2021 European Figure Skating Championships

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2021 European Figure Skating Championships
Type: ISU Championship
Date:25 – 31 January
Season: 2020–21
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Host:Croatian Skating Federation
Venue: Arena Zagreb
Defending champions
Men's singles:
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitri Aliev
Ladies' singles:
Flag of Russia.svg Alena Kostornaia
Pairs:
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii
Ice dance:
Flag of Russia.svg Viktoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
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The 2021 European Figure Skating Championships were scheduled to be held from 25 to 31 January 2021 at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. [1] Medals would have been awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.

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Zagreb was announced as the host in June 2018. [2] The city had previously hosted the competition in 1974, 1979, 2008, and 2013.

The competition was cancelled by the International Skating Union on 10 December 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] This was the first time since World War II that the European Championships were not held.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Arena Zagreb began housing COVID-19 patients in November 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia worsened. [4] Although the ISU considered postponing and/or relocating the event, the competition was ultimately cancelled on 10 December. [5] [3] It was the third ISU Championship event of the season to be cancelled, following the 2021 Four Continents Championships and the 2021 World Junior Championships.

On 11 December, Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FFKKR) president Alexander Gorshkov announced FFKKR's intention to organize and hold an alternative event to the European Championships. [6]

Qualification

Age and minimum TES requirements

The competition was to be open to skaters from all European member nations of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters would have been the 2021 Four Continents Championships, although it was cancelled in October 2020. [7]

Skaters would have been eligible for the 2021 European Championships if they had turned 15 years of age before 1 July 2020 and met the minimum technical elements score requirements.

Minimum technical scores
Discipline SP / RD FS / FD
Men2846
Ladies2340
Pairs2542
Ice dance2844

Number of entries per discipline

Based on the results of the 2020 European Championships, each qualifying ISU member nation could field one to three entries per discipline. [8]

Number of entries per discipline
SpotsMenWomenPairsIce dance
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2020. The event was cancelled on 10 December. [3]

CountryMenLadiesPairsIce dance
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [9] Maia Sørensen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain [10] Peter James Hallam Natasha McKay Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson
Sasha Fear / George Waddell
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland [11] Samuel McAllister

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