Poland has won a silver and two bronze medals at the European short-track speed skating championships, with the men’s relay team taking second place and the women’s and mixed relay teams finishing third.
Poland’s women ended third in their final on Saturday, with the quartet of Natalia Maliszewska, Nikola Mazur, Gabriela Topolska and Kamila Stormowska delivering an impressive performance.Pietro Sighel 🇮🇹 strikes again - this time with the team! He leads the Italians to gold 🥇 in the Men's relay ahead of Poland 🇵🇱 and Belgium 🇧🇪#ShortTrackSkating pic.twitter.com/Z6sxGFmVvV
— ISU Speed Skating (@ISU_Speed) January 19, 2025
They fought well in a tense final, with the Dutch champions falling early and Kamila Stormowska recovering from a late slip to secure third place.
Ultimately, Italy took gold, followed by Hungary and the Poles.
Arianna Fontana 🇮🇹 leads the Italians to yet another gold as she speeds to the Women's 3000m relay title ahead of Hungary 🇭🇺 and Poland 🇵🇱
— ISU Speed Skating (@ISU_Speed) January 18, 2025
It's Fontana's second gold of the weekend after she claimed victory in the 1000m earlier 👀#ShortTrackSkating pic.twitter.com/PT2gqDdFPb
A second Polish bronze
In the mixed relay final on Sunday, the Polish team—consisting of Natalia Maliszewska, Michał Niewiński, Diane Sellier, and Kamila Stormowska—crossed the finish line in fourth place.
However, the third-placed Italian team was disqualified after one of its skaters was found responsible for causing a fall involving Michał Niewiński earlier in the race.
This decision elevated Poland to the bronze medal position, just behind France’s gold, and the Netherlands’ silver.
🫨🫨🫨 is probably the best emoji to summarize the mixed relay final!
— ISU Speed Skating (@ISU_Speed) January 19, 2025
France 🇫🇷 takes the European title after a chaotic and fast final 👀#ShortTrackSkating pic.twitter.com/CE5speoPpG
