▁European ▁Figure ▁Sk ating ▁Championships , ▁they ▁looked ▁po ised ▁for ▁the ▁big ▁break through , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁leading ▁their ▁team m ates ▁K lim ova ▁& ▁P onom aren ko ▁after ▁the ▁comp uls ories , ▁then ▁leading ▁both ▁the ▁Duch ens ays ▁and ▁K lim ova ▁& ▁P onom aren ko ▁into ▁the ▁free ▁dance ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁World ▁Figure ▁Sk ating ▁Championships . ▁ ▁However ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 ▁teams ▁were ▁so ▁close ▁the ▁final ▁finish ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁dance ▁order ▁would ▁determine ▁the ▁final ▁results . ▁ ▁May a ▁U so va ▁& ▁Alexander ▁Zh ul in ▁sk ated ▁a ▁strong ▁free ▁dance ▁that ▁seemed ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁title , ▁but ▁had ▁drawn ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁flight , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁wide ▁spread ▁of ▁marks ▁from ▁the ▁jud ges . ▁ ▁Despite ▁receiving ▁four ▁first ▁place ▁ord inals ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁dance , ▁a ▁strange ▁ord inal ▁situation ▁caused ▁them ▁to ▁place ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁dance ▁and ▁drop ▁from ▁first ▁to ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁end . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 9 2 ▁season , ▁U so va / Z h ul in ▁won ▁silver ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁La us anne , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁then ▁captured ▁their ▁first ▁Olympic ▁medal , ▁bronze , ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Albert ville , ▁France . ▁U so va / Z h ul in ▁ended ▁their ▁season ▁with