1978 European Figure Skating Championships


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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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]

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 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

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. ^ 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.