European Figure Skating Championships 2012 – in photos

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Adam Rippon competes in the men's free skate at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

THE European Figure Skating Championships 2012 – in photos: Yevgeny Plushenko won his seventh European men’s figure skating title. The Russian and his compatriots claimed seven of the 12 medals on offer in Sheffield.Carolina Kostner won the women’s event. Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov and Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat won the two pairs events.