European Figure Skating Championships

ISU European Figure Skating Championships
The 2016 medalists in the men's event
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)January
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Various
Inaugurated1891 (1891)
Organised byISU
The 2010 medalists in the women's event
The 2012 medalists in the pair skating event
The 2014 medalists in the ice dance event

The European Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The event is sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and is the sport's oldest competition. The first European Championships were held in 1891 in Hamburg, Germany, and featured one segment, compulsory figures, with seven competitors. They have been held continuously since 1891, with only five interruptions, and have been sanctioned by the ISU since 1893. Women were allowed to compete for the first time in 1930, which is also the first time pair skating was added to the competition. Ice dance was added in 1954. Only eligible skaters from ISU member countries in Europe are allowed to compete.

History

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Although they have not been held continuously, the European Championships are figure skating's oldest championship.[1] The first European Championships were held in 1891 in Hamburg, Germany, and featured one segment, compulsory figures.[2][3] The event was sponsored by the Austrian and German skating federations after they combined to become one federation.[4] All of the medalists were from Germany; Oskar Uhlig won the first gold medal, Anon Schmitson came in second place, and Franz Zilly was third.[3]

The 1893 European Championships were the first time the event was held under the jurisdiction of the International Skating Union (ISU), which was formed in the summer of 1892. The championships were sponsored by the Berlin Skating Club and organized by the German/Austrian federation.[5] Figure skating historian James Hines called the 1893 European Championships "clearly a success from a skating standpoint",[5] but it also marked figure skating's "first major controversy", due to "different interpretations of the scoring rules, which could result in a tie depending upon one's interpretation of them".[5] The Berlin Skating Club declared Henning Grenander the winner, but the ISU declared Eduard Engelmann the winner. The problem was never resolved, but in 1895, the ISU declared the 1893 results invalid. ISU historian Benjamin T. Wright said that the controversy "nearly led to the demise" of the newly formed ISU.[6]

The next two European Championships, 1894 and 1895, "experienced a marked decrease in participation, perhaps a result of the scoring debacle".[5] There were no European Championships for two years, which Hines speculated was because of the small number of contestants in 1894 and 1895, although the competition returned in 1898.[1] Hines also reported that the European Championships were cancelled in 1902 and 1903 "for lack of ice".[3] By the beginning of World War I, twenty European Championships had been held.[7] There were three more interruptions of the European Championships: between 1915 and 1922 due to World War I, between 1940 and 1946 due to World War II, and in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

Only men competed at the European Championships until 1930, when women's singles and pair skating were added. All members of the ISU, not just skaters from Europe, were allowed to compete at the Europeans Championships until 1948, although[clarification needed] before World War II, three non-Europeans competed in the European Championships.[10][11] After Barbara Ann Scott from Canada and Dick Button from the United States won the 1948 European Championships, whilst the best European single skaters Eva Pawlik of Austria and Hans Gerschwiler of Switzerland were awarded the silver medals, the competition was restricted to European skaters.[12][13] Ice dance was added in 1954.[14] Competitions were held in outdoor rinks until 1967, when the ISU ruled that both the European and World Championships be held in covered ice rinks.[7]

Qualifying

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Only those competitors who are "members of a European ISU Member"[15] are eligible to compete in the European Championships. Each ISU member country can send at least one competitor per discipline and a maximum of three competitors per discipline, if they earn the minimum total element scores, which is determined and published each season by the ISU, during the current or during the immediately previous season.[16] Skaters who earn the minimum elements score/points during the Olympic season or during the immediately previous season, as established for the European and Four Continents championships, are eligible to compete in the Olympics.[17]

Age restrictions have changed throughout the history of the European Championships. Until the 2023–24 figure skating season, skaters had to be at least 15 years old before July 1 of the previous year.[18] At the ISU Congress held in Phuket, Thailand, in June 2022, members of the ISU Council accepted a proposal to gradually increase the minimum age limit for senior competition to 17 years old beginning from the 2024–25 season. To avoid forcing skaters who had already competed in the senior category to return to juniors, the age limit remained unchanged during the 2022–23 season, before increasing to 16 years old during the 2023–24 season, and then will increase to 17 years old during the 2024–25 season.[19]

