The 2016 European Championships were held in Bratislava, Slovakia in late January. Backstage and on-ice images from the event.

2016 European ChampionshipsGolden team: Russia’s Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov

2016 European ChampionshipsJavier Fernández claimed his fourth consecutive European title. Oleksii Bychenko of Israel was second and Russia’s Maxim Kovtun captured the bronze.

2016 European ChampionshipsItalian pairs team Ondřej Hotárek/Valentina Marchei with Michal Březina of the Czech Republic

2016 European Championships Pairs medalists: Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Tatiana Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov

2016 European ChampionshipsRussian ladies swept the podium: Elena Radionova, Evgenia Medvedeva, Anna Pogorilaya

2016 European Championships Retired competitors Kiira Korpi of Finland and Tomáš Verner of the Czech Republic were handling television duties in Bratislava 

2016 European Championships Aljona Savchenko and BrunIceo Massot celebrated their first European medal, silver.

2016 European ChampionshipsIce dance podium: Anna Cappelini/Luca Lanotte, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Ekaterina Bbrova/Dmitry Solovyev

2016 European ChampionshipsMichal Březina

2016 European Championships Spanish flair: Felipe Montoya, Sonia Lafuente, Javier Fernández

2016 European Championships Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron

2016 European Championships

2016 European ChampionshipsOleksii Bychenko and Daniel Samarin of Israel

2016 European ChampionshipsJozef Sabovchek and Tomáš Verner