Georgian skater Nika Egadze secured a medal at the European Championship for the first time in his career. Italian Matteo Rizzo finished second, and Czech Georgii Reshtenko came in third.
Georgian skater Nika Egadze triumphed at the European Championship in Sheffield, Britain.
Egadze amassed a total of 273.00 points across the short and free programs.
Second position was claimed by Italian Matteo Rizzo (256.37), while the native of Saint Petersburg, Georgii Reshtenko (238.27), who has represented the Czech Republic since 2017, took third.
Last year’s European Championship victor, Swiss Lukas Britschgi, finished fourth (236.90).
The 23-year-old Egadze trains under Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze. This European Championship medal is the greatest achievement of his career. Last year, Egadze was fourth at the European Championship and ninth at the World Championship. This season, the skater earned bronze at the Grand Prix event in France.
Russian skaters have been barred from competing under the International Skating Union (ISU) banner since March 2022. The ISU only permitted Adeliia Petrosian and Petr Gumennik to participate in the Olympic qualifiers, where they earned the right to compete at the Games.
The competitive schedule for the European Championship will conclude later on January 17th, when the ice dancers will contest their medals. In the pairs discipline, Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava from Georgia won the tournament, and Estonian Nina পেট্রуkyna was the women’s champion.
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