51

Alexey

Glukhov

Anastasia

Glazunova

RUS

60

Steeve

Gaudet

Marioara

Cheptene

MDA

69

Francesco

Andreani

Francesca

Longarini

ITA

58

Anatoliy

Novoselov

Tasja

Schulz

GER

57

Vaidotas

Lacitis

Veronika

Golodneva

LTU

56

Martin

Dvorak

Zuzana

Silhanova

CZE

55

Dmitry

Zharkov

Olga

Kulikova

RUS

54

Artem

Terekhov

Olga

Morozova

RUS

53

Sigurdur

Atlason

Sara Ros

Jakobsdottir

ISL

49

Zhao

Peng

Wang

Qi

CHN

52

Marts

Punins

Dana

Jakobsone

LAT

67

Sergejus

Skripcenko

Marija

Kozhuhar

LTU

59

Ivan

Novikov

Margarita

Klimenko

RUS

75

Kiryl

Shvaibovich

Yana

Tudvaseva

BLR

87

Valentin

Lusin

Renata

Busheeva

GER

89

Jose

Fernandez

Anastasia

Zhitova

ESP

85

Kirill

Medianov

Antonina

Maximova

RUS

84

Alexandr

Gureev

Anastasia

Mazhorova

RUS

83

Vadim

Shurin

Anastasia

Meshkova

RUS

82

Yury

Petrov

Yana

Kozhukhar'

UKR

81

Giuseppe

Longarini

Katarzyna

Kapral

POL

80

Szymon

Kulis

Margarita

Zvonova

POL

86

Marco

Rescigno

Monika

Pedersen

DEN

79

Jonathan

Lucarelli

Erika

Ferrara

ITA

78

Sergio

Costa

Ana Rita

Almeida

POR

70

Denis

Molkov

Natalia

Osyko

RUS

76

Vasily

Kirin

Ekaterina

Prozorova

AUT

88

Edgars

Linis

Eliza

Ancane

LAT

74

Bjorn

Bitsch

Ashli

Williamson

DEN

77

Jiri

Vala

Aneta

Krejci

CZE

73

Marco

Cavallaro

Letizia

Ingrosso

ITA

72

Gundars

Kalnins

Madara

Freiberga

LAT

68

Artem

Bronnikov

Daria

Grishko

RUS

32

Andrejs

Rogovenko

Anna

Voroncuka

LAT

29

Alexandr

Ovchinnikov

Ewa

Dudek

POL

18

Marco

Camarlinghi

Martina

Minasi

ITA

27

Salvatore

Todaro

Violeta

Yaneva

BUL

30

Alexey

Barkov

Anna

Grishchenko

RUS

25

Sergey

Rozhkov

Veronika

Dichka

RUS

24

David

Martinez

Anastasia

Jagelovica

ESP

23

Artur

Kozun

Kamila

Wierzynska

POL

22

Sergei

Konovaltsev

Olga

Konovaltseva

RUS

21

Mario

Cecinati

Amalia

Genchi

ITA

20

Joan

Vila

Sara

Baudin

ESP

17

Simone

Segatori

Annette

Sudol

GER

12

Dinu

Lung

Martina

Cellarova

SVK

13

Giuseppe

Cascino

Vanessa

Rinaldi

ITA

14

Yury

Druzhnikov

Maria

Tikhonova

RUS

15

Ion

Simboteanu

Natalia

Luchiv

MDA

19

Oreste

Alitto

Federica

Bosco

ITA

16

Ciccio

Pecoraro

Jasmijn

van Jole

NED

11

Francesco

Galuppo

Debora

Pacini

ITA

26

Adrian

Esperon

Patricia

Martinez

ESP

41

Javier

Nieto

Sandra

Pereira

ESP

48

Philipp

Borisenok

Anna

Trenzeleva

RUS

47

Nikolaj

Lund

Marta

Kocik

DEN

46

Giuseppe

Sgroi

Merce

Llorca

ESP

45

Adrian

Olmo Cerro

Yana

Olina

ESP

44

Martin

Karel

Monika

Simonova

SVK

39

Jordi

Fonolla Sopena

Raquel

Bahamonde

ESP

43

Jordi

Pares

Vanessa

Planell

ESP

28

Xavier

Fonolla

Anna

Sivakova

ESP

42

Simone

Carabellese

Lucia

Cafagna

ITA

31

Alex

Berzan

Xenia

Baibarac

MDA

40

Dan

Pseneac

Alexandrina

Bicov

MDA

50

Jordi

Fabrega Calderon

Maria

Pomar Caballero

ESP

38

Radu

Sterban

Xenia

Cletova

MDA

37

Emanuel

Valeri

Tania

Kehlet

DEN

36

Alexis

Bergeon

Johanna

Rivier

FRA

35

Sergio

González

Mónica

Villarreal

ESP

34

David

Puertolas

Neus

Xicola

ESP

33

Madis

Abel

Aleksandra

Galkina

EST

234

Sander

Seppik

Kaari

Kink

EST

235

Sergey

Stepanov

Helena

Cej

ISR

240

Erik

Kem

Lisa

Rykovski

GER

248

Csaba

Laszlo

Viktoria

Pali

HUN

249

Michal

Drha

Klara

Zamecnikova

CZE

253

Nikolay

Darin

Natalia

Seredina

MDA

255

Gabrielius

Sasnauskas

Jurga

Gustaite

LTU

comment By WDSF Communications on 30 March 2013 11:43

Dominykas Granskas - Kotryna Petrosiute, LTU | Winners' ITV 30/03/2013

Helmut Roland interviews with the new European Champions Youth Standard: Dominykas Granskas - Kotryna Petrosiute, LTU.

h91EykhrAnI|Dominykas Granskas - Kotryna Petrosiute, LTU | Winners' ITV

comment By WDSF Communications on 30 March 2013 11:38

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