Europeans Are Under Way

The 2015 European Figure Skating Championships started on Monday in Stockholm. They're a huge deal for figure skaters from the European continent, which includes Russia.

And it's no surprise that after the short program, the Russian ladies lead by a landslide. Radionova, Tuktamysheva and Pogorilaya are 1-2-3 going into Saturday's long program. They're just too darn good.

In the men's event, I'm happy to see Spain's Javier Fernandez leading the pack over Russia's Sergei Voronov, who to me looks like a bull in a China shop on the ice.

The dance event concluded with the French on top of the podium, and the pairs event has yet to start. My (fake) money is on a tight match between Kavaguti/Smirnov and Stolbova/Klimov.

Among the spectators, the event seems to draw quite a few royals!