▁competition ▁in ▁December ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁second ▁national ▁title . ▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁Br atis lava , ▁Pap ad ak is / C izer on ▁placed ▁second ▁to ▁Italy ' s ▁Anna ▁C app ell ini ▁/ ▁Lu ca ▁Lan otte ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁dance . ▁They ▁were ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁dance ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁European ▁title . ▁▁ ▁In ▁March , ▁a ▁sk ate ▁bla de ▁hit ▁Pap ad ak is ' ▁kne e ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁pract icing ▁steps ▁with ▁C izer on . ▁According ▁to ▁H ag uen auer , ▁" Her ▁kne e ▁was ▁open , ▁she ▁had ▁eight ▁st itch es ▁but ▁it ' s ▁super f icial ," ▁and ▁she ▁res umed ▁training ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March . ▁Pap ad ak is / C izer on ▁placed ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁dance ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Boston , ▁ahead ▁of ▁Ma ia ▁Sh ib ut ani ▁/ ▁Alex ▁Sh ib ut ani ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁They ▁set ▁a ▁world ▁record ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁program ▁of ▁ 1 1 8 . 1 7 , ▁be ating ▁the ▁previous ▁world ▁record ▁held ▁by ▁M ery l ▁Davis ▁/ ▁Charlie ▁White ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁ 1 1 6 . 6 3 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁competition ▁with ▁a ▁personal ▁best ▁overall ▁score ▁of ▁ 1