Milan (pps) Anastasija Antonova, ninth at the 2003 World Championships for Russia, married Christian Oberstolz of Italy in the summer. Together with Patrick Gruber, Oberstolz took the fifth place in the doubles event at the Worlds in Sigulda. After clearance by the Russian Federation, the 22-year-old Antonova will then compete for Italy. At the moment, the newly-weds converse in English. However, Christian Oberstolz is already trying to acquire the Russian language, Anastasija is learning to speak Italian.