The European figure skating championships kicked off at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn on Wednesday and the opening day already provided a world record from reigning world champion pair Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov.
Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., won gold at the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating stop in Courchevel, France – Canada’s second medal at the competition.Chiu finished first in the men’s discipline . . .
The Estonian championships in figure skating held over the weekend saw 18-year old Eva-Lotta Kiibus defend her title from last year in the women s category with Aleksandr Selevko taking the men s crown.
After the short program on Saturday, Kiibus held third place with 55.83 points, behind first-place Kristina Škuleta-Gromova (60.10 points) and Gerli Liinamäe (59.78 points). A 120.97-point free skating program performance by Kiibus on Sunday however lifted her up to first, holding just a slight 0.31-point lead over Gerli Liinamäe.
Škulet-Gromova received 104.38 points for her free skating program, enough for third place overall with 164.48 points. Kiibus final tally for the tournament was 176.80 points, Liinamäe collected 176.49.