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2026 European Championships Pairs Short Program

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ISU European Figure Skating
Championships 2026
Sheffield / GBR
Jan. 13-18, 2026
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Utilita Arena Sheffield
Broughton Lane
Sheffield, S9 2DF, GBR


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Pairs Short Program
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
13:00 – 16:00 GMT (UTC +0)

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Time in Other Places
LIVESTREAM

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Qualification rule: The best 16 skaters after Short Program will advance to the next segment
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Pairs Entries
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No.
Names
Nation
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WD *Karina AKOPOVA & Nikita RAKHMANIN ARM 🇦🇲
SP: "Artsakh" by Ara Gevorgyan
FS: "Latika's Theme" by A.R. Rahman, Suzanne; "Ringa Ringa' by A.R. Rahman, Alka Yagnik, Ila Arun; "Jai Ho" by A.R. Rahman, The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger (Slumdog Millionaire OST); choreo by Sofia Evdokimova

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/karina-akopova-nikita-rakmanin.90053/
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1 Gabriella IZZO & Luc MAIERHOFER. AUT 🇦🇹
SP: "
Padam Padam" by Edith Piaf, Legendis Orchestra; "Milord "by Edith Piaf, Legendis Orchestra
FS: "Hector's Death" (Troy soundtrack) by James Horner, Simon Rhodes, David Foster; "Achilles Leads the Myrmadons" (Troy soundtrack) by James Horner, Simon Rhodes, David Foster; "Remember" (Troy soundtrack) by Josh Groban, Tanja Tzarovska, James Horner, Simon Rhodes, David Foster; choreo by Renee Rocca, Mark Pillay
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S Sophia SCHALLER & Livio MAYR AUT
AUT.GIF

SP:
"You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin, Carole King. Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler; "Respect" by Aretha Franklin; Otis Redding
FS: "Cosmic Love" by Florence + Machine, Jules Buckley; choreo by Mark Pillay; Paul Boll
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2 Anna VALESI & Martin BIDAR CZE 🇵🇭
SP
: "Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy, Philippe Entremont
FS: "Le temps des Cathédrales' (Notre Dame de Paris soundtrack) by Luc Plamondon, Richard Cocciante, Jannick Top, Serge Perathoner; "Danse Mon Esmeralda" (Notre Dame de Paris soundtrack) by Luc Plamondon, Richard Cocciante, Jannick Top, Serge Perathoner

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/anna-valesi-martin-bidar.100344/
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3 Aurelie FAULA & Theo BELLE FRA 🇫🇷
SP
: "Within" by Daft Punk
FS: "Yearning" (feauring Fathi Aljarah) by Raul Ferrando; "Hob Fi Dimashq" by Radwan Nasri, Quincy Simms; "Oasis" by JO Blankenburg chores by Pierre Loup Bouquet (SP) , Mahil Chautelauze (SP, FS)

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/aurelie-faula-theo-belle.93174/
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4 &Camille KOVALEV & Pavel KOVALEV FRA 🇫🇷
SP: "
Une vie d'amour" by Mireille Mathieu and Charles Aznavour
FS: "Come Together" performed by Gary Clark Jr. Junkie XL, John Lennon; "After Dark" by Tito et Tarantula, Steve Huffstester; "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes, Jack White; choreo by Pavel Kovalev, Dominique Deniaud

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?59943
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S. Louise EHRHARD & Matthis PELLEGRIS FRA 🇫🇷
SP: "Welcome to Burlesque, Show Me How you Burlesque" by Cher, Christina Aguilera
FS: "Memoirs of a Geisha" (soundtrack) by John Williams, Yo-yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman; choreo by Lauriane Pellegris (SP), Pierre Loup Bouquet (FS)

S Megan WESSENBERG & Denys STREKALIN FRA 🇫🇷
SP
: "Le Dernier Jour Du Disco" by Jukiette Armanet, Adrien Armanet
FS: "Lost Without You" by Freya Ridings; choreo by Rohene Ward, Pasquale Camerlengo

5 *Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW & Luke DIGBY GBR 🇬🇧
SP
: "Fix You" by Coldplay; choreo by Mark Hanretty
FS: "Arrival of the Birds" by Cinematic Orchestra, Rob Colling, "Carry You" by Fleurie, Ruelle; choreo by Christopher Dean and Mark Hanretty (SP), Mark Hanretty (FS)

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/anastasia-vaipan-law-luke-digby.92734/

6 *Anastasiia METELKINA & Luka BERULAVA GEO 🇬🇪
SP: "Bolero" (Excerpt) by Miloš Karadaglić
FS: "Le discours d'Arthur" by Jerome Rebotier; "Keeping Me Alive" (Acoustic) by Jonathan Roy; choreo by Sergei Plishkin, Ivan Malafeev

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/anastasiia-metelkina-luka-berulava.96366/
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7 § Minerva Fabienne HASE & Nikita VOLODIN GER 🇩🇪
SP: "El Abrazo" by Maxime Rodriguez; choreo by Mark Pillay
FS: "Europe, After the Rain" (from "Memoryhouse") by Max Richter "November" (from "Memoryhouse") by Max Richter "Last Days" (from "Memoryhouse") by Max Richter; choreo by Mark Pillay, Paul Boll (SP), Benoit Richaud (FS)

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/minerva-fabienne-hase-nikita-volodin.96212/
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8 § Annika HOCKE & Robert KUNKEL. GER 🇩🇪
SP
: "Hold My Hand" by Lady Gaga
FS: "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf; choreo by Anna Cappellini; Luca Lanotte

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/s...Hocke-amp-Robert-Kunkel&p=2524075#post2524075

9 *Maria PAVLOVA & Alexei SVIATCHENKO HUN 🇭🇺
SP
: "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson
FS: "Without You" by Ursine Vulpine featuring Annaca; choreo by Sofia Evdokimova, Luca Lanotte, Benoît Richaud

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/maria-pavlova-alexei-sviatchenko.94626/

10 Julia Sylvia GUNNARSDOTTIR & Manuel PIAZZA. ISL 🇮🇸
SP: "Imagine" by Audiomachine
FS: West Side Story soundtrack by Leonard Bernstein; choreo by Benjamin Naggiar

WD Lucrezia BECCARI & Matteo GUARISE ITA 🇮🇹
SP: "Run" by Ludovico Einaudi
FS: "Kissing You" (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Craig Armstrong, Desiree Annette Weekes Tim Atack; "First Kiss" (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Abel Korznewioski, Mina Korzeniowska; "Forbidden Love" (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Abel Korznewioski, Mina Korzeniowska; "Oh Verona" (reprise) (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Craig Armstrong, Metro Voices, The London Session Orchestra, Desiree Annette Weekes, Tim Atack; choreo by Carolina Moscheni, Paolo Gualdi

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/lucrezia-beccari-matteo-guarise.94625/
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11 Irma CALDARA & Riccardo MAGLIO ITA 🇮🇹
SP:
"La donna cannone" by Francesco De Gregori
FS: Avatar: The Way of Water soundtrack by James Horner; choreo by Andrea Vaturi

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/irma-caldara-riccardo-maglio.92739/
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WD *Sara CONTI & Niccolo MACII
ITA 🇮🇹
SP: "The Wild Bull" by John Califra; "Concerto de Espana" by Benise
FS: "Caruso" performed by Hauser; "Caruso" performed by Lara Fabian; "Occhi Verdi" by Karl Hugo; "Caruso" performed by Hauser; "Occhi Verdi" by Karl Hugo; "Caruso" performed by Lara Fabian; choreo by Matteo Zanni, Roberto Tedesco, Romain Haguenauer (FS)

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/sara-conti-niccolo-macii.89492/

12 *Rebecca GHILARDI & Filippo AMBROSINI ITA 🇮🇹
SP: "Volare" by Il Volo, Domenico Modugno
FS: "Poeta En El Mar" by Vicente Amigo; "Flamenco del Mar" (Original Composition for Ghilardi-Ambrosini) by Lorenzo De Benedictis; "V for Vivaldi" by Duomo, Power-Haus, Sebastian Pecznik, Axel Tenner, Daniel Belardinelli, Sebastian Pecznik; choreo by Daniel Aggiano, Raffaella Cazzaniga, Corrado Giordani

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/rebecca-ghilardi-filippo-ambrosini.88569/
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13 *Daria DANILOVA & Michel TSIBA. NED 🇳🇱
SP
: "Take Back the Power" by Raury
FS: "Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zepplin; choreo by Joti Polizoakis, Pasquale Camerlengo

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/daria-danilova-and-michel-tsiba.88388/
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14 Ioulia CHTCHETININA & Michal WOZNIAK POL🇵🇱
SP: "Moderation" by Florence + The Machine
FS: "Reel Around The Sun" by Bill Whelan; choreo by Mark Pillay, Paul Boll
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15 Oxana VOUILLAMOZ & Tom BOUVART SUI 🇨🇭
SP: "Liberian Girl "by Michael Jackson; "Remember the Time' by Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle; "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson
FS: "Clubbed to Death" (epic version) by Rob Dougan; choreo by Mahil Chantelauze, John Zimmerman, Silvia Fontana, Arnaud Caffa & Natacha Lagouge
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16 Sofiia HOLICHENKO & Artem DARENSKYI UKR 🇺🇦
SP
: "Sweet Dream" by Eurythmics, Annie Lennox
FS: "Mad World" by 2WEI, Tommee Profitt & Fleurie, Roland Orzabal; choreo by Nadezhda Yavir

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/sofiia-holichenko-artem-darenskyi.90776/


* = Assigned to Olympics
&= Assigned to Olympics, Team Event Only

§ Probably will be assigned to Olympics
 
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What is the reason for Conti/Macii withdrawal?? injury, illness or a decision to skip?
This article says "knee injury", but other sources state that she is expected to recover from "a minor injury" and be fully ready in time. And she hasn't stopped posting all sort of videos on social media. So most likely it’s just a convenient way to frame a strategic decision in the media. You can't really just say "we're not doing this because we don't want to". They say they are among the leaders and are going to surprise everyone at the Olympics, so make of this what you will.
 
This article says "knee injury", but other sources state that she is expected to recover from "a minor injury" and be fully ready in time. And she hasn't stopped posting all sort of videos on social media. So most likely it’s just a convenient way to frame a strategic decision in the media. You can't really just say "we're not doing this because we don't want to". They say they are among the leaders and are going to surprise everyone at the Olympics, so make of this what you will.
The Federation press release said "risentimento fisico" which is less critical than "infortunio" (injury).
Other sources confirm that it is at her knee and that "In agreement with the medical and federal staff, the Italian duo took a few days off" and they have now resumed training.
 
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155 skaters from 35 ISU Members have been entered for the European Figure Skating Championships 2026.

2022: 21 Pairs
2023: 13 Pairs (-8)
2024: 18 Pairs(+5)
2025: 18 Pairs (=)
2026: 16 Pairs (-2)


Ages of the skaters


Men
Older:

- Pavel Kovalev FRA - 34 years
- Filippo Ambrosini ITA - 32 years & 8 months

Average Age: 26 years

Younger:
- Théo Belle FRA - 23 years & 11 months
- Luc Maierhofer AUT - 23 years & 7 months
- Luka Berulava GEO - 23 years & 1 month

Women

Older:
- Camille Kovalev FRA - 31 years & 1 month
- Ioulia Chtchetinina POL - 30 years

Average Age: 24 years

Younger:
- Sofiia Holichenko UKR - 21 years & 1 month
- Julia Sylvia Gunnarsdottir ISL - 21 years
- Anastasiia Metelkina GEO - 20 years & 10 months


Numbers of participation in European


8: Ghilardi / Ambrosini ITA
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6: Hocke / Kunkel GER
5: Kovalev’s FRA – Vaipan-Law / Digby GBR - Danilova / Tsiba NED
4: Pavlova / Sviatchenko HUN – Holichenko / Darenskyi UKR
3: Metelkina / Berulava GEO – Hase / Volodin GER – Chtchetinina / Wozniak POL
2: Gunnarsdottir / Piazza ISL – Caldara / Maglio ITA – Vouillamoz / Bouvart SUI

First Participation: Izzo / Maierhofer AUT – Valesi / Bidar CZE – Faula / Belle FRA


Best rank
Gold Medal - Silver Medal - Bronze Medal
Top 5 - Top 10 - Top 16 - 17+

Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin GER – 1 Gold Medal (2025)

Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini ITA - 1 Silver Medal (2023) - 1 Bronze Medal (2024)
Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava GEO - 1 Silver Medal (2024) - 1 Bronze Medal (2025)

Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel GER - 1 Bronze Medal (2023)


Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko HUN - 4
Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby GBR - 5


Camille Kovalev / Pavel Kovalev FRA – 6
Ioulia Chtchetinina / Michal Wozniak POL - 7
Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba NED – 8


Soffia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi UKR – 11
Oxana Vouillamoz / Tom Bouvart SUI - 13
Irma Caldara / Riccardo Maglio ITA – 15


Julia Sylvia Gunnarsdottir / Manuel Piazza ISL - 18
 
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I am sad for the the Armenians, but glad for the full group doing the Free skate. A bit double about it.
 
Karina AKOPOVA & Nikita RAKHMANIN ARM was not here this morning, now I see they have WD. That leaves 16 couples, all of them go to the FS
What a shame--I was looking forward to watching them. What a pity that 5 'flights' are still scheduled, instead of 4 flights of 4 apiece. Was there simply not enough time to notify others of slight advances in starting times?
 
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