European Figure Skating Championships 2026 kick off in Sheffield: first results

On January 14, the 2026 European Figure Skating Championships officially began in Sheffield, Great Britain. On the opening competition day, medals were contested in the women’s singles short program and the pairs short program.

Women’s Singles (Short Program)

After the short program, Estonia’s Niina Petrõkina took the lead with a score of 70.61 points. Belgium’s Nina Pinzarrone is second (64.97), followed by Italy’s Anna Pezzetta in third place (64.85).

Short Program Results

1. Niina Petrõkina (Estonia) — 70.61
2. Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium) — 64.97
3. Anna Pezzetta (Italy) — 64.85
4. Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy) — 63.75
5. Loena Hendrickx (Belgium) — 63.34
6. Kimmy Repond (Switzerland) — 59.28
7. Sarina Joos (Italy) — 58.90
8. Ekaterina Kurakova (Poland) — 58.08
9. Livia Kaiser (Switzerland) — 57.02
10. Nataly Langerbaur (Estonia) — 56.21
11. Anastasia Gubanova (Georgia) — 56.17
12. Stefania Yakovleva (Cyprus) — 56.16
13. Lorine Schild (France) — 56.14
14. Léa Serna (France) — 55.72
15. Olga Mikutina (Austria) — 53.90
16. Iida Karhunen (Finland) — 53.73
17. Mia Risa Gomez (Norway) — 53.07
18. Julia Sauter (Romania) — 52.53
19. Vanessa Shelmekova (Slovakia) — 52.50
20. Maria Seniuk (Israel) — 52.40
21. Julia Lovrenčič (Slovenia) — 51.71
22. Kristen Spours (Great Britain) — 50.70
23. Josefin Taljegård (Sweden) — 50.44
24. Jogailė Aglinskaitė (Lithuania) — 50.30

Did not qualify for the free skate

25. Alexandra Feigin (Bulgaria) — 49.70

26. Kristina Lisovskaya (Estonia) — 49.62

27. Antonina Dubinina (Serbia) — 49.56

28. Niki Wories (Netherlands) — 48.14

29. Ariadna Gupta Espada (Spain) — 46.76

30. Nargiz Suleymanova (Azerbaijan) — 46.60

31. Nina Povey (Great Britain) — 46.11

32. Katinka Anna Zsombori (Hungary) — 45.93

33. Anastasia Gracheva (Moldova) — 45.59

34. Barbora Vránková (Czech Republic) — 44.67

35. Elizaveta Babenko (Ukraine) — 43.76

36. Lucrezia Gennaro (Greece) — 43.20

37. Nikola Fomchenková (Latvia) — 42.76

38. Laura Szczęsna (Poland) — 40.51

Pairs (Short Program)

In pairs skating, Georgia’s Anastasia Metelkina / Luka Berulava lead after the short program with 75.96 points. Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin are second (74.81), while Hungary’s Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko are third (73.32).

Results

1. Anastasia Metelkina / Luka Berulava (Georgia) — 75.96
2. Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin (Germany) — 74.81
3. Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko (Hungary) — 73.32
4. Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel (Germany) — 65.47
5. Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby (Great Britain) — 63.98
6. Oxana Vouillamoz / Tom Bouvart (Switzerland) — 62.78
7. Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini (Italy) — 59.40
8. Camille Kovalev / Pavel Kovalev (France) — 58.25
9. Julia Silvia Gunnarsdottir / Manuel Piazza (Iceland) — 57.45
10. Julia Szczechowicz / Michal Wojcniak (Poland) — 56.93
11. Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr (Austria) — 54.65
12. Anna Valesi / Martin Bidar (Czech Republic) — 53.80
13. Aurélie Faula / Théo Bell (France) — 53.66
14. Irma Caldara / Riccardo Maglio (Italy) — 53.29
15. Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba (Netherlands) — 46.57
16. Sofia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi (Ukraine) — 42.32

The European Championships in Sheffield will continue. On January 15, the men’s short program and the pairs free skate will take place.

It should be noted that Armenian figure skaters were not allowed to compete due to visa issues.

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

UPDATED: European Figure Skating Championships 2026 Concluded: Full Results