During the season, Savchenko and Szolkowy are based in Chemnitz (Karl-Marx-Stadt in the former East Germany), where support from the local government affords them bountiful ice time.

• 二人目前的训练直接由德国政府资助，如果原来训练的冰场因为到了夏季而关闭，他们甚至可以直接到搬到加拿大来训练。