Benedetto Ferruggia – Claudia Köhler from Germany, who had won World Championship Standard last Sunday (Dec. 2nd) in Melbourne, this Sunday (Dec. 9th) again had to compete with Emanuel Valeri – Tania Kehlet from Denmark at Final Grand Slam Standard in Shanghai. The results of the Final Grand Slam confirmed the victory of Benedetto and Claudia in Melbourne. Emanuel and Tania again became runners-up.
Simone Segatori – Annette Sudol from Germany successfully pleaded 3rd place they also achieved in Melbourne. Dmitry Zharkov – Olga Kulikova from Russsian Federation achieved 4th place ahead of Nikolay Darin – Natalia Seredina from Moldova, who were set on 5th place. Evgeny Moshenin – Genny Favero from Italy attained 6th place in Shanghai.
The 12 top ranked couples of five grand slam standard competitions in 2012 were invited to compete at Final Grand Slam Standard 2012 this year on December 9th at Luwan Stadium in Shanghai. Chinese DanceSport Federation set the stage for this special event starting with a particular press conference for the couples of latin and standard sections and the officials.
Some hundred photographers and journalists had come to see the twelve best couples of the world in latin and standard disciplines walking on the red carpet to the press conference. See the video and the pictures from the reception.
The finalists of 2012 Final Grand Slam Standard …
See the videos of the final rounds …
See the photos of the press reception …
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