The number of additional competitors eligible to compete from ISU member countries is determined by the accumulation of points "equal to the sum of placements of their Competitors who were entered in this preceding season's Championships".[20] Single skaters who do not qualify for the free skating program after being entered in the short program receive 18 points towards the entry quota. Pairs teams and ice dancers who enter the short program or rhythm dance but do not qualify for the free skate or free dance receive the number of points equal to their placement in the short program and rhythm dance (however if this placement is lower than 18, only 18 points will be awarded). Skaters who move forward to the free skate or free dance, but do not place higher than 16th place, are awarded 16 points. Skaters who withdraw from the competition and were not able to complete the free skate or free dance, but who were in the top 10 in the short program or rhythm dance, are not considered for the entry quota. If an ISU member country sends three competitors to a competition, only the two best-scoring skaters and teams will count for points.[20] Each member country of the ISU, for each discipline, can enter one substitute per entry "only if their ISU Members have withdrawn the name of their Competitors initially entered for the concerned discipline at least one hour before the first draw".[21]

Number of entries this year Points required to earn three entries the next year Points required to earn two entries the next year
One Placement in the top two Placement in the top ten
Two Total placements equal to or less than 13 Total placements equal to or less than 28
Three Top two placements equal to or less than 13 Top two placements equal to or less than 28

