Estonia’s Niina Petrokina defends European title in Sheffield

2026 European Figure Skating Championships: Women’s Figure Skating

Niina Petrokina of Estonia convincingly defended her European title in the Women’s event on Friday in Sheffield, Great Britain. Belgium’s Loena Hendrickx rose from fifth to claim the silver, while Lara Naki Gutmann of Italy earned the bronze—her first European medal.

Niina Petrokina

Petrokina of Estonia gave a great performance to “Criminal Tango” in the short program. The defending champion, landed a double Axel, triple Lutz-triple toe and triple flip.