On April 24, figure skaters held their first training session for the 2011 World Championships.
On April 24, figure skaters held their first training session for the 2011 World Championships.
Photo: Russian figure skater Ksenia Makarova
Photo: Russian figure skater Ksenia Makarova
Russian figure skaters Yelena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov during practice.
Russian figure skater Alena Leonova in training.
"I think three dance pairs will be the toughest competitors for the gold – the Canadians, the American couple Meryl Davis/Charlie White, and the French couple Nathalie Pechalat/Fabien Bourzat, who have done very well this season,” says two-time world champion ice dancer Maxim Stavisky.
Photo: French figure skaters Natalie Pechalat and Fabien Bourzat.
Photo: French figure skaters Natalie Pechalat and Fabien Bourzat.
Japanese figure skater Miki Ando and her Russian coach Nikolai Morozov train for the competition.
Kazakh figure skater Denis Ten trains for the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships.
Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan during a training session.
French figure skater Brian Joubert during a training session.
Chinese figure skaters Pang Qing and Tong Jian during a training session.
