▁silver ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California . ▁ ▁They ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁threaten ing ▁for ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁World s , ▁with ▁three ▁first ▁place ▁ord inals ▁ahead ▁of ▁K lim ova ▁& ▁P onom aren ko ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁dance , ▁but ▁a ▁fall ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁dance ▁ended ▁any ▁hopes . ▁ ▁They ▁moved ▁with ▁Dub ova ▁from ▁Moscow ▁to ▁Lake ▁P lac id , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 9 3 ▁season , ▁U so va / Z h ul in ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁Hels ink i ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁command ing ▁victory ▁as ▁they ▁won ▁all ▁four ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁at ▁both ▁events , ▁and ▁received ▁straight ▁first ▁place ▁ord inals , ▁apart ▁from ▁losing ▁two ▁first ▁place ▁ord inals ▁to ▁the ▁up - and - coming ▁Rus si ans ▁An jel ika ▁K ry lo va ▁& ▁Vladimir ▁Fed or ov ▁at ▁World s . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁season , ▁they ▁were ▁third ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁C open hagen , ▁behind ▁Jay ne ▁Tor v ill ▁/ ▁Christopher ▁Dean ▁and ▁O ks ana ▁Gr ish uk ▁/ ▁Ev gen i ▁Plat ov . ▁ ▁They ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁won ▁as ▁they ▁entered ▁the