Tugba Karademir Finishes 12th in European Championships

At the end of the free program Tugba Karademir finished in 12th place in the European Figure Skating Championships with a total of 82.54 points.

Tugba said that she believed she represented Turkey the best that she could. Her next destination is Vancouver for the Olympics where she hopes to place well. Tugba received a score of 35.74 for technical merit, and a score of 46.80 for artistic merit for a total of 82.54 points and a 12th place finish.

Translated from NTV Sports

Tugba Karademir European Championships Short Program and Results

Tugba Karademir skated a strong short program at the 2010 European Figure Skating Championships in Estonia. Tugba cleanly landed a triple Lutz - double toe loop combination in her routine. She also landed a beautiful triple Salchow out of steps. Watch for yourself:



The performance left her in 10th place after the short program out of 421 participants. She scored a 53.88 with her technical numbers being the 5th best overall. You can see all the scoring here and the overall rankings after the short program here