Figure skating competition
The 2016 European Figure Skating Championships were held 25–31 January 2016 in Bratislava , Slovakia .[ 1] men's singles, ladies' singles , pairs , and ice dancing .
Eligibility
Skaters were eligible for the event if they represented a European member nation of the International Skating Union and had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2015 in their place of birth. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters is the 2016 Four Continents Championships . National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the European Championships.
Minimum TES
Minimum technical scores (TES)[ 2]
Discipline
SP / SD
FS / FD
Men
25
45
Ladies
20
36
Pairs
20
36
Ice dance
19
29
Scores had to be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event
Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2015 European Championships , the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.[ 3]
Entries
National associations began announcing their selections in mid-December 2015. The ISU published a complete list on 5 January 2016:
Changes:
Time schedule
Wednesday, January 27 [ 21] Ladies - Short program: 10:15 - 15:25
Opening ceremony: 16:45 - 17:05
Men - Short program: 17:30 - 22:40 Thursday, January 28
Ice dance - Short dance: 12:25 - 16:55
Men - Free program: 17:45 - 21:50 Friday, January 29
Pairs - Short program: 13:45 - 16:50
Ladies - Free program: 18:00 - 21:55 Saturday, January 30
Pairs - Free program: 10:00 - 13:00
Ice dance - Free dance: 14:30 - 17:50 Sunday, January 31
Gala exhibition: 14:30 - 17:00
Overview
Bratislava hosted the European Figure Skating Championships for the fourth time, having previously hosted in 1958 , 1966 , and 2001 .
In the men's event, Spain's Javier Fernández won his fourth consecutive European title, while silver medalist Oleksii Bychenko won the first-ever European medal for Israel.
In the ladies' event, Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva became the European champion in her first season on the senior international level. Teammates Elena Radionova and Anna Pogorilaya won their second consecutive silver and bronze medals, respectively.
In the pairs' event, Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov won their fourth European title. Germany's Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot took silver in their first appearance at Europeans as a pair, while Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov repeated as the bronze medalists.
In the ice dancing event, Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron of France won their second consecutive European title. Both Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte of Italy and Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev of Russia stepped onto their fourth European podium.
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
Medals summary
Medals by country
Table of medals for overall placement:
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:
Medalists
Medals for overall placement
Small medals for placement in the short segment
Small medals for placement in the free segment
References
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