Overview

• Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin scored 71.59 points in the short program, securing first place at the European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn.
• Italian pair Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii follow in second place with 68.52 points, while Hungary's Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko are third with 65.88 points.
• Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel, another German pair, are in fifth place after a mistake during their routine, keeping their medal hopes alive.
• Hase and Volodin, who began competing together in 2023, have already achieved significant success, including two Grand Prix Final victories and a bronze medal at the 2024 World Championships.
• The free skate, scheduled for Thursday evening, will determine the medal winners, marking a potential historic moment for German figure skating.