Medalists

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Men's singles

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1891 German Empire Hamburg Germany Oskar Uhlig Germany Anon Schmitson Germany Franz Zilly [22]
1892 Austria-Hungary Vienna Austria Eduard Engelmann Hungary Tibor von Földváry Austria Georg Zachariades
1893 German Empire Berlin Austria Eduard Engelmann Sweden Henning Grenander Austria Georg Zachariades
1894 Austria-Hungary Vienna Austria Eduard Engelmann Austria Gustav Hügel Hungary Tibor von Földváry
1895 Austria-Hungary Budapest Hungary Tibor von Földváry Austria Gustav Hügel Germany Gilbert Fuchs
1896–
1897
No competitions held
1898 Norway Trondheim Sweden Ulrich Salchow Norway Johan Lefstad Norway Oscar Holthe
1899 Switzerland Davos Sweden Ulrich Salchow Austria Gustav Hügel Austria Ernst Fellner
1900 German Empire Berlin Sweden Ulrich Salchow Austria Gustav Hügel Norway Oscar Holthe
1901 Austria-Hungary Vienna Austria Gustav Hügel Germany Gilbert Fuchs Sweden Ulrich Salchow
1902–
1903
Netherlands Amsterdam[a] Competitions cancelled due to lack of ice[a]
1904 Switzerland Davos Sweden Ulrich Salchow Austria Max Bohatsch Russia Nikolai Panin Kolomenkin
1905 German Empire Bonn Austria Max Bohatsch Germany Heinrich Burger Germany Karl Zenger
1906 Switzerland Davos Sweden Ulrich Salchow Austria Ernst Herz Sweden Per Thorén
1907 German Empire Berlin Sweden Ulrich Salchow Germany Gilbert Fuchs Austria Ernst Herz
1908 Russia Warsaw Austria Ernst Herz Russia Nikolai Panin Kolomenkin Austria Henryk Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski
1909 Austria-Hungary Budapest Sweden Ulrich Salchow Germany Gilbert Fuchs Sweden Per Thorén
1910 German Empire Berlin Sweden Ulrich Salchow Germany Werner Rittberger Sweden Per Thorén
1911 Russia St. Petersburg Sweden Per Thorén Russia Karl Ollo Germany Werner Rittberger
1912 Sweden Stockholm Sweden Gösta Sandahl Russia Ivan Malinin Norway Martin Stixrud
1913 Norway Kristiania Sweden Ulrich Salchow Hungary Andor Szende Austria Willy Böckl
1914 Austria-Hungary Vienna Austria Fritz Kachler Norway Andreas Krogh Austria Willy Böckl
1915–
1921
No competition held due to World War I
1922 Switzerland Davos Austria Willy Böckl Austria Fritz Kachler Austria Ernst Oppacher
1923 Norway Kristiania Austria Willy Böckl Norway Martin Stixrud Finland Gunnar Jakobsson
1924 Switzerland Davos Austria Fritz Kachler Austria Ludwig Wrede Germany Werner Rittberger
1925 Germany Triberg Austria Willy Böckl Germany Werner Rittberger Austria Otto Preißecker
1926 Switzerland Davos Austria Willy Böckl Austria Otto Preißecker Switzerland Georges Gautschi
1927 Austria Vienna Austria Willy Böckl Austria Hugo Distler Austria Karl Schäfer
1928 Czechoslovakia Troppau Austria Willy Böckl Austria Karl Schäfer Austria Otto Preißecker
1929 Switzerland Davos Austria Karl Schäfer Switzerland Georges Gautschi Austria Ludwig Wrede
1930 Germany Berlin Austria Karl Schäfer Czechoslovakia Otto Gold Finland Marcus Nikkanen
1931 Austria Vienna Austria Karl Schäfer Germany Ernst Baier Austria Hugo Distler
1932 France Paris Austria Karl Schäfer Germany Ernst Baier Austria Erich Erdös
1933 United Kingdom London Austria Karl Schäfer Germany Ernst Baier Austria Erich Erdös
1934 Austria Seefeld in Tirol Austria Karl Schäfer Hungary Dénes Pataky Hungary Elemér Terták
1935 Switzerland St. Moritz Austria Karl Schäfer Austria Felix Kaspar Germany Ernst Baier
1936 Germany Berlin Austria Karl Schäfer United Kingdom Graham Sharp Germany Ernst Baier
1937 Czechoslovakia Prague Austria Felix Kaspar United Kingdom Graham Sharp Hungary Elemér Terták
1938 Switzerland St. Moritz Austria Felix Kaspar United Kingdom Graham Sharp Austria Herbert Alward
1939 Switzerland Davos United Kingdom Graham Sharp United Kingdom Freddie Tomlins Germany Horst Faber
1940–
1946
No competition held due to World War II
1947 Switzerland Davos Switzerland Hans Gerschwiler Czechoslovakia Vladislav Čáp Belgium Fernand Leemans
1948 Czechoslovakia Prague United States Dick Button Switzerland Hans Gerschwiler Austria Edi Rada
1949 Italy Milan Austria Edi Rada Hungary Ede Király Austria Hellmut Seibt
