The 2008 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2007–08 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held from January 21 through 27, 2008 at Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Croatia.
The men's podium. From left: Stéphane Lambiel (2nd), Tomáš Verner (1st), Brian Joubert (3rd).
The ladies podium. From left: Sarah Meier (2nd), Carolina Kostner (1st), Laura Lepistö (3rd).
The pairs podium. From left: Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov (2nd), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1st), Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov (3rd).
The ice dancing podium. From left: Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder (2nd), Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin (1st), Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski (3rd).
Maxim Shabalin
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Maxim Andreyevich Shabalin is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. He and partner Oksana Domnina are the 2010 Olympic bronze medalists, the 2009 World Champions, the 2008 & 2010 European Champions, the 2007 Grand Prix Final champions, and three-time Russian national champions.
Domnina/Shabalin perform their controversial original dance at the 2010 Olympics.
Domnina/Shabalin perform their Spartacus free dance at the 2009 Worlds.
Domnina/Shabalin sit with coaches, Gennadi Karponosov and Natalia Linichuk, following their original dance at the 2008-09 Grand Prix Final.