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

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.C., when the world championships are staged in Boston in March.

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

Nika Egadze of Georgia competes during the men short program at ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2025 Tall

Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers and two world champion coaches from Boston were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an

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

Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating

As news trickled out about the victims of the Washington D.C. plane crash, the figure skating community mourned several of its own.

Estonia's Niina Petrokina produced a personal best to claim the women's title at the figure skating European championships in front of her home fans in Tallinn on Friday. The championships conclude on Saturday with the men's free skate where France's Adam Siao Him Fa is gunning for a third consecutive men's title after taking the lead in Thursday's short program.

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

The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event.