Europeans results after the SP
Dmitri Aliev (2nd): 88.45 pts
Artur Danielian (3rd): 84.63
Alexander Samarin (13th): 74.77
Overall i don't completely agree with the judging on components at this event, for instance i can safely say Aliev, Danielian and Rizzo all skate better than Brezina: better skating skills, more speed, more transitions, more flow. It seemed they wanted to reward the more seasoned skaters here.
Dmitri Aliev got 2 underrotations on both the 4ltz and the 3a, but overall he did well, he's still very close to 1st so if he skates like he can in the free, he can win this.
Great debut for Artur Danielian! I'm so impressed by his skating skills and the speed and power, beautiful posture, great lines in the steps sequence, the opening quad sal was amazing. Like i said components will certainly rise cause he has all the good qualities.
Alexander Samarin's performance was on a similar note to Nationals and previous Europeans, just without the PCS boost (although 8.25/8.50 is still too much in my opinion, in the steps sequence was ahead of the music). The 4ltz was almost there, but the 4toe was completely off: too swingy and a bit off axis, not as high as usual also.