Anastasiia Gubanova has taken a narrow lead in the short program as she aims to regain her title at the European figure skating championships.
International Skating Union President Jae Youl Kim has held back tears while announcing they will honor athletes and others killed in the mid-air collision near Washington, D.
The European figure skating championships carried on Thursday in Tallin, Estonia, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died in an aircraft collision near Washington, D.C.
Coach Alexandr Kirsanov and skaters Angela Yang and Sean Kay were on the plane, Kirsanov's wife, Natalia Gudin confirmed.
Minerva Fabienne Hase RNikita Volodin of Germany compete during the pair free skating at ISU European Figure Ska
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Germany's Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin put themselves firmly on course for their first European figure skating title Wednesday in the pairs short program.
An American Airlines jet collided midair with a military helicopter in Washington DC on Wednesday evening, killing 67 people. View on euronews
Gold medalist Niina Petrokina of Estonia, centre, silver medalist Anastasiia Gubanova of Georgia, left, and bronze medalist Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone celebrate during the victory ceremony for women free skating competition in the ISU European Figure Skating Championships, Tallinn, Estonia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Credit: AP/Sergei Grits
Estonia's Niina Petrokina overcame a fall to win surprise gold in figure skating at the European Championships.
A Gardner man is remembering his friend Alexandr Kirsanov, who was killed in the collision between American Airlines 5342 and a helicopter Wednesday.
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, both former world champions and two-time Olympians in pairs figure skating, also worked as skating coaches. The married couple also has a son, who competed at the US national championships in Wichita,
Germany's Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin led after the pairs short program on the first day at the European figure skating championships in Tallinn on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday's schedule is the women's short program.