Competition Notes
In the men's short program, Evgeni Plushenko set a new world record of 91.30 points. He won his sixth European title. Stéphane Lambiel won his third European silver medal and Brian Joubert won his 9th consecutive European medal. In ladies, Carolina Kostner won her third European title, defeating the reigning champion Laura Lepistö, who won her third European medal. Elene Gedevanishvili won Georgia's first medal at an ISU Championships.
In pair skating, Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov won their first European title, edging out defending champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy. In the free skate, they set a new free skate world record of 139.23 points, only to have their record broken by the Chinese silver medallists Pang Qing and Tong Jian at the 2010 Olympic Games. In ice dancing, Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin won their second European title, after previously winning in 2008. Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali won their second straight silver medals while the defending champions, Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski, dropped to third.
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