1978 European Figure Skating 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]

1978 European Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:January 31 – February 5
Season:1977–78
Location:Strasbourg, France
Venue:Hall Rhénus
Champions
Men's singles:
East Germany Jan Hoffmann
Ladies' singles:
East Germany Anett Pötzsch
Pairs:
Soviet Union Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov
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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
6 Mario Liebers   East Germany
7 Rudi Cerne   West Germany
8 Miroslav Šoška   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 Matjaž Krušec   Yugoslavia
16 Francis Demarteau   Belgium
17 Jan Glerup   Denmark
WD Helmut Kristofics-Binder   Austria

Ladies edit

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 Baierová   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 edit

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 Spieglová / Alan Spiegl   Czechoslovakia
6 Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe   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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
  2. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.
  3. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-12.
  4. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
  5. ^ a b c Stevenson, Alexandra (2011). "2011 European Championships Preview". IceSkatingIntnl.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  6. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Denise Biellmann - First triple Lutz in ladies event". YouTube.

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