The 2016 European Championships were held in Bratislava, Slovakia in late January. Backstage and on-ice images from the event.
Golden team: Russia’s Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov
Javier Fernández claimed his fourth consecutive European title. Oleksii Bychenko of Israel was second and Russia’s Maxim Kovtun captured the bronze.
Italian pairs team Ondřej Hotárek/Valentina Marchei with Michal Březina of the Czech Republic
Pairs medalists: Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Tatiana Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov
Russian ladies swept the podium: Elena Radionova, Evgenia Medvedeva, Anna Pogorilaya
Retired competitors Kiira Korpi of Finland and Tomáš Verner of the Czech Republic were handling television duties in Bratislava
Aljona Savchenko and BrunIceo Massot celebrated their first European medal, silver.
Ice dance podium: Anna Cappelini/Luca Lanotte, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Ekaterina Bbrova/Dmitry Solovyev
Michal Březina
Spanish flair: Felipe Montoya, Sonia Lafuente, Javier Fernández
Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron
Oleksii Bychenko and Daniel Samarin of Israel
Jozef Sabovchek and Tomáš Verner