The 2010 medalists in the ladies' event

The 2012 medalists in the mens' event

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.

In 2010, they were held in Tallinn, Estonia from 18 January to 24 January. In 2011, they were held in Bern, Switzerland from 23 January to 30 January. In 2012, they will be held in Sheffield, UK from 23 January to 29 January.^[1]

History[link]

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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[link]

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 1 the previous year to compete. The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is the corresponding competition for skaters from non-European countries.

Medalists[link]

Men[link]

Men's Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1891	Hamburg	Oskar Uhlig	Anon Schmitson	Franz Zilly
1892	Vienna	Eduard Engelmann	Tibor von Földváry	Georg Zachariades
1893	Berlin	Eduard Engelmann	Henning Grenander	Georg Zachariades
1894	Vienna	Eduard Engelmann	Gustav Hügel	Tibor von Földváry
1895	Budapest	Tibor von Földváry	Gustav Hügel	Gilbert Fuchs
1896– 1897	No championships were held
1898	Trondheim	Ulrich Salchow	Johan Lefstad	Oscar Holthe
1899	Davos	Ulrich Salchow	Gustav Hügel	Ernst Fellner
1900	Berlin	Ulrich Salchow	Gustav Hügel	Oscar Holthe
1901	Vienna	Gustav Hügel	Gilbert Fuchs	Ulrich Salchow
1902– 1903	Cancelled because of no ice
1904	Davos	Ulrich Salchow	Max Bohatsch	Nicolai Panin
1905	Bonn	Max Bohatsch	Heinrich Burger	Karl Zenger
1906	Davos	Ulrich Salchow	Ernst Herz	Per Thorén
1907	Berlin	Ulrich Salchow	Gilbert Fuchs	Ernst Herz
1908	Warsaw	Ernst Herz	Nicolai Panin	Henryk Juliusz Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski
1909	Budapest	Ulrich Salchow	Gilbert Fuchs	Per Thorén
1910	Berlin	Ulrich Salchow	Werner Rittberger	Per Thorén
1911	St Petersburg	Per Thorén	Karl Ollo	Werner Rittberger
1912	Stockholm	Gösta Sandahl	Ivan Malinin	Martin Stixrud
1913	Oslo	Ulrich Salchow	Andor Szende	Willy Böckl
1914	Vienna	Fritz Kachler	Alexander Krogh	Willy Böckl
1915– 1921	Not held due to World War I
1922	Davos	Willy Böckl	Fritz Kachler	Ernst Oppacher
1923	Oslo	Willy Böckl	Martin Stixrud	Gunnar Jakobsson
1924	Davos	Fritz Kachler	Ludwig Wrede	Werner Rittberger
1925	Triberg	Willy Böckl	Werner Rittberger	Otto Preißecker
1926	Davos	Willy Böckl	Otto Preißecker	Georges Gautschi
1927	Vienna	Willy Böckl	Hugo Distler	Karl Schäfer
1928	Troppau	Willy Böckl	Karl Schäfer	Otto Preißecker
1929	Davos	Karl Schäfer	Georges Gautschi	Ludwig Wrede
1930	Vienna	Karl Schäfer	Otto Gold	Markus Nikkanen
1931	St. Moritz	Karl Schäfer	Ernst Baier	Hugo Distler
1932	Paris	Karl Schäfer	Ernst Baier	Erich Erdös
1933	London	Karl Schäfer	Ernst Baier	Erich Erdös
1934	Prague	Karl Schäfer	Dénes Pataky	Elemér Terták
1935	St. Moritz	Karl Schäfer	Felix Kaspar	Ernst Baier
1936	Berlin	Karl Schäfer	Graham Sharp	Ernst Baier
1937	Prague	Felix Kaspar	Graham Sharp	Elemér Terták
1938	St. Moritz	Felix Kaspar	Graham Sharp	Herbert Alward
1939	London	Graham Sharp	Freddie Tomlins	Horst Faber
1940– 1946	Not held due to World War II
1947	Davos	Hans Gerschwiler	Vladislav Čáp	Fernand Leemans
1948	Prague	Dick Button	Hans Gerschwiler	Edi Rada
1949	Milan	Edi Rada	Ede Király	Helmut Seibt
1950	Oslo	Ede Király	Helmut Seibt	Carlo Fassi
1951	Zürich	Helmut Seibt	Horst Faber	Carlo Fassi
1952	Vienna	Helmut Seibt	Carlo Fassi	Michael Carrington
1953	Dortmund	Carlo Fassi	Alain Giletti	Freimut Stein
1954	Bolzano	Carlo Fassi	Alain Giletti	Karol Divín
1955	Budapest	Alain Giletti	Michael Booker	Karol Divín
