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Olympic champs Volosozhar/Trankov, Sotnikova debut new programs

September 12, 2015

The season is about to really kick off, and that means that Team Russia is debuting their programs in public for the first time this season. After taking last season off, Olympic champions Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov are back fresh off their wedding, and with new tricks! They debuted a throw triple flip in their short program in Sochi. And though we haven't heard about any quad elements from them, adding the flip to their repertoire will allow them to keep up with the technical difficulty that popped up during the past season.

Fellow Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova proved that she is also back and ready for the new season, debuting her short program alongside newly-crowned World champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and World medalists Julia Lipnitskaia and Elena Radionova.

For those curious, no sign of Evgeni Plushenko here this week.

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva FS

Adelina Sotnikova FS

Julia Lipnitskaia FS

Elena Radionova FS

Adelina Sotnikova SP

Elizaveta Tuktamsheva SP

Elena Radionova SP

ulia Lipnitskaia SP

Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov SP

Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov SP

Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov SP

Evgenia Medvedeva SP

Anna Pogorilaya SP

Konstantin Menshov SP

​Adian Pitkeev SP

In Figure Skating, Other Competitions, Off-Season News Tags Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Adelina Sotnikova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Elena Radionova, Julia Lipnitskaia, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov
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