Anastasiia Gubanova has taken a narrow lead in the short program as she aims to regain her title at the European figure skating championships.

The European figure skating championships have carried on, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.

International Skating Union President Jae Youl Kim has held back tears while announcing they will honor athletes and others killed in the mid-air collision near Washington, D

The European figure skating championships carried on Thursday in Tallin, Estonia, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died in an aircraft collision near Washington, D.C.

Coach Alexandr Kirsanov and skaters Angela Yang and Sean Kay were on the plane, Kirsanov's wife, Natalia Gudin confirmed.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Germany's Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin put themselves firmly on course for their first European figure skating title Wednesday in the pairs short program.

Minerva Fabienne Hase RNikita Volodin of Germany compete during the pair free skating at ISU European Figure Ska

An American Airlines jet collided midair with a military helicopter in Washington DC on Wednesday evening, killing 67 people. View on euronews

Gold medalist Niina Petrokina of Estonia, centre, silver medalist Anastasiia Gubanova of Georgia, left, and bronze medalist Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone celebrate during the victory ceremony for women free skating competition in the ISU European Figure Skating Championships, Tallinn, Estonia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Credit: AP/Sergei Grits

Estonia's Niina Petrokina overcame a fall to win surprise gold in figure skating at the European Championships.

Jordan Stolz won a record 16th speed skating World Cup race in a row — a streak that dates back more than one year — by skating the fastest sea-level 1000m in history. Stolz, a 20-year-old from Wisconsin, clocked 1 minute, 6.16 seconds on Friday at his home oval in Milwaukee, a World Cup host for the first time in 20 years.

A Gardner man is remembering his friend Alexandr Kirsanov, who was killed in the collision between American Airlines 5342 and a helicopter Wednesday.