1978 European Figure Skating Championships
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| 1978 European Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | January 31 – February 5 |
| Season: | 1977–78 |
| Location: | Strasbourg, France |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Jan Hoffmann | |
| Ladies' singles: Anett Pötzsch | |
Pairs:  Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | |
| Ice dance: Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | |
| Previous: 1977 European Championships | |
| Next: 1979 European 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]
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
Ladies
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation |
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| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Soviet Union
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| 2 | Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai | Soviet Union
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| 3 | Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf | East Germany
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| 4 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany
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| 5 | Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl |  Czechoslovakia
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| 6 | Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe | East Germany
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| 7 | Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | Soviet Union
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| 8 | Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz |  West Germany
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| 9 | Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau |  France
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| 10 | Elżbieta Łuczyńska / Marek Chrolenko |  Poland
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| 11 | Gabriele Beck / Jochen Stahl | West Germany
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| 12 | Catherine Brunet / Philippe Brunet | France
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Ice dancing
References
- ^ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Stevenson, Alexandra (2011). "2011 European Championships Preview". IceSkatingIntnl.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJRlnZ8qk98