1950 Norway Oslo Hungary Ede Király Austria Hellmut Seibt Italy Carlo Fassi
1951 Switzerland Zürich Austria Hellmut Seibt West Germany Horst Faber Italy Carlo Fassi
1952 Austria Vienna Austria Hellmut Seibt Italy Carlo Fassi United Kingdom Michael Carrington
1953 West Germany Dortmund Italy Carlo Fassi France Alain Giletti West Germany Freimut Stein
1954 Italy Bolzano Italy Carlo Fassi France Alain Giletti Czechoslovakia Karol Divín
1955 Hungary Budapest France Alain Giletti United Kingdom Michael Booker Czechoslovakia Karol Divín
1956 France Paris France Alain Giletti United Kingdom Michael Booker Czechoslovakia Karol Divín
1957 Austria Vienna France Alain Giletti Czechoslovakia Karol Divín United Kingdom Michael Booker
1958 Czechoslovakia Bratislava Czechoslovakia Karol Divín France Alain Giletti France Alain Calmat
1959 Switzerland Davos Czechoslovakia Karol Divín France Alain Giletti Austria Norbert Felsinger
1960 West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen France Alain Giletti Austria Norbert Felsinger West Germany Manfred Schnelldorfer
1961 Germany West Berlin France Alain Giletti France Alain Calmat West Germany Manfred Schnelldorfer
1962 Switzerland Geneva France Alain Calmat Czechoslovakia Karol Divín West Germany Manfred Schnelldorfer
1963 Hungary Budapest France Alain Calmat West Germany Manfred Schnelldorfer Austria Emmerich Danzer
1964 France Grenoble France Alain Calmat West Germany Manfred Schnelldorfer Czechoslovakia Karol Divín
1965 Soviet Union Moscow Austria Emmerich Danzer France Alain Calmat Austria Peter Jonas
1966 Czechoslovakia Bratislava Austria Emmerich Danzer Austria Wolfgang Schwarz Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela
1967 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubljana Austria Emmerich Danzer Austria Wolfgang Schwarz Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela
1968 Sweden Västerås Austria Emmerich Danzer Austria Wolfgang Schwarz Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela
1969 West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela France Patrick Péra Soviet Union Sergei Chetverukhin
1970 Soviet Union Leningrad Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela France Patrick Péra East Germany Günter Zöller
1971 Switzerland Zürich Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela Soviet Union Sergei Chetverukhin United Kingdom Haig Oundjian
1972 Sweden Gothenburg Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela Soviet Union Sergei Chetverukhin France Patrick Péra
1973 West Germany Cologne Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela Soviet Union Sergei Chetverukhin East Germany Jan Hoffmann
1974 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb East Germany Jan Hoffmann Soviet Union Sergei Volkov United Kingdom John Curry
1975 Denmark Copenhagen Soviet Union Vladimir Kovalyov United Kingdom John Curry Soviet Union Yuri Ovchinnikov
1976 Switzerland Geneva United Kingdom John Curry Soviet Union Vladimir Kovalyov East Germany Jan Hoffmann
1977 Finland Helsinki East Germany Jan Hoffmann Soviet Union Vladimir Kovalyov United Kingdom Robin Cousins
1978 France Strasbourg East Germany Jan Hoffmann Soviet Union Vladimir Kovalyov United Kingdom Robin Cousins
1979 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb East Germany Jan Hoffmann Soviet Union Vladimir Kovalyov United Kingdom Robin Cousins
1980 Sweden Gothenburg United Kingdom Robin Cousins East Germany Jan Hoffmann Soviet Union Vladimir Kovalyov
1981 Austria Innsbruck Soviet Union Igor Bobrin France Jean-Christophe Simond West Germany Norbert Schramm
1982 France Lyon West Germany Norbert Schramm France Jean-Christophe Simond Soviet Union Igor Bobrin
1983 West Germany Dortmund West Germany Norbert Schramm Czechoslovakia Jozef Sabovčík Soviet Union Alexandre Fadeev
1984 Hungary Budapest Soviet Union Alexandre Fadeev West Germany Rudi Cerne West Germany Norbert Schramm
1985 Sweden Gothenburg Czechoslovakia Jozef Sabovčík Soviet Union Vladimir Kotin Poland Grzegorz Filipowski
1986 Denmark Copenhagen Czechoslovakia Jozef Sabovčík Soviet Union Vladimir Kotin Soviet Union Alexandre Fadeev
