Kostner holds slim edge after short program at Euro C'ships

Carolina Kostner halted the Russian march at the European Figure Skating Championships on Friday by grabbing a narrow lead in the women's competition in her bid to capture a fourth continental gold.
The 24-year-old Italian justified her tag as favorite by scoring 63.22 points in a graceful routine set to Dmitri Shostakovich's "Allegretto."

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