Everything was perfect. With a summer that seemed not to say goodbye to the city of Ostrava, the Latin World Championship 2018, shone in its splendor. The show began at 13:00 CET. 88 couples representing 52 countries were the protagonists of what was about to be a very long Saturday. The lights, the music, the TV cameras and the euphoric audience sealed a day that will be unforgettable for many.
In the Arena Ostravar stadium, the public accompanied enthusiastically every round where the participants gave their best. Around 15:00 CET, out of the initial 88 couples, there were left 48 of them that would dispute to reach up to the most defining instances. As the hours went by, the pressure increased along with the climate of anxiety.
Before the announcement of the qualified to the quarterfinals, the General Secretary of the WDSF, Mr. Nenad Jeftic, among others, opened the competition officially and warmly welcomed everyone.
However, the ice under the main dance floor finally melted when the last six couples were escorted on motorcycles to give way to the big final of the night. Two couples from Germany (Marius-Andrei Balan - Khrystyna Moshenska/ Timur Imametdinov - Nina Bezzubova), two Russians (Armen Tsaturyan - Svetlana Gudyno/ Andrey Gusev - Vera Bondareva), one French (Charles-Guillaume Schmitt - Elena Salikhova) and one Hungarian (Andrea Silvestri - Martina Varadi) would compete against each other in the final.
The stadium lights and the “Paso Doble” acclaimed by the public was the perfect scenario to play an exciting final.
Finally, at approximately 22:00 CET the numbers defined as winners to the Russian couple: Armen Tsaturyan and Svetlana Gudyno. Between tears and applause, the audience went wild and asked to the golden couple to dance one last Jive.
“We feel amazing because it is a very important title for everybody. We enjoyed the atmosphere; it was great today, with a huge public, the lights. It was fantastic”, admitted Svetlana to the reporters, feeling deeply touched as this is their first World Championship.
For his part, Armen expressed his gratitude to his family and to the rest of the dancers: “We really appreciate what our parents are doing for us, when we were kids, they were there for us. They were waiting for this moment their whole life. And I want to thank Svetlana and the rest of the competitors because they are all great”.
The silver medal was for Marius Andrei Balan and Khrystyna Moshenska (GER) while the bronze went to Timur Imametdinov and Nina Bezzubova (GER).
It was late at night, when an after party received the winners and the fun continued. And as in every good story, this is not the end: you can find more about the Latin World Championship in www.flodance.com
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