Competition Notes
Evgeni Plushenko won his fourth European title, Irina Slutskaya her sixth, Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin their fourth, and Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov their second. Susanna Pöykiö (silver) became the first Finn to medal in ladies' singles at the European Championships.
The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz.
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