1987 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo Soviet Union Alexandre Fadeev Soviet Union Vladimir Kotin Soviet Union Viktor Petrenko
1988 Czechoslovakia Prague Soviet Union Alexandre Fadeev Soviet Union Vladimir Kotin Soviet Union Viktor Petrenko
1989 United Kingdom Birmingham Soviet Union Alexandre Fadeev Poland Grzegorz Filipowski Czechoslovakia Petr Barna
1990 Soviet Union Leningrad Soviet Union Viktor Petrenko Czechoslovakia Petr Barna Soviet Union Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk
1991 Bulgaria Sofia Soviet Union Viktor Petrenko Czechoslovakia Petr Barna Soviet Union Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk
1992 Switzerland Lausanne Czechoslovakia Petr Barna Commonwealth of Independent States Viktor Petrenko Commonwealth of Independent States Alexei Urmanov
1993 Finland Helsinki Ukraine Dmytro Dmytrenko France Philippe Candeloro France Éric Millot
1994 Denmark Copenhagen Ukraine Viktor Petrenko Ukraine Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk Russia Alexei Urmanov
1995 Germany Dortmund Russia Ilia Kulik Russia Alexei Urmanov Ukraine Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk
1996 Bulgaria Sofia Ukraine Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk Russia Igor Pashkevich Russia Ilia Kulik
1997 France Paris Russia Alexei Urmanov France Philippe Candeloro Ukraine Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk
1998 Italy Milan Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexander Abt
1999 Czech Republic Prague Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexei Urmanov
2000 Austria Vienna Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexei Yagudin Ukraine Dmytro Dmytrenko
2001 Slovakia Bratislava Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexei Yagudin France Stanick Jeannette [23]
2002 Switzerland Lausanne Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Alexander Abt France Brian Joubert [24]
2003 Sweden Malmö Russia Evgeni Plushenko France Brian Joubert France Stanick Jeannette [25]
2004 Hungary Budapest France Brian Joubert Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Ilia Klimkin [26]
2005 Italy Turin Russia Evgeni Plushenko France Brian Joubert Germany Stefan Lindemann [27]
2006 France Lyon Russia Evgeni Plushenko Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel France Brian Joubert [28]
2007 Poland Warsaw France Brian Joubert Czech Republic Tomáš Verner Belgium Kevin van der Perren [29]
2008 Croatia Zagreb Czech Republic Tomáš Verner Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel France Brian Joubert [30]
2009 Finland Helsinki France Brian Joubert Italy Samuel Contesti Belgium Kevin van der Perren [31]
2010 Estonia Tallinn Russia Evgeni Plushenko Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel France Brian Joubert [32]
2011 Switzerland Bern France Florent Amodio France Brian Joubert Czech Republic Tomáš Verner [33]
2012 United Kingdom Sheffield Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Artur Gachinski France Florent Amodio [34]
2013 Croatia Zagreb Spain Javier Fernández France Florent Amodio Czech Republic Michal Březina [35]
2014 Hungary Budapest Spain Javier Fernández Russia Sergei Voronov Russia Konstantin Menshov [36]
2015 Sweden Stockholm Spain Javier Fernández Russia Maxim Kovtun Russia Sergei Voronov [37]
2016 Slovakia Bratislava Spain Javier Fernández Israel Alexei Bychenko Russia Maxim Kovtun [38]
2017 Czech Republic Ostrava Spain Javier Fernández Russia Maxim Kovtun Russia Mikhail Kolyada [39]
2018 Russia Moscow Spain Javier Fernández Russia Dmitri Aliev Russia Mikhail Kolyada [40]
2019 Belarus Minsk Spain Javier Fernández Russia Alexander Samarin Italy Matteo Rizzo [41]
2020 Austria Graz Russia Dmitri Aliev Russia Artur Danielian Georgia (country) Morisi Kvitelashvili [42]
2021 Croatia Zagreb Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [43]
2022 Estonia Tallinn Russia Mark Kondratiuk Italy Daniel Grassl Latvia Deniss Vasiļjevs [44]
2023 Finland Espoo France Adam Siao Him Fa Italy Matteo Rizzo Switzerland Lukas Britschgi [45]
2024 Lithuania Kaunas France Adam Siao Him Fa Estonia Aleksandr Selevko Italy Matteo Rizzo [46]
2025 Estonia Tallinn
2026 United Kingdom Sheffield
2027 Switzerland Lausanne

