Savchenko and Massot confident going into 2016-17
Bruno Massot lifts his partner Aliona Savchenko gently up as the last note of “Lighthouse” by Patrick Watson fades away. The pairs free skating at Nebelhorn Trophy is done, and the World bronze medalists have their first competition of the season under their belts, taking the gold medal at their home event in Oberstdorf, Germany, where they have been training since end of 2014.
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Bruno Massot lifts his partner Aliona Savchenko gently up as the last note of “Lighthouse” by Patrick Watson fades away. The pairs free skating at Nebelhorn Trophy is done, and the World bronze medalists have their first competition of the season under their belts, taking the gold medal at their home event in Oberstdorf, Germany, where they have been training since end of 2014.
“We are still satisfied, especially considering what happened before,” said Savchenko, referring to a bad fall on a throw triple Axel in practice three days before the event, as well as a toothache. “It is important for us to have done this competition, in order to get into it, to know how we are feeling in our programs and what we maybe need to change.”
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