European Championship Latin: 6th place for Balan/Bezzubova
73 couples from 39 nations participated in the European
Championship Latin at the Costa Dorada in Cambrils, Spain. The
German couples, Marius-Andrei Balan/Nina Bezzubova as well as
Sergey and Viktoria Tatarenko, qualified without re-dance and
reached the semi final (14 couples) without effort. Sergey and
Viktoria were ranked on the split eleventh place, Marius and Nina
reached the final. The German delegation, led by our DTV-president
Franz Allert and federal coach Horst Beer shared Marius and Nina's
joy at reaching the final and the sixth place. The contest for the
vacant title was particularly thrilling: Langella/Moshenska from
Italy placed themselves before the Russians Zaytsev/Kuzminskaya.
Zanibellato/Abildtrup from Denmark won the bronze medal.
Results European Championship Latin:
1. Aniello "Nino" Langella/Khrystyna Moshenska, ITA
2. Andrey Zaytsev/Anna Kuzminskaya, RUS
3. Martino Zanibellato/Michelle Abildtrup, DEN
4. Gabriele Goffredo/Ana Matus, MOL
5. Timur Imametdinov/Ekaterina Nikolaeva, RUS
6. Marius-Andrei Balan/Nina Bezzubova, GER
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7. Charles-Guillaume Schmitt/Elena Salikhova, FRA
8. Joel López/Kristina Bespechnova, ESP
9. Guillem Pascual/Rosa Carné, ESP
10. Vjaceslav Visnakovs/Tereza Kizlo, LAT
11./12. Sergey and Viktoria Tatarenko, GER
11./12. Artem Lazarev/Ekaterina Isakovich, UKR
13. Jevgenijs Suvorovs/Tina Bazokina, LAT
14. Sergiu Luca/Maria Pia Arces, ROM
Picture: Zeiger Archiv
by Tobias Hock Uhr