Russians shine in Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
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Russians shone in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2004/2005 with former world champion Irina Slutskaya won the women&#39;s singles title.
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Russia&#39;s Tatiana Totmianina, right, crashes to the ice from a lift by her partner Maxim Marinin during the pairs free skate competition of Skate America in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004.
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Russia&#39;s Evgeni Plushenko performs during the men&#39;s free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing Saturday Dec. 18, 2004.
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Russia take a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup final against Argentina by winning Saturday's doubles match.
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World champion Evgeni Plushenko and former world champion Irina Slutskaya won Grand Prix Final titles Saturday, and a Chinese pair won before home fans.
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Russia defeated Brazil in five sets in Athens on Thursday to cruise into the final of the women&#39;s volleyball in the Athens Olympics.
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No. 7 seed Elena Bovina and No. 8 seed Nathalie Dechy advance to today&#39;s final following their respective semifinal wins Friday on Stadium Court at the Connecticut Tennis Center.
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FRENCH Open champion Anastasia Myskina pulled Russia back to 1-1 against defending champions France in the Federation Cup final after Nathalie Dechy upset US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 7-6 8-6.
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Favored Russia has captured the Fed Cup tennis title for the first time, with a dramatic 3-2 win over defending champion France in Moscow.
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Canada beat Russia 3-1 Saturday night in Toronto. Team Canada is now rolling on all cylinders and is getting scoring from everywhere.
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Los Angeles was awarded the 2009   world figure skating championships on Tuesday, beating out bids   from Helsinki and Budapest.
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South Korea's Yu-Na Kim shocked defending champion Mao Asada of Japan to take the ISU Grand Prix final women's figure skating title, as France's Brian Joubert won the men's gold.
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Fireworks boomed in the sky to celebrate Sochi's selection as the site of the 2014 Olympics, and Russians' hearts filled with pride, confident their long-beleaguered land has finally overcome its troubles.
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Russia&#39;s Tatiana Totmianina, left, lies on the ice after she fell to the ice from a lift by her partner Maxim Marinin during the pairs free skate competition of Skate America in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004.
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NIKOLAI DAVYDENKO and French Open champion Anastasia Myskina made it a double Russian celebration in Moscow overnight when they stormed to victory at the Kremlin Cup.
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Elena Dementieva outlasted Jennifer Capriati 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (5) to set up all-Russian women&#39;s final at the US Open. Earlier, Svetlana Kuznetsova became the first Russian woman to reach the Open final when she beat a limping Lindsay Davenport 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
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MOSCOW - Defending champion Anastasia Myskina upset Lindsay Davenport, and Elena Dementieva defeated Elena Bovina on Saturday to set up the first-ever all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup.