Carolina Kostner wins her 11th European Championship medal

Gold went to 15-year-old Russian Alina Zagitova, who is exactly half the age of 30-year-old Kostner. The two-time world champion, 18-year-old Yevgenia Medvedeva, also from Russia, took silver.

Short program gave hope for more After the Short program from Thursday One could even dream that Carolina Kostner could win more than bronze in the ice skating competition with her three very young Russian rivals. Kostner was also in third place after the first part, but not even two points behind the leader Zagitova and only 0,27 points behind Medvedeva. The lead over fourth place, the 17-year-old third Russian Maria Sotskowa, was a reassuring ten points.

A fall and an almost fall Carolina Kostner's free skate, for which she competed in a bright green pants suit, did not go as planned: Shortly after the start, Kostner fell, a little later she had to abort a triple jump after two turns and then Kostner had to briefly deal with it again Rest your hand on the ice.

At this point Sotskowa had already run and there was a danger that Kostner would not come close to her total number of points. But as is so often the case, Kostner was able to impress above all with the artistic elements and, thanks to the big lead from the short program, held on to third place.

Fourth European Championship bronze medal Carolina Kostner won her 11th European Championship medal, the 4th bronze medal alongside 5 gold and 2 silver.

At the top, the youngest, 15-year-old Alina Zagitova, managed to confirm her leadership position and even extend her lead over Yevgenia Medvedeva - to the great enthusiasm of the audience in the Megasport Arena in Moscow.

European Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, women:

1. Alina Zagitova (RUS) 238,24 points. 2. Yevgenia Medvedeva (RUS) 232,86 3. Carolina Kostner (ITA/Gröden) 204,25 4. Maria Sotskova (RUS) 200,81 5. Loena Hendrickx (BEL) 176,91 6. Nicole Rajicova (SLK) 171,90

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Carolina Kostner wins her 11th European Championship medal

Albeit with more effort than expected, South Tyrol and Italy's best figure skater of all time, Val Gardena's Carolina Kostner, demonstrated her skills and grace at the European Championships in Moscow and won her 11th European Championship medal. She came third.

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