Women's singles

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1930 Austria Vienna Austria Fritzi Burger Austria Ilse Hornung Sweden Vivi-Anne Hultén [47]
1931 Switzerland St. Moritz Norway Sonja Henie Austria Fritzi Burger Austria Hilde Holovsky
1932 France Paris Norway Sonja Henie Austria Fritzi Burger Sweden Vivi-Anne Hultén
1933 United Kingdom London Norway Sonja Henie United Kingdom Cecilia Colledge Austria Fritzi Burger
1934 Czechoslovakia Prague Norway Sonja Henie Austria Liselotte Landbeck United States Maribel Vinson
1935 Switzerland St. Moritz Norway Sonja Henie Austria Liselotte Landbeck United Kingdom Cecilia Colledge
1936 Germany Berlin Norway Sonja Henie United Kingdom Cecilia Colledge United Kingdom Megan Taylor
1937 Czechoslovakia Prague United Kingdom Cecilia Colledge United Kingdom Megan Taylor Austria Emmy Putzinger
1938 Switzerland St. Moritz United Kingdom Cecilia Colledge United Kingdom Megan Taylor Austria Emmy Putzinger
1939 United Kingdom London United Kingdom Cecilia Colledge United Kingdom Megan Taylor United Kingdom Daphne Walker
1940–
1946
No competition held due to World War II
1947 Switzerland Davos Canada Barbara Ann Scott United States Gretchen Merrill United Kingdom Daphne Walker
1948 Czechoslovakia Prague Canada Barbara Ann Scott Austria Eva Pawlik Czechoslovakia Alena Vrzáňová
1949 Italy Milan Austria Eva Pawlik Czechoslovakia Alena Vrzáňová United Kingdom Jeannette Altwegg
1950 Norway Oslo Czechoslovakia Alena Vrzáňová United Kingdom Jeannette Altwegg France Jacqueline du Bief
1951 Switzerland Zürich United Kingdom Jeannette Altwegg France Jacqueline du Bief United Kingdom Barbara Wyatt
1952 Austria Vienna United Kingdom Jeannette Altwegg France Jacqueline du Bief United Kingdom Barbara Wyatt
1953 West Germany Dortmund United Kingdom Valda Osborn West Germany Gundi Busch United Kingdom Erica Batchelor
1954 Italy Bolzano West Germany Gundi Busch United Kingdom Erica Batchelor United Kingdom Yvonne Sugden
1955 Hungary Budapest Austria Hanna Eigel United Kingdom Yvonne Sugden United Kingdom Erica Batchelor
1956 France Paris Austria Ingrid Wendl United Kingdom Yvonne Sugden United Kingdom Erica Batchelor
1957 Austria Vienna Austria Hanna Eigel Austria Ingrid Wendl Austria Hanna Walter
1958 Czechoslovakia Bratislava Austria Ingrid Wendl Austria Hanna Walter Netherlands Joan Haanappel
1959 Switzerland Davos Austria Hanna Walter Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra Netherlands Joan Haanappel
1960 West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra Austria Regine Heitzer Netherlands Joan Haanappel
1961 Germany West Berlin Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra Austria Regine Heitzer Czechoslovakia Jana Mrázková
1962 Switzerland Geneva Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra Austria Regine Heitzer Austria Karin Frohner
1963 Hungary Budapest Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra France Nicole Hassler Austria Regine Heitzer
1964 France Grenoble Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra Austria Regine Heitzer France Nicole Hassler
1965 Soviet Union Moscow Austria Regine Heitzer United Kingdom Sally-Anne Stapleford France Nicole Hassler
1966 Czechoslovakia Bratislava Austria Regine Heitzer East Germany Gabriele Seyfert France Nicole Hassler
1967 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubljana East Germany Gabriele Seyfert Czechoslovakia Hana Mašková Hungary Zsuzsa Almássy
1968 Sweden Västerås Czechoslovakia Hana Mašková East Germany Gabriele Seyfert Austria Beatrix Schuba
1969 West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen East Germany Gabriele Seyfert Czechoslovakia Hana Mašková Austria Beatrix Schuba
1970 Soviet Union Leningrad East Germany Gabriele Seyfert Austria Beatrix Schuba Hungary Zsuzsa Almássy
1971 Switzerland Zürich Austria Beatrix Schuba Hungary Zsuzsa Almássy Italy Rita Trapanese
1972 Sweden Gothenburg Austria Beatrix Schuba Italy Rita Trapanese East Germany Sonja Morgenstern
1973 West Germany Cologne East Germany Christine Errath United Kingdom Jean Scott Switzerland Karin Iten
1974 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb East Germany Christine Errath Netherlands Dianne de Leeuw Czechoslovakia Liana Drahová
1975 Denmark Copenhagen East Germany Christine Errath Netherlands Dianne de Leeuw East Germany Anett Pötzsch
1976 Switzerland Geneva Netherlands Dianne de Leeuw East Germany Anett Pötzsch East Germany Christine Errath
1977 Finland Helsinki East Germany Anett Pötzsch West Germany Dagmar Lurz Italy Susanna Driano
1978 France Strasbourg East Germany Anett Pötzsch West Germany Dagmar Lurz Soviet Union Elena Vodorezova
1979 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb East Germany Anett Pötzsch West Germany Dagmar Lurz Switzerland Denise Biellmann
