The European figure skating championships carried on Thursday, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.

The European figure skating championships carried on Thursday in Tallin, Estonia, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died in an aircraft collision near Washington, D.C.

Anastasiia Gubanova has taken a narrow lead in the short program as she aims to regain her title at the European figure skating championships.

Minerva Fabienne Hase RNikita Volodin of Germany compete during the pair free skating at ISU European Figure Ska

Ilia Malinin won his third consecutive title at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. He earned