 Complete the following phrase:  Trankovs father died of a sudden heart attack on 20 January 2013, a few days before the 2013 European Championships; an official confirmed the pair would compete at the event. They placed first in both programs and won the gold medal with a total score of 212.45more than seven points ahead of silver medalists Aliona Savchenko  Robin Szolkowy. At the post-event press conference, Volosozhar said, It is difficult to raise the mood at this time, but I am glad we made the decision to compete here. VolosozharTrankov spent some time training in West Orange, New Jersey just prior to the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario. In March, the pair won their first World title, placing first in both programs and finishing 20.15 points overall ahead of SavchenkoSzolkowy. They set a new pairs world record in the free skate and combined score 225.71 points and became Russias first pairs gold medalists since 2005 when TotmianinaMarinin won the World title. At their first team event, the 