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The strength and poise of Pairs skaters.

Title: The strength and poise of Pairs skaters.

Caption: Elena Beche and Dennis Petkov Russia (right) andRadka Kovarickova and Rene Novotny of the Czech Republic show great strength, poise and artistry during their routines at the 1992 Alberville and 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games respectively..

Keywords: Sport Photograph Ice Figure Skating Skater Pairs Elena Beche Dennis Petkov 1992 Albertville Radka Kovarickova Rene Novotny 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games Artistic Expressive Streng

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A double image of pairs action at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games - Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze (Russia, gold medallists) left and Kyoko Ino and John Zimmerman (USA) right. Stephane Lambiel (Switzerland) competing in the free programme of the men's Figure Skating competition of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Mirai Nagasu (USA) performs an artistic routine at the exhibition for the Figure Skating competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. A double image of Mirai Nagasu (USA) during her free programme at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games A portrait image of judges at the Figure Skating competition concentrating on their assessment of a performance. Anna Zadorozhniuk and Sergei Verbillo (Ukraine) performing their free programme (left) and during their Original Dance (right) at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Xue Shen and Zhao Hongbo at the end of their free programme of the Pairs Figure Skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Evgeni Plushenko (Russia) competing in the short programme of the men's Figure Skating competition of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. A double image of Gold medallist Yu Na Kim (Korea) performing an artistic routine at the exhibition for the Figure Skating competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. A double image of Pairs skaters demonstrating lifts and throws with Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison (Canada) on the left and Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy (Germany) on the right at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Patrick Chan (Canada) competing in the free programme of the men's Figure Skating competition of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. 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