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
Pair skating:
Soviet Union Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov
Previous:
1977 European Championships
Next:
1979 European Championships

Competition notes

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

Men
Rank Name Nation CF SP FS
1 Jan Hoffmann East Germany22
2 Vladimir Kovalev Soviet Union13
3 Robin Cousins United Kingdom51
4 Igor Bobrin Soviet Union34
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
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
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
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
  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. 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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