YEREVAN, JANUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Regular European Figure Skating Championship started on January 19 in the capital city of Finland Helsinki. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Samvel Khachatrian, the Chairman of the Figure Skating Republican Federation, solo skaters Gegham Vardanian and Ani Vardanian will perform in the Championship from Armenia. They held a month's teaching and training gathering in Riga with the assistance of the Armenian National Olympic Committee, headed by coach Armen Asoyan. G. Vardanian will perform on January 21 and A. Vardanian on January 23.

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