1978 European Figure Skating Championships
| 1978 European Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1977–1978 |
| Location: | Strasbourg, France |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Jan Hoffmann | |
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Ladies' singles: Anett Pötzsch | |
Pair skating:  Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | |
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Ice dancing: Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | |
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The 1978 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1977–1978 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European champion. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] pair skating,[3] and ice dancing.[4]
In 1978, the European Championships were held in Strasbourg, France.
Competition notes
At the 1978 European Championships, 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 skate, and finished fourth overall.[5] Another triple lutz was performed only by Jan Hoffmann.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Hoffmann | East Germany |
| 2 | Vladimir Kovalev | Soviet Union |
| 3 | Robin Cousins |  United Kingdom |
| 4 | Igor Bobrin | Soviet Union |
| 5 | Yuri Ovchinnikov | Soviet Union |
| 6 | Mario Liebers | East Germany |
| 7 | Rudi Cerne |  West Germany |
| 8 | Miroslav Soska |  Czechoslovakia |
| 9 | Gerd-Walter Gräbner | West Germany |
| 10 | Gilles Beyer |  France |
| 11 | Grzegorz Głowania |  Poland |
| 12 | Andrew Bestwick | United Kingdom |
| 13 | Thomas Öberg |  Sweden |
| 14 | Bruno Watschinger |  Austria |
| 15 | Matijaz Krusec |  Yugoslavia |
| 16 | Francis Demarteau | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| 17 | Jan Glerup |  Denmark |
| WD | Helmut Kristofics-Binder | Austria |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anett Pötzsch | East Germany |
| 2 | Dagmar Lurz | West Germany |
| 3 | Elena Vodorezova | Soviet Union |
| 4 | Denise Biellmann |  Switzerland |
| 5 | Susanna Driano |  Italy |
| 6 | Kristiina Wegelius |  Finland |
| 7 | Carola Weißenberg | East Germany |
| 8 | Danielle Rieder | Switzerland |
| 9 | Natalia Strelkova | Soviet Union |
| 10 | Karena Richardson | United Kingdom |
| 11 | Renata Baierova | Czechoslovakia |
| 12 | Karin Riediger | West Germany |
| 13 | Zhanna Ilina | Soviet Union |
| 14 | Garnet Ostermeier | West Germany |
| 15 | Susan Broman | Finland |
| 16 | Sanda Dubravčić | Yugoslavia |
| 17 | Astrid Jansen in de Wal |  Netherlands |
| 18 | Franca Bianconi | Italy |
| 19 | Cecile Antonelli | France |
| 20 | Christina Svensson | Sweden |
| 21 | Helena Chwila | Poland |
| 22 | Patricia Fiorucci | Italy |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Soviet Union |
| 2 | Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai | Soviet Union |
| 3 | Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf | East Germany |
| 4 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany |
| 5 | Ingrid Spieglova / Alan Spiegel | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Keme | East Germany |
| 7 | Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | Soviet Union |
| 8 | Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz | West Germany |
| 9 | Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau | France |
| 10 | Elżbieta Łuczyńska / Marek Chrolenko | Poland |
| 11 | Gabriele Beck / Jochen Stahl | West Germany |
| 12 | Catherine Brunet / Philippe Brunet | France |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | Soviet Union |
| 2 | Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov | Soviet Union |
| 3 | Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay |  Hungary |
| 4 | Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman | Soviet Union |
| 7 | Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster | United Kingdom |
| 8 | Isabella Rizzi / Luigi Freroni | Italy |
| 9 | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | United Kingdom |
| 10 | Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann | Switzerland |
| 11 | Henriette Fröschl / Christian Steiner | West Germany |
| 12 | Halina Gordon / Jacek Tascher | Poland |
| 13 | Muriel Boucher / Yves Malatier | France |
| 14 | Elisabetta Parisi / Marco Gobbo | Italy |
| 15 | Elisabeth Luksch / Peter Schubl | Switzerland |
| 16 | Rita Karpat / Istvan Palasthy | Hungary |
| WD | Jolanta Wesołowska / Andrzej Alberciak | Poland |
References
- ↑ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf
- ↑ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file,00.pdf
- ↑ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file,00.pdf
- ↑ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf
- 1 2 3 Stevenson, Alexandra (2011). "2011 European Championships Preview". IceSkatingIntnl.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJRlnZ8qk98
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