The 2010 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Championships of the 2009–2010 season. They are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The event was held in the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia from January 18–24, 2010. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2010 Four Continents.
[edit] Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from European ISU Member Nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2009.
Skaters qualified for the European Championships by belonging to a European ISU member nation. Each country was allowed one entry in every discipline by default. Countries earned a second or third entry for the following year's competition by earning points through skater placement.
The following countries earned more than one entry to the 2010 European Championships based on performance at the 2009 event.[1]
[edit] Schedule
All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
- Tuesday, January 19
- 13:30 Ice dancing – Compulsory dance
- 18:45 Opening ceremony
- 19:20 Pairs – Short Program
- Wednesday, January 20
- 11:00 Men – Short program
- 18:30 Pairs – Free skating (group 1)
- 20:00 Pairs – Free skating (group 2 to 4)
- Thursday, January 21
- 13:00 Ice dancing – Original dance
- 18:45 Men – Free skating (group 1)
- 20:15 Men – Free skating (group 2 to 4)
- Friday, January 22
- 10:30 Ladies – Short Program
- 18:40 Ice dancing – Free dance (group 1)
- 20:00 Ice dancing – Free dance (group 2 to 4)
- Saturday, January 23
- 13:30 Ladies – Free skating (group 1)
- 15:00 Ladies – Free skating (group 2 to 4)
- 20:00 Closing reception
[edit] Competition notes
In the men's short program, Evgeni Plushenko set a new world record of 91.30 points.[2] He won his sixth European title.[3][4] Stéphane Lambiel won his third European silver medal and Brian Joubert won his 9th consecutive European medal. In ladies, Carolina Kostner won her third European title, defeating the reigning champion Laura Lepistö, who won her third European medal.[5][6] Elene Gedevanishvili won Georgia's first medal at an ISU Championships.[6]
In pair skating, Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov won their first European title, edging out defending champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy.[8] In the free skate, they set a new free skate world record of 139.23 points, only to have their record broken by the Chinese silver medallists Pang Qing and Tong Jian at the 2010 Olympic Games. In ice dancing, Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin won their second European title, after previously winning in 2008. Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali won their second straight silver medals while the defending champions, Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski, dropped to third.[9][10][11]
[edit] Results
[edit] Medal standings
[edit] Ladies
[edit] Ice Dancing
[edit] References
- ^ International Skating Union Communication No. 1565 Entries ISU Championships 2010PDF
- ^ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2010 - Day 2". International Skating Union. 20 Jan 2010. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128610-19728-18886-304584-3572-4771-layout160-129918-news-item,00.html. Retrieved 20 Jan 2010.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (January 20, 2010). "Plushenko 'satisfied' with short program". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/01/plushenko-satisfied-with-short-program/. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (January 21, 2010). "Plushenko wins sixth European title". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/01/plushenko-wins-sixth-european-title/. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (January 22, 2010). "Kostner leads at Europeans; Korpi second". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/01/kostner-leads-at-europeans-korpi-second/. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Kondakova, Anna (January 23, 2010). "Kostner wins third European title". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/01/kostner-wins-third-european-title/. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (January 20, 2010). "Kavaguti and Smirnov win gold, Germans second". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/01/kavaguti-and-smirnov-win-gold-germans-second/. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (January 19, 2010). "Domnina and Shabalin lead Ice Dance in Tallinn". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/01/domnina-and-shabalin-lead-ice-dance-in-tallinn/. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (January 21, 2010). "Domnina and Shabalin maintain lead after Original Dance". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/01/domnina-and-shabalin-maintain-lead-after-original-dance/. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (January 22, 2010). "Domnina and Shabalin win second European title". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/01/domnina-and-shabalin-win-second-european-title/. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
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