By Hiro Yoshida
The talk of the men’s event in Kaunas, Lithuania was not about Adam Siao Him Fa’s feat of becoming the first Frenchman in 60 years to win consecutive European title, but his inclusion of a backflip in his free skating routine. I caught up with two-time Olympic bronze medallist and French television commentator Philippe Candeloro at the championships to get his views on the currently illegal element.
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Europe’s top figure skaters gather early in the New Year for the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania which is hosting the event for the first time.
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The European Figure Skating Championships return to Finland for the first time since 2009 with the city of Espoo playing host. Russia claimed all four titles last year in Tallinn, but due to that country’s invasion of Ukraine no Russian team will participate this year and a complete new set of champions will be crowned.
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Despite the surge in Covid-19 cases across the globe due to the Omicron variant causing an unprecedented number of withdrawals, competition at the European Figure Skating Championships kicks off in Tallinn tomorrow with the Estonian capital hosting the event for the second time.
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The European Figure Skating Championships came to Minsk, Belarus for the first time in its history and the competition is one that will be remembered for a long time due to some record breaking feats. (more…)
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