1980 Sweden Gothenburg East Germany Anett Pötzsch West Germany Dagmar Lurz Italy Susanna Driano
1981 Austria Innsbruck Switzerland Denise Biellmann Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sanda Dubravčić Austria Claudia Kristofics-Binder
1982 France Lyon Austria Claudia Kristofics-Binder East Germany Katarina Witt Soviet Union Elena Vodorezova
1983 West Germany Dortmund East Germany Katarina Witt Soviet Union Elena Vodorezova West Germany Claudia Leistner
1984 Hungary Budapest East Germany Katarina Witt West Germany Manuela Ruben Soviet Union Anna Kondrashova
1985 Sweden Gothenburg East Germany Katarina Witt Soviet Union Kira Ivanova West Germany Claudia Leistner
1986 Denmark Copenhagen East Germany Katarina Witt Soviet Union Kira Ivanova Soviet Union Anna Kondrashova
1987 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo East Germany Katarina Witt Soviet Union Kira Ivanova Soviet Union Anna Kondrashova
1988 Czechoslovakia Prague East Germany Katarina Witt Soviet Union Kira Ivanova Soviet Union Anna Kondrashova
1989 United Kingdom Birmingham West Germany Claudia Leistner Soviet Union Natalia Lebedeva West Germany Patricia Neske
1990 Soviet Union Leningrad East Germany Evelyn Großmann Soviet Union Natalia Lebedeva West Germany Marina Kielmann
1991 Bulgaria Sofia France Surya Bonaly Germany Evelyn Großmann Germany Marina Kielmann
1992 Switzerland Lausanne France Surya Bonaly Germany Marina Kielmann Germany Patricia Neske
1993 Finland Helsinki France Surya Bonaly Ukraine Oksana Baiul Germany Marina Kielmann
1994 Denmark Copenhagen France Surya Bonaly Ukraine Oksana Baiul Russia Olga Markova
1995 Germany Dortmund France Surya Bonaly Russia Olga Markova Ukraine Elena Liashenko
1996 Bulgaria Sofia Russia Irina Slutskaya France Surya Bonaly Russia Maria Butyrskaya
1997 France Paris Russia Irina Slutskaya Hungary Krisztina Czakó Ukraine Yulia Lavrenchuk
1998 Italy Milan Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya Germany Tanja Szewczenko
1999 Czech Republic Prague Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Julia Soldatova Russia Viktoria Volchkova
2000 Austria Vienna Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Viktoria Volchkova
2001 Slovakia Bratislava Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Viktoria Volchkova [23]
2002 Switzerland Lausanne Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Viktoria Volchkova [24]
2003 Sweden Malmö Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Elena Sokolova Hungary Júlia Sebestyén [25]
2004 Hungary Budapest Hungary Júlia Sebestyén Ukraine Elena Liashenko Russia Elena Sokolova [26]
2005 Italy Turin Russia Irina Slutskaya Finland Susanna Pöykiö Ukraine Elena Liashenko [27]
2006 France Lyon Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Elena Sokolova Italy Carolina Kostner [28]
2007 Poland Warsaw Italy Carolina Kostner Switzerland Sarah Meier Finland Kiira Korpi [29]
2008 Croatia Zagreb Italy Carolina Kostner Switzerland Sarah Meier Finland Laura Lepistö [30]
2009 Finland Helsinki Finland Laura Lepistö Italy Carolina Kostner Finland Susanna Pöykiö [31]
2010 Estonia Tallinn Italy Carolina Kostner Finland Laura Lepistö Georgia (country) Elene Gedevanishvili [32]
2011 Switzerland Bern Switzerland Sarah Meier Italy Carolina Kostner Finland Kiira Korpi [33]
2012 United Kingdom Sheffield Italy Carolina Kostner Finland Kiira Korpi Georgia (country) Elene Gedevanishvili [34]
2013 Croatia Zagreb Italy Carolina Kostner Russia Adelina Sotnikova Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva [35]
2014 Hungary Budapest Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya Russia Adelina Sotnikova Italy Carolina Kostner [36]
2015 Sweden Stockholm Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Russia Elena Radionova Russia Anna Pogorilaya [37]
2016 Slovakia Bratislava Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Russia Elena Radionova Russia Anna Pogorilaya [38]
2017 Czech Republic Ostrava Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Russia Anna Pogorilaya Italy Carolina Kostner [39]
2018 Russia Moscow Russia Alina Zagitova Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Italy Carolina Kostner [40]
2019 Belarus Minsk Russia Sofia Samodurova Russia Alina Zagitova Finland Viveca Lindfors [41]
2020 Austria Graz Russia Alena Kostornaia Russia Anna Shcherbakova Russia Alexandra Trusova [42]
2021 Croatia Zagreb Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [43]
2022 Estonia Tallinn Russia Anna Shcherbakova Russia Alexandra Trusova Belgium Loena Hendrickx [44]
2023 Finland Espoo Georgia (country) Anastasiia Gubanova Belgium Loena Hendrickx Switzerland Kimmy Repond [45]
2024 Lithuania Kaunas Belgium Loena Hendrickx Georgia (country) Anastasiia Gubanova Belgium Nina Pinzarrone [46]
2025 Estonia Tallinn
2026 United Kingdom Sheffield
2027 Switzerland Lausanne