1956	Paris	Alain Giletti	Michael Booker	Karol Divín
1957	Vienna	Alain Giletti	Karol Divín	Michael Booker
1958	Bratislava	Karol Divín	Alain Giletti	Alain Calmat
1959	Davos	Karol Divín	Alain Giletti	Norbert Felsinger
1960	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Alain Giletti	Norbert Felsinger	Manfred Schnelldorfer
1961	West Berlin	Alain Giletti	Alain Calmat	Manfred Schnelldorfer
1962	Geneva	Alain Calmat	Karol Divín	Manfred Schnelldorfer
1963	Budapest	Alain Calmat	Manfred Schnelldorfer	Emmerich Danzer
1964	Grenoble	Alain Calmat	Manfred Schnelldorfer	Karol Divín
1965	Moscow	Emmerich Danzer	Alain Calmat	Peter Jonas
1966	Bratislava	Emmerich Danzer	Wolfgang Schwarz	Ondrej Nepela
1967	Ljubljana	Emmerich Danzer	Wolfgang Schwarz	Ondrej Nepela
1968	Västerås	Emmerich Danzer	Wolfgang Schwarz	Ondrej Nepela
1969	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Ondrej Nepela	Patrick Péra	Sergei Chetverukhin
1970	Leningrad	Ondrej Nepela	Patrick Péra	Günter Zöller
1971	Zürich	Ondrej Nepela	Sergei Chetverukhin	Haig Oundjian
1972	Gothenburg	Ondrej Nepela	Sergei Chetverukhin	Patrick Péra
1973	Cologne	Ondrej Nepela	Sergei Chetverukhin	Jan Hoffmann
1974	Zagreb	Jan Hoffmann	Sergei Volkov	John Curry
1975	Copenhagen	Vladimir Kovalev	John Curry	Yuri Ovchinnikov
1976	Geneva	John Curry	Vladimir Kovalev	Jan Hoffmann
1977	Helsinki	Jan Hoffmann	Vladimir Kovalev	Robin Cousins
1978	Strasbourg	Jan Hoffmann	Vladimir Kovalev	Robin Cousins
1979	Zagreb	Jan Hoffmann	Vladimir Kovalev	Robin Cousins
1980	Gothenburg	Robin Cousins	Jan Hoffmann	Vladimir Kovalev
1981	Innsbruck	Igor Bobrin	Jean-Christophe Simond	Norbert Schramm
1982	Lyon	Norbert Schramm	Jean-Christophe Simond	Igor Bobrin
1983	Dortmund	Norbert Schramm	Jozef Sabovčík	Alexander Fadeev
1984	Budapest	Alexander Fadeev	Rudi Cerne	Norbert Schramm
1985	Gothenburg	Jozef Sabovčík	Vladimir Kotin	Grzegorz Filipowski
1986	Copenhagen	Jozef Sabovčík	Vladimir Kotin	Alexander Fadeev
1987	Sarajevo	Alexander Fadeev	Vladimir Kotin	Viktor Petrenko
1988	Prague	Alexander Fadeev	Vladimir Kotin	Viktor Petrenko
1989	Birmingham	Alexander Fadeev	Grzegorz Filipowski	Petr Barna
1990	Leningrad	Viktor Petrenko	Petr Barna	Viacheslav Zagorodniuk
1991	Sofia	Viktor Petrenko	Petr Barna	Viacheslav Zagorodniuk
1992	Lausanne	Petr Barna	Viktor Petrenko	Alexei Urmanov
1993	Helsinki	Dmitri Dmitrenko	Philippe Candeloro	Éric Millot
1994	Copenhagen	Viktor Petrenko	Viacheslav Zagorodniuk	Alexei Urmanov
1995	Dortmund	Ilia Kulik	Alexei Urmanov	Viacheslav Zagorodniuk
1996	Sofia	Viacheslav Zagorodniuk	Igor Pashkevich	Ilia Kulik
1997	Paris	Alexei Urmanov	Philippe Candeloro	Viacheslav Zagorodniuk
1998	Milan	Alexei Yagudin	Evgeni Plushenko	Alexander Abt
1999	Prague	Alexei Yagudin	Evgeni Plushenko	Alexei Urmanov
2000	Vienna	Evgeni Plushenko	Alexei Yagudin	Dmitri Dmitrenko
2001	Bratislava	Evgeni Plushenko	Alexei Yagudin	Stanick Jeannette
2002	Lausanne	Alexei Yagudin	Alexander Abt	Brian Joubert
2003	Malmö	Evgeni Plushenko	Brian Joubert	Stanick Jeannette
2004	Budapest	Brian Joubert	Evgeni Plushenko	Ilia Klimkin
2005	Turin	Evgeni Plushenko	Brian Joubert	Stefan Lindemann
2006	Lyon	Evgeni Plushenko	Stéphane Lambiel	Brian Joubert
2007	Warsaw	Brian Joubert	Tomáš Verner	Kevin van der Perren
2008	Zagreb	Tomáš Verner	Stéphane Lambiel	Brian Joubert
2009	Helsinki	Brian Joubert	Samuel Contesti	Kevin van der Perren
2010	Tallinn	Evgeni Plushenko	Stéphane Lambiel	Brian Joubert
2011	Bern	Florent Amodio	Brian Joubert	Tomáš Verner
2012	Sheffield	Evgeni Plushenko	Artur Gachinski	Florent Amodio
2013	Zagreb
2014	Budapest

