Who’s afraid of colors? Actually, not them.

One thing is sure: when it comes to the colors of the costumes, these Europeans have been anything but dull. Just look at Sergei Voronov’ pants: a powerful red that will stay in your mind. Or at the yellow pants of both Ondrej Hotarek and Maxim Trankov. And the girls – oh, the girls, wearing their red, pink, orange, purple, green, sparkling dresses with pride and confidence; and a wonderful smile. Follow me, then, into the joyful (and colored) world of this year’s edition of the European Championships. You’ll be charmed and amazed; you’ll fall under the skaters’ spell – which is, if I may say so, exactly the point.

by Florentina Tone

Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones

Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones

Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi

Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi

Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov

Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov

Ramona Elsener and Florian Roost

Ramona Elsener and Florian Roost

Ramona Elsener

Ramona Elsener

Angelina Telegina and Otar Japaridze

Angelina Telegina and Otar Japaridze

Lorenza Alessandrini

Lorenza Alessandrini

Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko

Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko

Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov

Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov

Carter Maria Jones and Richard Sharpe

Carter Maria Jones and Richard Sharpe

Justyna Plutowska and Peter Gerber

Justyna Plutowska and Peter Gerber

Henna Lindholm and Ossi Kanervo

Henna Lindholm and Ossi Kanervo

Isabella Tobias and Deividas Stagniunas

Isabella Tobias and Deividas Stagniunas

Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov

Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov

Alena Leonova

Alena Leonova

Inga Januleviciute

Inga Januleviciute

Juulia Turkkila

Juulia Turkkila

Adelina Sotnikova

Adelina Sotnikova

Natalia Popova

Natalia Popova

Anne Line Gjersem

Anne Line Gjersem

Elena Glebova

Elena Glebova

Kim Lucine

Kim Lucine

Florent Amodio

Florent Amodio

Sergei Voronov

Sergei Voronov

Elizaveta Makarova and Leri Kenchadze

Elizaveta Makarova and Leri Kenchadze

Nicole della Monica and Matteo Guarise

Nicole della Monica and Matteo Guarise

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Mari Vartmann and Aaron van Cleave

Mari Vartmann and Aaron van Cleave

Mari Vartmann

Mari Vartmann

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek

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Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov

Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov

Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov

Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov

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