 Trankov's inguinal rings (groin) injury caused them to change a pair spin at the Grand Prix Final.Volosozhar/Trankov were the leaders after the short program but placed second to Savchenko/Szolkowy in the free skate and were awarded the silver medal — only 0.18 of a point separating the two teams at the end of the competition.At the post-event press conference, they said they would miss Russian Nationals in order to recover fully from their injuries.