Ferruggia/Köhler defend title of World Champions
The 2300 spectators in the Wetzlarer Rittal Arena celebrated the
six final couples of the IDSF World Championship Adult Standard
with a standing ovation. Benedetto Ferruggia/Claudia Köhler won all
five dances, thus defending their title which they had won for the
first time the year before. The second German couple, Simone
Segatori/Annette Sudol, came third on the podium. It was their best
result at an international championship so far. 79 couples from 44
countries participated in total.
1. Benedetto Ferruggia/Claudia Köhler, Germany
2. Emanuel Valeri/Tania Kehlet, Denmark
3. Simone Segatori/Annette Sudol, Germany
4. Sergey Konovaltsev/Olga Konovaltseva, Russia
5. Marek Kosaty/Paulina Glazik, Poland
6. Dmitry Zharkov/Olga Paulina Kulikova, Russia
by Tobias Hock Uhr