The solemn opening ceremony was followed by almost completely filled stands of the sports complex. The show was broadcast live on the TV channel Belarus 5. 145 athletes from 34 countries gathered in Minsk to compete for medals of the continental forum.
Even before the opening ceremony of the European Championship, women identified the winner in the short program. The best amount of points was scored by Alina Zagitova, the second place belongs to representative of Russia Sofia Samodurova, Swiss Alexia Paganini is the third. Belarusian figure skaters did not compete in the women's single skating. The European Championship in figure skating is fully covered by the channel Belarus-5.












