::: Europe On Ice | EOI GLOBAL :::

All pre-event predictions were confounded as a long unfulfilled talent finally came good to take the men's title for the first time.

A long awaited victory finally happened as the ice dancing event concluded yesterday evening at the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg.

In the end, who had the quad or not didn't matter as none of the top three after the short programme in the men's event here in Gothenburg included one in their routines.

There were falls and there were tears, but in the end there was a new World Champion when the Ladies event concluded yesterday evening.

The Scandinavium Arena reverberated to the strains of folk music from around the world yesterday and the leaders from the Compulsory Dance kept themselves out in front of the chasing pack.

Although it was took a less than stellar performance, a German team won a world title for the first time in eleven years.

While it had been assumed that the battle for first honours would be between the leading ladies of Asia, Europe's brightest star came and stole the show.