1978 European Figure Skating Championships

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1978 European Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:January 31 – February 5
Season:1977–78
Location: Strasbourg, France
Venue: Hall Rhénus
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of East Germany.svg Jan Hoffmann
Ladies' singles:
Flag of East Germany.svg Anett Pötzsch
Pairs:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev
Ice dance:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 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]

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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

RankNameNationCFSPFS
1 Jan Hoffmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 22
2 Vladimir Kovalev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 13
3 Robin Cousins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 51
4 Igor Bobrin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 34
5 Yuri Ovchinnikov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
6 Mario Liebers Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
7 Rudi Cerne Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
8 Miroslav Šoška Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
9 Gerd-Walter Gräbner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
10 Gilles Beyer Flag of France.svg  France
11 Grzegorz Głowania Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
12 Andrew Bestwick Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
13 Thomas Öberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
14 Bruno Watschinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
15 Matjaž Krušec Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
16 Francis Demarteau Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
17 Jan Glerup Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
WD Helmut Kristofics-Binder Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

Ladies

RankNameNation
1 Anett Pötzsch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
2 Dagmar Lurz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
3 Elena Vodorezova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
4 Denise Biellmann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
5 Susanna Driano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
6 Kristiina Wegelius Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
7 Carola Weißenberg Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
8 Danielle Rieder Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
9 Natalia Strelkova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
10 Karena Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
11 Renata Baierová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
12 Karin Riediger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
13 Zhanna Ilina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
14 Garnet Ostermeier Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
15 Susan Broman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
16 Sanda Dubravčić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
17 Astrid Jansen in de Wal Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
18 Franca Bianconi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
19 Cecile Antonelli Flag of France.svg  France
20 Christina Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
21 Helena Chwila Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
22 Patricia Fiorucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Pairs

RankNameNation
1 Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
2 Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
3 Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
4 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
5 Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
6 Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
7 Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
8 Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
9 Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau Flag of France.svg  France
10 Elżbieta Łuczyńska / Marek Chrolenko Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
11 Gabriele Beck / Jochen Stahl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
12 Catherine Brunet / Philippe BrunetFlag of France.svg  France

Ice dancing

RankNameNation
1 Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
2 Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
3 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
4 Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
5 Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
6 Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
7 Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
8 Isabella Rizzi / Luigi Freroni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
9 Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
10 Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
11 Henriette Fröschl / Christian Steiner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
12 Halina Gordon / Jacek Tascher Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
13 Muriel Boucher / Yves Malatier Flag of France.svg  France
14 Elisabetta Parisi / Marco Gobbo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
15 Elisabeth Luksch / Peter Schubl Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
16 Rita Karpat / Istvan Palasthy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
WD Jolanta Wesołowska / Andrzej Alberciak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

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