Ladies[link]

Ladies Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1930	Vienna	Fritzi Burger	Ilse Hornung	Vivi-Anne Hultén
1931	St. Moritz	Sonja Henie	Fritzi Burger	Hilde Holovsky
1932	Paris	Sonja Henie	Fritzi Burger	Vivi-Anne Hultén
1933	London	Sonja Henie	Cecilia Colledge	Fritzi Burger
1934	Prague	Sonja Henie	Liselotte Landbeck	Maribel Vinson
1935	St. Moritz	Sonja Henie	Liselotte Landbeck	Cecilia Colledge
1936	Berlin	Sonja Henie	Cecilia Colledge	Megan Taylor
1937	Prague	Cecilia Colledge	Megan Taylor	Emmy Putzinger
1938	St. Moritz	Cecilia Colledge	Megan Taylor	Emmy Putzinger
1939	London	Cecilia Colledge	Megan Taylor	Daphne Walker
1940– 1946	Not held due to World War II
1947	Davos	Barbara Ann Scott	Gretchen Merrill	Daphne Walker
1948	Prague	Barbara Ann Scott	Eva Pawlik	Alena Vrzáňová
1949	Milan	Eva Pawlik	Alena Vrzáňová	Jeannette Altwegg
1950	Oslo	Alena Vrzáňová	Jeannette Altwegg	Jacqueline du Bief
1951	Zürich	Jeannette Altwegg	Jacqueline du Bief	Barbara Wyatt
1952	Vienna	Jeannette Altwegg	Jacqueline du Bief	Barbara Wyatt
1953	Dortmund	Valda Osborn	Gundi Busch	Erica Batchelor
1954	Bolzano	Gundi Busch	Erica Batchelor	Yvonne Sugden
1955	Budapest	Hanna Eigel	Yvonne Sugden	Erica Batchelor
1956	Paris	Ingrid Wendl	Yvonne Sugden	Erica Batchelor
1957	Vienna	Hanna Eigel	Ingrid Wendl	Hanna Walter
1958	Bratislava	Ingrid Wendl	Hanna Walter	Joan Haanappel
1959	Davos	Hanna Walter	Sjoukje Dijkstra	Joan Haanappel
1960	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Sjoukje Dijkstra	Regine Heitzer	Joan Haanappel
1961	West Berlin	Sjoukje Dijkstra	Regine Heitzer	Jana Mrázková
1962	Geneva	Sjoukje Dijkstra	Regine Heitzer	Karin Frohner
1963	Budapest	Sjoukje Dijkstra	Nicole Hassler	Regine Heitzer
1964	Grenoble	Sjoukje Dijkstra	Regine Heitzer	Nicole Hassler
1965	Moscow	Regine Heitzer	Sally-Anne Stapleford	Nicole Hassler
1966	Bratislava	Regine Heitzer	Gabriele Seyfert	Nicole Hassler
1967	Ljubljana	Gabriele Seyfert	Hana Mašková	Zsuzsa Almássy
1968	Västerås	Hana Mašková	Gabriele Seyfert	Beatrix Schuba
1969	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Gabriele Seyfert	Hana Mašková	Beatrix Schuba
1970	Leningrad	Gabriele Seyfert	Beatrix Schuba	Zsuzsa Almássy
1971	Zürich	Beatrix Schuba	Zsuzsa Almássy	Rita Trapanese
1972	Gothenburg	Beatrix Schuba	Rita Trapanese	Sonja Morgenstern
1973	Cologne	Christine Errath	Jean Scott	Karin Iten
