PHOTOS: Figure Skating Pairs Short Program at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
February 11, 2014
Felicia Zhang and Nathan Bartholomay of the United States compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Peng Cheng from China is thrown by her partner Hao Zhang as they perform their short program in the pairs figure skating competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics Tuesday, Feb.11, 2014 in Sochi. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 468665487 )
Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 468664601 )
Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise of Italy compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 468633293 )
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 468668703 )
Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers of Canada compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Flower girls before the Pairs Short Program of the Figure Skating event at Iceberg Palace during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2014. EPA/BARBARA WALTON ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise of Italy compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 468632871 )
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir of the United States compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
US Simon Shnapir and US Marissa Castelli perform in the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 11, 2014. ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526938580 )
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 468669109 )
Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia react after the Pairs Short Program of the Figure Skating event at Iceberg Palace during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2014. EPA/BARBARA WALTON ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers of Canada compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Maylin Wende and Daniel Wende of Germany react after they compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 468666453 )
Julia Lavrentieva and Yuri Rudyk of Ukraine compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 468656153 )
Peng Cheng and Zhang Hao of China compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 468666421 )
Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers of Canada react after the Pairs Short Program of the Figure Skating event at Iceberg Palace during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2014. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise of Italy compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada perform during the Pairs Short Program of the Figure Skating event at Iceberg Palace during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2014. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir of the United States compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 468668697 )
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 468669767 )
Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada compete during the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 468675873 )
Stacey Kemp and David King of Britain compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Stacey Kemp falls as she and David King of Britain compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Maylin Wende falls as she and Daniel Wende of Germany compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise of Italy during the Pairs Short Program of the Figure Skating event at Iceberg Palace during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2014. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Stefania Berton falls as she and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
A flower girl collects flowers during the Pairs Short Program of the Figure Skating event at Iceberg Palace during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2014. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Russian Julia Lipnitskaia, center, walks through a corridor surrounded by police officers in the Sheremetyevo airport, outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.Russian figure-skating 15-year-old phenomenon Lipnitskaia has returned to Moscow to train for what she hopes will be another gold medal. She already has one in the team skating and says it is ìvery heavy but beautiful.î Next on her agenda is the womenís competition, which begins Feb. 19 in Sochi. Until then, Lipnitskaia plans to train in Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) ( Russia Olympics Figure Skating Lipnitskaia )
Russian pair skaters Ludmila Belousova, right, and Oleg Protopopov, the 1964 and 1968 Olympic gold medalists, attend the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Maylin Wende and Daniel Wende of Germany compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
Ukraine's Julia Lavrentieva and Ukraine's Yuri Rudyk perform in the Figure Skating Pairs Short Program at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 11, 2014. JEJUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526942415 )
Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( Sochi Olympics Figure Skating )
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