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Egadze Lands Four Quads to Win European Title by Nearly 17 Points

The Georgian delivered a personal-best free skate, underscoring his nation's surge heading into the Milano Cortina Olympics.

Figure Skating - ISU Figure Skating European Championships - Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Britain - January 17, 2026 Georgia's Nika Egadze performs during the Men Free Skating Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Figure Skating - ISU Figure Skating European Championships - Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Britain - January 17, 2026 Georgia's Nika Egadze performs during the Men Free Skating Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Figure Skating - ISU Figure Skating European Championships - Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Britain - January 17, 2026 Georgia's Nika Egadze celebrates on the podium after winning the Men's Figure Skating Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Georgia's Nika Egadze romped to the men's title with a stylish display

Overview

  • Skating last in Sheffield, Nika Egadze scored 181.72 in the free for a 273.00 total, earning Georgia its first European men’s singles crown.
  • Italy’s Matteo Rizzo took silver with 256.37 points, and Reuters reported the result secured him Italy’s second Olympic berth.
  • Czech skater Georgii Reshtenko climbed from eighth after the short to bronze with a personal-best 238.27, edging defending champion Lukas Britschgi to fourth.
  • Pre-event favorite Daniel Grassl fell three times and placed 13th, while Estonia’s Selevko brothers slipped to fifth and sixth after errors in the free.
  • Egadze’s win marked Georgia’s second gold of the championships following Metelkina and Berulava’s pairs title, with the free dance scheduled later Saturday.