Kavaguti, Smirnov lead Russian European Championships sweep

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STOCKHOLM (AP) β€” Russians Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov have won gold at the European Figure Skating Championships, heading a Russian sweep of the event.

Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klomov took silver and Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov won bronze Sunday in their debut at the Europeans.

Kavaguti and Smirnov combined drama and comedy in their free skate to Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, which was highlighted by a throw quad Salchow.