1974	Zagreb	Christine Errath	Dianne de Leeuw	Liana Drahová
1975	Copenhagen	Christine Errath	Dianne de Leeuw	Anett Pötzsch
1976	Geneva	Dianne de Leeuw	Anett Pötzsch	Christine Errath
1977	Helsinki	Anett Pötzsch	Dagmar Lurz	Susanna Driano
1978	Strasbourg	Anett Pötzsch	Dagmar Lurz	Elena Vodorezova
1979	Zagreb	Anett Pötzsch	Dagmar Lurz	Denise Biellmann
1980	Gothenburg	Anett Pötzsch	Dagmar Lurz	Susanna Driano
1981	Innsbruck	Denise Biellmann	Sanda Dubravčić	Claudia Kristofics-Binder
1982	Lyon	Claudia Kristofics-Binder	Katarina Witt	Elena Vodorezova
1983	Dortmund	Katarina Witt	Elena Vodorezova	Claudia Leistner
1984	Budapest	Katarina Witt	Manuela Ruben	Anna Kondrashova
1985	Gothenburg	Katarina Witt	Kira Ivanova	Claudia Leistner
1986	Copenhagen	Katarina Witt	Kira Ivanova	Anna Kondrashova
1987	Sarajevo	Katarina Witt	Kira Ivanova	Anna Kondrashova
1988	Prague	Katarina Witt	Kira Ivanova	Anna Kondrashova
1989	Birmingham	Claudia Leistner	Natalia Lebedeva	Patricia Neske
1990	Leningrad	Evelyn Großmann	Natalia Lebedeva	Marina Kielmann
1991	Sofia	Surya Bonaly	Evelyn Großmann	Marina Kielmann
1992	Lausanne	Surya Bonaly	Marina Kielmann	Patricia Neske
1993	Helsinki	Surya Bonaly	Oksana Baiul	Marina Kielmann
1994	Copenhagen	Surya Bonaly	Oksana Baiul	Olga Markova
1995	Dortmund	Surya Bonaly	Olga Markova	Elena Liashenko
1996	Sofia	Irina Slutskaya	Surya Bonaly	Maria Butyrskaya
1997	Paris	Irina Slutskaya	Krisztina Czakó	Yulia Lavrenchuk
1998	Milan	Maria Butyrskaya	Irina Slutskaya	Tanja Szewczenko
1999	Prague	Maria Butyrskaya	Julia Soldatova	Viktoria Volchkova
2000	Vienna	Irina Slutskaya	Maria Butyrskaya	Viktoria Volchkova
2001	Bratislava	Irina Slutskaya	Maria Butyrskaya	Viktoria Volchkova
2002	Lausanne	Maria Butyrskaya	Irina Slutskaya	Viktoria Volchkova
2003	Malmö	Irina Slutskaya	Elena Sokolova	Júlia Sebestyén
2004	Budapest	Júlia Sebestyén	Elena Liashenko	Elena Sokolova
2005	Turin	Irina Slutskaya	Susanna Pöykiö	Elena Liashenko
2006	Lyon	Irina Slutskaya	Elena Sokolova	Carolina Kostner
2007	Warsaw	Carolina Kostner	Sarah Meier	Kiira Korpi
2008	Zagreb	Carolina Kostner	Sarah Meier	Laura Lepistö
2009	Helsinki	Laura Lepistö	Carolina Kostner	Susanna Pöykiö
2010	Tallinn	Carolina Kostner	Laura Lepistö	Elene Gedevanishvili
2011	Bern	Sarah Meier	Carolina Kostner	Kiira Korpi
2012	Sheffield	Carolina Kostner	Kiira Korpi	Elene Gedevanishvili
2013	Zagreb
2014	Budapest