Overview
- The European champions scored 77.61 points to place second in Oberstdorf, narrowly trailing world champions Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara on 78.19.
- The pairs event concludes with Friday's free skate at 19:30 local time, with Hase/Volodin within striking distance of the lead.
- They premiered a newly composed tango short program designed specifically for them and introduced a new free skate for the Olympic season.
- Program refinement has involved choreographer Benoît Richaud and ballet master Sidnei Brandão to elevate presentation and components.
- Volodin continues German lessons following his language test and citizenship, as Germany prepares a small Olympic delegation of two pairs and one dance team with no singles quotas.