The figure skaters are looking for their new European champions in Tallinn. When are the individual competitions? Who are the favorites and what do the opportunities of Germans look like? The answers to the most important questions can be found here.
When and where does the IM figure skating take place?
The 116th Figure Run European Championships will take place from January 28 to February 2, 2025 in the Estonian capital Tallinn. By the way, for the third time. Originally, the artists were supposed to run around the European Championship medals on the ice in Zagreb. The Croatian Association withdrew.
Where is the run?
It is run in the Tondiraba ice cream hall, a multi-purpose hall in the Tondiraba district. The hall is the home of the ice hockey club HC Viking Tallinn.
What decisions are made?
The European elite of the figure skating comes together in Tallinn and checks the European champions in the figure skating of men and women, in pairs and in the ice dancing.
Which German figure skaters are there?
Kristina Isaev is the sole entertainer in women’s competition. At her European Championship premiere in Kaunas in Lithuania, she took 15th place. Nikita Starostin (ERC Westfalen Kunstlauf Dortmund) starts in the singles of men. In pairs, Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin (Berlin sports club 1892) go on the ice as gold favorites. Also there: Annika Hocke/Robert Kunkel (SC Charlottenburg) and Letizia Roscher/Luis Schuster (Chemnitzer EC). Germany sends Jennifer Janse van Rensburg/Benjamin Steffan (EC Oberstdorf) into the ice dance.
Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin
What are the chances for the Germans?
In pairs, rabbits/volodine are the measure of all things. After the last performance, one has to say clearly: anything but gold would be a disappointment. With the European Championship title, the shame of the last European Championship would also be covered: in 2024 the German top duo was on the medal course after the short program, one Skiped freestyle caused all dreams and rabbit/volodine from the podium bowling. Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel are also part of the circle of medal candidates.
Jennifer Janse van Rensburg and Benjamin Steffan is a top ten result in ice dance. Kristina Isaev and Nikita Starostin should have nothing to do with the decision in the individual competitors.
Who are the favorites?
As I said: in pairs, the title only goes through the German couple Hase/Volodin. If the two get their nerves under control, it becomes gold. The reigning European champions are again the favorites in the ice dance: Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri have been dancing together for 15 years and only have one big goal: an Olympic medal 2026 in their hometown Milan.
Adam Siao Him Fa would like to win for the third time in a row. If the Frenchman is fit, it should work. However, he injured his ankle at the end of December. However, he will definitely run in Tallinn. One of the biggest competitors is likely to be the South Tyrolean Daniel Grassl, who was considered to be a doping test until his doping lock – was considered an emerging star in the winter sports sky. You should also have the Frenchman Kévin Aymoz on the bill. The podium for women is completely open. Defending champion Loena Hendrickx is injured and not there.
France’s figure skaters Adam Siao Him Fa
Who are the Defending champion?
- Men: Adam Siao Him Fa (France)
- Women: Loena Hendrickx (Belgium)
- Couples: Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise (Italy)
- Eisanz: Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri (Italy)
What else is important?
Russian and Belarusian figure skaters are still closed and not there. They could return in 2026. You have the chance to run in Beijing at the Olympic qualification in September 2025 and fight for a quota place. However, there is only one starting place per discipline. According to the information, participation is linked to requirements. In this way, public statements and appearances should be checked with a view to the war.
What does the schedule look like?
| day | Competition | In the sports show |
|---|---|---|
Wednesday, January 29th. | 1.10 p.m.: Short program of the couples | Livestream |
6.30 p.m.: Women’s short program | Livestream | |
Thursday, 30.01 | 1:50 p.m.: Men’s short program | Livestream |
6.45 p.m.: Free of the couples | Livestream | |
Friday, January 31st | 1:15 p.m.: Rhythm dance egg dance | Livestream |
6 p.m.: Friday of women | Livestream | |
Saturday, February 1st. | 12.05 p.m.: Freestyle ice dancing | Livestream |
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6 p.m.: Free of the men | Livestream | |
Sunday, February 2nd. | 3 p.m.: Schau running of the winner | Livestream |
How can you follow the figure skating World Cup at Sportschau.de?
The sports show shows all the decisions and the award ceremony in pairs in the live stream.