MOSCOW, Sep 27, Andrey Simonenko. Russian dance couple Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin took a break from performances due to a back injury to her partner, Olga Yermolina, press officer of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR), said. On Tuesday, the FFKKR published the distribution of athletes for the Russian Grand Prix stages, Stepanova/Bukin was not in it. Alexandra Stepanova's old back injury has aggravated. She is being treated while the couple has taken a break,» said Yermolina. Stepanova and Bukin are five-time winners of the European Championships, two-time champions of Russia. At the Beijing Olympics, the duet took sixth place.
