Union Figure Skating Trophy

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Union Figure Skating Trophy
Location:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

The Union figure Skating Trophy (formerly the Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy (2023-24) and FBMA Trophy (2015-17)) is an annual international figure skating competition which is generally held in January in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is the only figure skating competition in the Arab world included on the International Skating Union's calendar. [5] Medals may be awarded in men's singles and women's singles at the senior, junior, and novice levels.

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Senior results

Men's singles

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2016 Flag of Sweden.svg Ondrej Spiegl Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsao Chih-I No other competitors [6]
2017 Flag of France.svg Chafik Besseghier Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nurullah Sahaka Flag of Hong Kong.svg Harry Hau Yin Lee [7]
2023 Flag of Armenia.svg Semen Daniliants No other competitors [8]
2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Selevko Flag of Armenia.svg Semen Daniliants Flag of Hong Kong.svg Naoki Ma [9]
2025 Flag of Finland.svg Valtter Virtanen Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Oleg Melnikov No other competitors [10]

Women's singles

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2015 Flag of Ukraine.svg Anastasia Kononenko Flag of Greece.svg Isabella Schuster-Velissariou Flag of Ireland.svg Clara Peters [11]
2016 Flag of South Korea.svg Youn Ha-rim Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Schott Flag of Thailand.svg Thita Lamsam [6]
2017 Flag of Finland.svg Emmi Peltonen Flag of Austria.svg Kerstin Frank Flag of Slovenia.svg Daša Grm [7]
2023 Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Pesendorfer Flag of Austria.svg Jasmin Elsebaie Flag of Serbia.svg Antonina Dubinina [8]
2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Nataly Langerbaur Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Sofia Farafonova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Levkovets [9]
2025 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michaela Vrašťáková Flag of Turkey.svg Salma Agamova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Levkovets [10]

Junior results

Men's singles

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2016 Flag of Sweden.svg John Olof Hallman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlton Doherty Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darian Kaptich [6]
2017 Flag of France.svg Yann Frechon Flag of France.svg Lotfi Sereir Flag of South Africa.svg Matthew Samuels [7]
2023 Flag of Israel.svg Nikita Sheiko Flag of Israel.svg Segev Shlomo Avisar Flag of Armenia.svg Mikayel Salazaryan [8]
2024No junior men's competitors [9]
2025 Flag of Armenia.svg Konstantin SmirnovNo other competitors [10]

Women's singles

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2015 Flag of Ireland.svg Ciara HoeyNo other competitors [11]
2016 Flag of Sweden.svg Anita Östlund Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katie Pasfield Flag of Germany.svg Paula Mikolajczyk [6]
2017 Flag of France.svg Nadjma Mahamoud Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hiu Ching Kwong Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Camille Chervet [7]
2023 Flag of Cyprus.svg Stefania Yakovleva Flag of Austria.svg Hannah Frank Flag of Israel.svg Elizabet Gervits [8]
2024 Flag of Georgia.svg Aisha Allakhverdieva Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zere Sarbalina Flag of Estonia.svg Marianne Must [9]
2025 Flag of Cyprus.svg Stefania Yakovleva Flag of Finland.svg Darja Trubitson Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zere Sarbalina [10]

Figure Skating Championships of the United Arab Emirates

Figure Skating Championships of the United Arab Emirates
StatusActive
Genre National championships
FrequencyAnnual
Country Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates

Senior medalists

Women's singles

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2017 Zahra Lari No other competitors [12]
2024-25No women's competitors [9]

Junior medalists

Women's singles

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2024Elisa Maria WesterhofNo other competitors [9]
2025No junior women's competitors [10]

References

  1. Passella, Amith (7 January 2017). "Emmi Peltonen excels at Abu Dhabi ice rink ahead of European Championship". The National (Abu Dhabi) .
  2. Pinto, Denzil (3 January 2017). "Going Out: FBMA Trophy".
  3. "Figure Skating stars on show at FBMA Trophy in Abu Dhabi — in pictures". The National (Abu Dhabi) . 6 January 2017.
  4. "Singapore figure skater qualifies for International Skating Union senior championship event". The Straits Times . 6 January 2017.
  5. "Calendar of Events". International Skating Union . Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "FBMA Trophy 2016". UAE Ice Sports Federation. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "FBMA Trophy 2017". UAE Ice Sports Federation. January 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy". UAE Ice Sports Federation. March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy 2024". International Skating Union . Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Union Figure Skating Trophy 2025". UAE Ice Sports Federation. February 9, 2025. Archived from the original on February 23, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "FMBA Trophy 2015". UAE Ice Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
  12. "Communication No. 2110: National Results 2016/17". International Skating Union . 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2025.