Rimkus-Surblyte (LTU) and Zemlianoy-Dubeiko (ARM) crowned the first title holders of 2025
Tomas Rimkus – Nerija Surblyte (LTU) have been reigning the European Standard floors during the recent years. The Championship event in Lyon turned out to be another success for the couple, as they were awarded the third consecutive WDSF European Standard Senior II title.
Serhii Shulha – Olha Shulha (NED) had their first appearance at Senior II age group title event, and the result was great as the couple secured the European Championship silver medals. France’s own Lionel Lepreux – Charlotte Milleville made the Lyonnese crowd cheer with their performance, and they were deservingly awarded the bronze medals.
The colourful and elegant final round was completed with the two Italian couples, Valerio Bilancioni – Silvia Badiali and Francesco Argenziano – Giovanna Auletta, and the Czech couple Jan Kohout - Petra Bila earning the remaining three spots on the final round. The couples were ranked from 4th to 6th in respective order at the final.
The sparks continued to shine on the dance floor on the following day as the 2025 WDSF European Championship U21 Latin highlighted the last day of the beautifully organised event in Lyon.
Nikita Zemlianoy – Sofiia Dubeiko (ARM) nailed it with their spicy and electric performance, and the couple earned their first ever title with a straight row of first places by the Adjudicator panel.
Nicolas Spica – Carlotta Aceti (ITA) showed their dynamic moves which earned them the silver medals. The couple has silver medals also from last year’s European Championship in Youth, making it a wonderful start for the season for this couple. Paul Ioan Pascar – Melani Bartosevic (ROU) have only had a few competitions together as a couple, but the European Championship turned out to be a great success for them as the couple was awarded the bronze medals.
Roman Stradetskiy – Kateryna Vakarchuk (UKR), Maximilian Bier – Eveline Ishchenko (GER) and Grzegorz Brzozowski – Sofia Bilozor (POL) added their elegance and talent to the final round and were ranked from 4th to 6th in respective order.
The European Championship event in Lyon started the 2025 WDSF Championship season.
WDSF would like to thank and congratulate the FFD and the team of organizers for hosting these two title events and creating a wonderful atmosphere for the couples and audience
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