Russian Tatyana Navka and Roman Kostomarov became leaders in competition of dance pairs in European figure skating championship, which takes place in Lion (France).

Navka and Kostomarov got 60.79 points for original dance, which was performed on Thursday. Total score of the duet comes to 99 points against 97.61 points of Ukrainian couple Elena Grushina and Ruslan Goncharov, who are on second position. Lithuanian Margarita Drobyazko and Povilas Vanagas (95.29) take third position at present moment. Another Russian pair - Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin - are on 6-th place.

As a reminder, after obligatory program Navka and Kostomarov were only third while leaders were Grushina and Goncharov.

European champions in dances on ice will be known on Friday.
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