Figure Skating - Pairs - 2014 Winter Olympics

Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov

Gold Medal

Russian Federation

 Maxim Leonidovich Trankov (Russian: Максим Леонидович Траньков, born 7 October 1983) is a Russian pair skater. With Tatiana Volosozhar, he is the two times 2014 Olympic Champion (in the team event and in individual pairs competition), the 2013 World champion, a three-time (2012, 2013 & 2014) European champion, the 2012 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time (2011, 2013) Russian national champion. They have also won six events on the Grand Prix series.

With former partner Maria Mukhortova, he is the 2008 European silver medalist, the 2007 Russian national champion, and the 2005 World Junior champion.

Volosozhar and Trankov are the current World record holders for the combined total, short program and free skate scores. They are the first pair skaters in history to win both the Olympics gold medal in pairs and in the inaugural team event.

 Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir

9th Place

U.S.A.

Simon Shnapir (born August 20, 1987) is an American pair skater. With partner Marissa Castelli, he is the 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2013 & 2014). The pair won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.