Niina Petrokina: “The first European title was a shock; this time, I came to win and to prove I could do it. In Estonia, some people said it was impossible to win twice, and I wanted to prove the opposite.”
With an Estonian record of 145.53 points in Friday’s free skate, Niina Petrokina secured her second consecutive gold medal in women’s singles at the European Figure Skating Championships.
original source: sport.err.ee dd. 17th January 2026
Niina Petrokina secured her second consecutive European title in women’s singles, while Loena Hendrickx took silver and Lara Naki Gutmann bronze. Here’s a translation of her comments posted on ERR.
“I don’t have many emotions right now. Throughout the program, I just tried to focus and forget that this was the European Championships; I just thought of it as another practice,” Petrokina commented after her victory.
“It was very hard, but I managed it and hope I can do it again someday. By the end of the program, I already knew it would be enough to win,” added the two-time European champion.
“The audience was so loud when I started. I felt like I was in Tallinn, exactly the same energy. The first European title was a shock; this time, I came to win and to prove I could do it. In Estonia, some people said it was impossible to win twice, and I wanted to prove the opposite.”
After this major victory, Petrokina now turns her attention to the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, which begin in less than a month. “The Olympics are a complete gift, because I’ve worked so hard over the last four years. I want to go there, experience it, and feel the atmosphere. I’ll keep working, and we’ll see what happens there. This second European title gives me a lot of strength for the Olympics,” said the two-time European champion.
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