Andreas Nordebäck stood for an impressive first effort in a championship.
To the tune of Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt", he did begin with an unsuccessful landing in his triple axel, but then he completed the rest of the program according to plan.
Nordebäck was awarded with a score of 75.98 points, which was enough for ninth place.
It is slightly worse than the personal best from last autumn, which is 78.92.
Best in the short program was the Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa.
The free program will be decided on Friday.
The top 24 in the short program made it there.