Gritschuk-Platov Win Dance

World and Olympic champions Oksana Gritschuk and Yevgeny Platov of Russia won their first European ice dance title, while Surya Bonaly led the women’s event.

Another Russian couple, Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsiannikov, who did a whimsical Russian folk dance with exaggerated gestures and intricate steps and turns, finished second.

Five-time champion Bonaly of France won the women’s short program by a narrow margin over the next three finishers.