| 1978 European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | January 31 – February 5 |
| Season: | 1977–78 |
| Location: | Strasbourg, France |
| Venue: | Hall Rhénus |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Jan Hoffmann | |
| Ladies' singles: Anett Pötzsch | |
Pairs:  Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | |
| Ice dance: Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | |
| Previous: 1977 European Championships | |
| Next: 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,[1] ladies' singles,[2] pair skating,[3] and ice dancing.[4]
Competition notes[edit]
15-year-old Denise Biellmann became the first female skater to land the triple lutz in competition.[5] She underrotated it, with two-foot landing.[6] 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.[5] She was 12th in figures, first in the free skating, and finished fourth overall.[5] Another triple lutz was performed only by Jan Hoffmann.
Results[edit]
Men[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Hoffmann | East Germany |
2 | 2 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Kovalev | Soviet Union |
1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Robin Cousins |  United Kingdom |
5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Igor Bobrin | Soviet Union |
3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Yuri Ovchinnikov | Soviet Union |
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| 6 | Mario Liebers | East Germany |
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| 7 | Rudi Cerne |  West Germany |
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| 8 | Miroslav Šoška |  Czechoslovakia |
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| 9 | Gerd-Walter Gräbner | West Germany |
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| 10 | Gilles Beyer |  France |
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| 11 | Grzegorz Głowania |  Poland |
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| 12 | Andrew Bestwick | United Kingdom |
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| 13 | Thomas Öberg |  Sweden |
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| 14 | Bruno Watschinger |  Austria |
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| 15 | Matjaž Krušec |  Yugoslavia |
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| 16 | Francis Demarteau |  Belgium |
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| 17 | Jan Glerup |  Denmark |
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| WD | Helmut Kristofics-Binder | Austria |
Ladies[edit]
Pairs[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Soviet Union
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| 2 | Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai | Soviet Union
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| 3 | Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf | East Germany
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| 4 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany
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| 5 | Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl | Czechoslovakia
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| 6 | Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe | East Germany
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| 7 | Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | Soviet Union
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| 8 | Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz | West Germany
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| 9 | Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau | France
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| 10 | Elżbieta Łuczyńska / Marek Chrolenko | Poland
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| 11 | Gabriele Beck / Jochen Stahl | West Germany
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| 12 | Catherine Brunet / Philippe Brunet | France
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Ice dancing[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-12.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
- ^ a b c Stevenson, Alexandra (2011). "2011 European Championships Preview". IceSkatingIntnl.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Denise Biellmann - First triple Lutz in ladies event". YouTube.