Georgian Pair Metelkina and Berulava Win Pairs Event at the 2026 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2026 European Figure Skating Championships, taking place in Sheffield (Great Britain), continued on January 15. On the second competition day, medals were awarded in the pairs event following the free skate, and the men’s short program was also held.

Georgia Wins Gold in Pairs at Euro 2026

The European champions in pairs skating are representatives of Georgia — Anastasiia Metelkina (20) and Luka Berulava (23). The duo, who have represented Georgia since 2023, claimed their first European title of their careers.

The Georgian pair confidently won both the short program and the free skate, scoring a total of 215.76 points and earning two small gold medals at the championships.

Previously, Metelkina and Berulava had already reached the podium at the European Championships, winning silver at Euro 2024 and bronze at Euro 2025.

Thus, their victory in 2026 became a logical continuation of their steady progress on the international stage.

Other Medalists in Pairs Skating

Second place was taken by the German pair Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin (203.87 points).
Third place went to the Hungarian duo Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko (202.56 points).

Full Results of the Pairs Event (Top 16)

1. Anastasiia METELKINA / Luka BERULAVA (Georgia) — 215.76
2. Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN (Germany) — 203.87
3. Maria PAVLOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO (Hungary) — 202.56
4. Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL (Germany) — 188.27
5. Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Tom BOUVART (Swirzerland) — 183.31
6. Rebecca GHILARDI / Filippo AMBROSINI (Italy) — 174.31
7. Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY (Great Britain) — 173.52
8. Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Michal WOZNIAK (Poland) — 168.84
9. Anna VALESI / Martin BIDAR (Czechia) — 167.42
10. Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV (France) — 165.09
11. Julia Sylvia GUNNARSDOTTIR / Manuel PIAZZA (Iceland) — 162.62
12. Gabriella IZZO / Luc MAIERHOFER (Austria) — 158.08
13. Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO (Italy) — 153.62
14. Aurelie FAULA / Theo BELLE (France) — 152.85
15. Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA (Netherlands) — 149.33
16. Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI (Ukraine) — 126.78

The pair Karina Akopova / Nikita Rakhmanin (Armenia) was not admitted to the competition due to visa issues.

Nika Egadze Wins the Men’s Short Program

In the men’s singles short program, the small gold medal was also claimed by Georgia’s Nika Egadze (23), who scored 91.28 points.

Men’s Short Program Top 10

1. Nika EGADZE (Georgia) — 91.28
2. Aleksandr SELEVKO (Estonia) — 88.71
3. Mihhail SELEVKO (Estonia) — 88.28
4. Matteo RIZZO (Italy) — 88.00
5. Daniel GRASSL (Italy) — 84.82
6. Lukas BRITSCHGI (Swirzerland) — 82.12
7. Tamir KUPERMAN (Israel) — 79.82
8. Georgii RESHTENKO (Czechia) — 78.62
9. Deniss VASILJEVS (latvia) — 77.80
10. Nikolaj MEMOLA (Italy) — 77.77

Nika Egadze skated last and came first with his Short Program to a waltz from his native Georgia © ISU

2026 European Figure Skating Championships

The tournament in Sheffield continues. Fans can look forward to the men’s free skate, ice dance events, and women’s singles competition.

On January 16, the rhythm dance in ice dancing and the women’s free skate will take place.

The Georgian national team has already achieved a historic success, winning two gold medals in one day at the European Championships.

UPDATED: European Figure Skating Championships 2026 Concluded: Full Results