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1978 European Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
Figure skating competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1978 European Championships |
| comptype | ISU Championship |
| startdate | January 31 |
| enddate | February 5 |
| skatingseason | 1977–78 |
| location | Strasbourg, France |
| venue | Hall Rhénus |
| championmen | GDR Jan Hoffmann |
| championladies | GDR Anett Pötzsch |
| championpairs | URS Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev |
| championdance | URS Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov |
| previouscomp | 1977 European Championships |
| nextcomp | 1979 European Championships |
The 1978 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Strasbourg, France from January 31 to February 5. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Competition notes
15-year-old Denise Biellmann became the first female skater to land the triple lutz in competition. She underrotated it, with two-foot landing. At the same event, she became the first woman to receive a 6.0 in technical merit, receiving the score from British judge Pauline Borrajo. She was 12th in figures, first in the free skating, and finished fourth overall. Another triple lutz was performed only by Jan Hoffmann.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | SP | FS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Hoffmann | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vladimir Kovalev | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Robin Cousins | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Igor Bobrin | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuri Ovchinnikov | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mario Liebers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rudi Cerne | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Miroslav Šoška | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerd-Walter Gräbner | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilles Beyer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grzegorz Głowania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Bestwick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Öberg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruno Watschinger | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matjaž Krušec | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Demarteau | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Glerup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Helmut Kristofics-Binder |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anett Pötzsch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dagmar Lurz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elena Vodorezova | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denise Biellmann | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Susanna Driano | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kristiina Wegelius | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Carola Weißenberg | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Danielle Rieder | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Natalia Strelkova | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Karena Richardson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Renata Baierová | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Karin Riediger | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhanna Ilina | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Garnet Ostermeier | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Susan Broman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanda Dubravčić | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Astrid Jansen in de Wal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Franca Bianconi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cecile Antonelli | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Christina Svensson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Helena Chwila | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Patricia Fiorucci |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | ||||||||||
| 2 | Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai | ||||||||||
| 3 | Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf | ||||||||||
| Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | |||||||||||
| Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl | |||||||||||
| Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe | |||||||||||
| Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | |||||||||||
| Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz | |||||||||||
| Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau | |||||||||||
| Elżbieta Łuczyńska / Marek Chrolenko | |||||||||||
| Gabriele Beck / Jochen Stahl | |||||||||||
| Catherine Brunet / Philippe Brunet |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay | |||||||||||||||
| Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell | ||||||||||||||||
| Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich | ||||||||||||||||
| Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman | ||||||||||||||||
| Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster | ||||||||||||||||
| Isabella Rizzi / Luigi Freroni | ||||||||||||||||
| Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | ||||||||||||||||
| Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann | ||||||||||||||||
| Henriette Fröschl / Christian Steiner | ||||||||||||||||
| Halina Gordon / Jacek Tascher | ||||||||||||||||
| Muriel Boucher / Yves Malatier | ||||||||||||||||
| Elisabetta Parisi / Marco Gobbo | ||||||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Luksch / Peter Schubl | ||||||||||||||||
| Rita Karpat / Istvan Palasthy | ||||||||||||||||
| Jolanta Wesołowska / Andrzej Alberciak |
References
References
- "European Figure Skating Championships Men".
- "European Figure Skating Championships Ladies".
- "European Figure Skating Championships Pairs".
- "European Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance".
- Stevenson, Alexandra. (2011). "2011 European Championships Preview". IceSkatingIntnl.com.
- "Denise Biellmann - First triple Lutz in ladies event".
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