Euros 2004, Budapest (Hungary)

From February 2nd to 9th, Budapest hosted the 2004 european figure skating championships, and among all the athletes and ex-athletes gathered in the Hungarian capital Barbara and Maurizio were a welcomed presence. They came there to take parte int he presentation of next year's Euros, which wil take place in Torino.

Barbara in the tribunes Mauri smiling in the press room
Maurizio & Barbara smiling in the stands... some Italian friends are pointing to them the funny montages that where shown during the competition breaks, in which it was possible to recognise several of their programs.
Barbara watches the free dance with the Italian team: on the left, Alessia Aureli & Andrea Vaturi, and behind her Karel Zelenka Mauri shows us that you can also have fun at the press conferences... .
	At the Torino 2005 presentation
. . . Mauri is in a good mood, and jokes in front of the cameras
©Silvia Palotta Barbara has a chat and a drink in the crowd ©Silvia Palotta
Barbara has just introduced Maia Usova to a fervent fan of the Russian champion... and he left her speechless by starting to talk to Maia in flawless Russina..

The photos on this page© P.Occhipinti, unless othervise indicated.