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World Championships in Moscow: Russia, Norway and Germany go for Gold

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Never has the race for Gold among the Main Class Free Style couples been closer. With a mere 0.17 points margin Darina Kozlova & Alexey Kondrashin from the Russian Federation become World Champion for the second time in a row before Germans Michelle Uhl & Tobias Bludau. German Boogie Woogie Junior couple Magdalena Schmid & Anton Graßl win Gold before their team-mates and reigning European Champions Nicola Götzner & Paul Siegl. Favourites Tatiana Georgiievska & Sondré Olsen-Bye take home the title to Norway before the Finns Mari Munne & Juho Päivinen. Team France continues to be the strongest nation among the the Boogie Woogie Seniors, with Stéphanie Arnaud & Stéphane Martins in the lead.

Russia's Margarita Charkovskaya & Ivan Kudryashov take home Bronze in the all-russian MCFS final, except for silver medallists Uhl/Bludau from Germany. For two successive years the title of European and World Champion is owned by Kozlova/Kondrashin, who had the good fortune in this World Championship. You may find all performances in your Rock-n-Swing Dance Portals Video Area.

In a comparably close decision, Junior's Schmid/Graßl outpaced their german teammates and reigning European Champions Nicola Götzner & Paul Siegl with 0.25 points only. Five points behind Italians Arianna Martinucci & Fabio Rovedoni went for Bronze, taking the last podium place from Russians Diana Leonteva & Fedor Klimov by 0.45 points.

With a landslide victory Georgiievska/Olsen-Bye are the new undisputed Boogie Woogie Main Class World Champions. Munne/Päivinen, who noteworthy won the slow final before the Norwegians, became Vice World Champions. Swedes Emma Danielsson & Jonathan Haug won the Bronze medal in this year's World Championship. Find the slow final on the event information page.

Yet again team France dominated among the Boogie Woogie Seniors, with Arnaud/Martins in the lead before Laurence Nograbat & Raphaël Dupas. Swiss World Championship Bronze medallists Cornelia Versteegen & Stephan Eichhorn separated two more frenchmen on places four and five from the leading couples. The slow final videos are available on your Rock-n-Swing Dance Portal well.