Pairs

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1930 Austria Vienna
  • Hungary
[48]
1931 Switzerland St. Moritz
1932 France Paris
1933 United Kingdom London
1934 Czechoslovakia Prague
1935 Switzerland St. Moritz
1936 Germany Berlin
1937 Czechoslovakia Prague
1938 Czechoslovakia Troppau
1939 Poland Zakopane
1940–
1946
No competition held due to World War II
1947 Switzerland Davos
1948 Czechoslovakia Prague
1949 Italy Milan
1950 Norway Oslo
1951 Switzerland Zürich
1952 Austria Vienna
1953 West Germany Dortmund
1954 Italy Bolzano
1955 Hungary Budapest
1956 France Paris
1957 Austria Vienna
1958 Czechoslovakia Bratislava
1959 Switzerland Davos
1960 West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1961 Germany West Berlin
1962 Switzerland Geneva
1963 Hungary Budapest
1964 France Grenoble
1965 Soviet Union Moscow
1966 Czechoslovakia Bratislava
1967 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubljana
1968 Sweden Västerås
1969 West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1970 Soviet Union Leningrad
1971 Switzerland Zürich
1972 Sweden Gothenburg
1973 West Germany Cologne
1974 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb
1975 Denmark Copenhagen
1976 Switzerland Geneva
1977 Finland Helsinki
1978 France Strasbourg
1979 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb
1980 Sweden Gothenburg
1981 Austria Innsbruck
1982 France Lyon
1983 West Germany Dortmund
1984 Hungary Budapest
1985 Sweden Gothenburg
1986 Denmark Copenhagen
1987 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo
1988 Czechoslovakia Prague
1989 United Kingdom Birmingham
1990 Soviet Union Leningrad
1991 Bulgaria Sofia
1992 Switzerland Lausanne
1993 Finland Helsinki
1994 Denmark Copenhagen
1995 Germany Dortmund
1996 Bulgaria Sofia
1997 France Paris
1998 Italy Milan
1999 Czech Republic Prague
2000 Austria Vienna
2001 Slovakia Bratislava [23]
2002 Switzerland Lausanne [24]
2003 Sweden Malmö [25]
2004 Hungary Budapest [26]
2005 Italy Turin [27]
2006 France Lyon [28]
2007 Poland Warsaw [29]
2008 Croatia Zagreb [30]
2009 Finland Helsinki [31]
2010 Estonia Tallinn [32]
2011 Switzerland Bern [33]
2012 United Kingdom Sheffield [34]
2013 Croatia Zagreb [35]
2014 Hungary Budapest [36]
2015 Sweden Stockholm [37]
2016 Slovakia Bratislava