European Figure Skating Championships
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The European Figure Skating Championships ("Europeans") is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. The event is sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), and is the oldest of the 4 annual figure skating competitions designated "ISU Championships" (the others are the World Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships).
Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition is generally held in January. The 2008 Championships will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from January 21-27. In 2009 the Championships will take place in Helsinki, Finland from January 19 to 25.
History
The men's singles European championship first took place in Hamburg in 1891, while the ladies' singles and pair skating European championships started in Vienna in 1930. The ice dancing championship was held for the first time in Bolzano in 1954.The skating association of Germany and Austria joined in one club "Deutscher und Österrreichischer Eislaufverband" organised the first European Championships in figure skating as well as in speed skating in Hamburg, German Empire in 1891 even before the International Skating Union (ISU) was found. The ISU decided in 1892 to continue to hold European Championships in figure skating each year. 1895 it was decided to hold World Championships instead of Europeans. Therefore the Europeans were discontinued until 1898.
Up until 1948, skaters representing any ISU Member could enter the European Championships. After Canadian Barbara Ann Scott and American Dick Button won the singles titles that year, entries were restricted to skaters representing European countries. At the time, the North American Figure Skating Championships existed as a North Americans-only senior-level competition. This competition was contested for the last time in 1971. The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was established by the ISU in 1999 as the equivalent competition for skaters from non-European countries.
Qualifying
Skaters qualify for the European Championships by belonging to a European Member nation of the ISU. Each country gets one entry in every discipline by default. The most entries a country can have in a single discipline is three. Countries earn a second or third entry for the following year's competition by earning points through skater placement. The points are equal to the sum of the placements of the country's skaters (top two if they have three). Entries do not carry over and so countries must continue to earn their second or third spot every year. If a country only has one skater/team, that skater/team must place in the top ten to earn a second entry and in the top two to earn three entries to next year's championships. If a country has two skaters/teams, the combined placement of those teams must be 13 or less to qualify 3 entries, and 28 or less to keep their two entries. If they do not do so, they only have one entry for the following year.There are exceptions if a skater is forced to withdraw in the middle of the competition due to a medical emergency or equipment problems.
Which skaters from each country attend the European Championships is at the national governing body's discretion. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied critea. Selections vary by country.
Skaters must be older than fifteen as of July 1st the previous year to compete. The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is the corresponding competition for skaters from non-European countries.
Multiple spots for 2008 Europeans
The following countries have earned more than one entry to the 2008 European Championships based on their performance at the 2007 Europeans.Spots Men Ladies Pairs Dance 3 
France
Italy
Switzerland
Finland
Russia
Poland France
Russia2 
Czech Republic
Belgium
Belarus
Russia
Italy
Switzerland
Slovenia
Sweden
Russia
Georgia
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
France
ItalyBulgaria
United Kingdom
Italy
Azerbaijan
UkraineMedalists
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice Dancing
Cumulative medal count
Men
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Austria 31 17 21 69 2 Sweden11 1 4 16 3 France10 14 7 31 4 Russia 10 11 7 28 5 Czechoslovakia10 7 8 25 6 
Soviet Union8 12 10 30 7 
East Germany4 1 3 8 8 3 14 15 32 9 United Kingdom3 7 7 17 10 Ukraine3 2 3 8 11 Hungary 2 4 3 9 12 Italy2 1 2 5 13 Switzerland 1 3 1 5 14 
United States1 0 0 1 15 
Norway0 3 3 6 16 Poland0 1 1 2 17 Czech Republic0 1 0 1 18 Finland0 0 2 2 Belgium 0 0 2 2 Ladies
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 East Germany17 4 3 24 2 Austria 12 13 10 35 3 Russia 10 8 7 25 4 United Kingdom6 11 11 28 5 Netherlands 6 3 3 12 6 Norway6 0 0 6 7 France5 4 4 13 8 2 8 8 18 9 Czechoslovakia2 3 3 8 10 
Canada2 0 0 2 11 Hungary 1 2 3 6 12 Italy1 1 4 6 13 Switzerland 1 1 2 4 14 Soviet Union0 7 6 13 15 Ukraine0 3 3 6 16 Finland0 1 1 2 17 United States0 1 1 2 
Yugoslavia0 1 0 1 19 Sweden0 0 2 2 Pairs
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Soviet Union25 25 16 66 2 15 7 9 31 3 Russia 14 7 9 30 4 Hungary 7 6 4 17 5 Austria 2 8 6 16 6 East Germany2 5 12 19 7 Czechoslovakia2 2 1 5 8 United Kingdom1 3 5 9 9 Switzerland 1 3 0 4 10 France1 2 5 8 11 Belgium 1 0 1 2 12 Poland0 2 3 5 13 Czech Republic0 1 0 1 Ice Dancing
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Soviet Union18 14 14 46 2 United Kingdom17 15 15 47 3 Russia 10 7 7 24 4 France4 6 7 17 5 Czechoslovakia2 1 2 5 6 1 3 1 5 7 Italy1 2 0 3 8 Finland1 0 1 2 9 Hungary 0 2 2 4 Ukraine0 2 2 4 11 Bulgaria 0 2 1 3 12 
Lithuania0 0 2 2 TV coverage
Extended live coverage of the championships is broadcast across Europe on Eurosport.References
- ISU Results: MenPDF (9.83 KiB)
- ISU Results: LadiesPDF (8.92 KiB)
- ISU Results: PairsPDF (10.8 KiB)
- ISU Results: DancePDF (9.22 KiB)
- ISU Constitution & General Regulations 2006 PDF (793 KiB)
- ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules: Single and Pair Skating and Ice Dancing 2006PDF (1.03 MiB)
External links
- 2001 Championships
- 2002 Championships
- 2003 Championships
- 2004 Championships
- 2005 Championships
- 2006 Championships
- 2007 Championships
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2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating.Types of figure skating competitions
Types of figure skating competitions include:International
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..... Click the link for more information.Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on ice. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior), and at local, national, and international competitions.
..... Click the link for more information.The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating.
..... Click the link for more information.The World Figure Skating Championships ("Worlds") is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
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The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a
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..... Click the link for more information.Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines.[1] The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing.
..... Click the link for more information.Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines.[1] The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing.
..... Click the link for more information.Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union (ISU) regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The teams perform both singles elements in unison and elements such as acrobatic lifts that are unique to pair skating, with the
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Dick Button
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Date of birth: July 18 1929
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