Yevgenia Medvedeva came back from a broken foot to an unfamiliar place — trailing at a figure skating competition.
The Russian, undefeated for more than two years, had a minor error — stumbling out of a double Axel landing — and is second to training partner Alina Zagitova by 1.7 points after the European Championships short program in Moscow.
Medvedeva is competing for the first time since November.
She withdrew from two December events — the Grand Prix Final and the Russian Championships — with the injury but is still expected to compete in the PyeongChang Olympics.