 France's Florent Amodio was first in the men's short program, one point ahead of Spain's Javier Fernández, while France's Brian Joubert finished third.Seven-time European champion Evgeni Plushenko withdrew after the short program due to aggravation of his back problem.Fernández placed first in the free skate, with Michal Březina of the Czech Republic in second and Amodio in third.