Saturday, 17 January 2026

Estonia's Niina Petrõkina Crowned European Figure Skating Champion for Second Time

Congratulations to Niina Petrõkina who has retained her title of European Figure Skating Champion. Three montha ago Petrõkina underwent ankle surgery and stunned critics by landing seven triple jumps in a clean, personal-best free skate that scored 216.14 points. Petrõkina is the first skater to win back-to-back European women's titles since Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva in 2017.