1978 European Figure Skating Championships
{{Short description|Figure skating competition}}
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{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition
| title = 1978 European Championships
| image =
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| comptype = ISU Championship
|startdate = January 31
|enddate = February 5
| skatingseason = 1977–78
| location = Strasbourg, France
| host =
| venue = Hall Rhénus
| prizemoney =
| championmen = {{flagicon|GDR}} Jan Hoffmann
| championladies = {{flagicon|GDR}} Anett Pötzsch
| championpairs = {{flagicon|URS}} Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev
| championdance = {{flagicon|URS}} Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov
| previouscomp = 1977 European Championships
| nextcomp = 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,{{cite web |title=European Figure Skating Championships Men |url=http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603230908/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file%2C00.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-03 |website=International Skating Union}} ladies' singles,{{cite web |title=European Figure Skating Championships Ladies |url=http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file,00.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303000540/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file%2C00.pdf |archive-date=2013-03-03 |website=International Skating Union}} pair skating,{{cite web |title=European Figure Skating Championships Pairs |url=http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file,00.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070412052553/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file%2C00.pdf |archive-date=2007-04-12 |website=International Skating Union}} and ice dancing.{{cite web |title=European Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance |url=http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205005915/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file%2C00.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-05 |website=International Skating Union}}
Competition notes
15-year-old Denise Biellmann became the first female skater to land the triple lutz in competition.{{cite news|url=http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/results_euros/2011%20Euro%20Preview.htm |title=2011 European Championships Preview |first=Alexandra |last=Stevenson |year=2011 |work=IceSkatingIntnl.com |access-date=March 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921114844/http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/results_euros/2011%20Euro%20Preview.htm |archive-date=September 21, 2011}} She underrotated it, with two-foot landing.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/xJRlnZ8qk98 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160512173103/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJRlnZ8qk98 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJRlnZ8qk98| title = Denise Biellmann - First triple Lutz in ladies event | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} 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. She was 12th in figures, first in the free skating, and finished fourth overall. Another triple lutz was performed only by Jan Hoffmann.
Results
=Men=
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Rank
! Name ! Nation ! {{tooltip|CF|Figures}} ! {{tooltip|SP|Short program}} ! {{tooltip|FS|Free skate}} | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{GDR}} | 2 | 2 | |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{URS}} | 1 | 3 | |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{GBR}} | 5 | 1 | |
| 4
| Igor Bobrin || {{URS}} || 3 || 4 || | ||||
| 5
| Yuri Ovchinnikov || {{URS}} || || || | ||||
| 6
| Mario Liebers || {{GDR}} || || || | ||||
| 7
| Rudi Cerne || {{FRG}} || || || | ||||
| 8
| Miroslav Šoška || {{TCH}} || || || | ||||
| 9
| Gerd-Walter Gräbner || {{FRG}} || || || | ||||
| 10
| Gilles Beyer || {{FRA}} || || || | ||||
| 11
| Grzegorz Głowania || {{POL}} || || || | ||||
| 12
| Andrew Bestwick || {{GBR}} || || || | ||||
| 13
| Thomas Öberg || {{SWE}} || || || | ||||
| 14
| Bruno Watschinger || {{AUT}} || || || | ||||
| 15
| Matjaž Krušec || {{YUG}} || || || | ||||
| 16
| Francis Demarteau || {{BEL}} || || || | ||||
| 17
| Jan Glerup || {{DEN}} || || || | ||||
| WD
| Helmut Kristofics-Binder || {{AUT}} || || || |
=Ladies=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Name ! Nation | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{GDR}} |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{FRG}} |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{URS}} |
| 4
| Denise Biellmann || {{SUI}} | |
| 5
| Susanna Driano || {{ITA}} | |
| 6
| Kristiina Wegelius || {{FIN}} | |
| 7
| Carola Weißenberg || {{GDR}} | |
| 8
| Danielle Rieder || {{SUI}} | |
| 9
| Natalia Strelkova || {{URS}} | |
| 10
| Karena Richardson || {{GBR}} | |
| 11
| Renata Baierová || {{TCH}} | |
| 12
| Karin Riediger || {{FRG}} | |
| 13
| Zhanna Ilina || {{URS}} | |
| 14
| Garnet Ostermeier || {{FRG}} | |
| 15
| Susan Broman || {{FIN}} | |
| 16
| Sanda Dubravčić || {{YUG}} | |
| 17
| Astrid Jansen in de Wal || {{NED}} | |
| 18
| Franca Bianconi || {{ITA}} | |
| 19
| Cecile Antonelli || {{FRA}} | |
| 20
| Christina Svensson || {{SWE}} | |
| 21
| Helena Chwila || {{POL}} | |
| 22
| Patricia Fiorucci || {{ITA}} |
=Pairs=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Name ! Nation | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{URS}} |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{URS}} |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{GDR}} |
| 4
| Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach || {{GDR}} | |
| 5
| Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl || {{TCH}} | |
| 6
| Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe || {{GDR}} | |
| 7
| Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich || {{URS}} | |
| 8
| Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz || {{FRG}} | |
| 9
| Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau || {{FRA}} | |
| 10
| Elżbieta Łuczyńska / Marek Chrolenko || {{POL}} | |
| 11
| Gabriele Beck / Jochen Stahl || {{FRG}} | |
| 12
| Catherine Brunet / Philippe Brunet || {{FRA}} |
=Ice dancing=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Name ! Nation | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{URS}} |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{URS}} |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{HUN}} |
| 4
| Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell || {{GBR}} | |
| 5
| Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich || {{TCH}} | |
| 6
| Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman || {{URS}} | |
| 7
| Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster || {{GBR}} | |
| 8
| Isabella Rizzi / Luigi Freroni || {{ITA}} | |
| 9
| Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean || {{GBR}} | |
| 10
| Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann || {{AUT}} | |
| 11
| Henriette Fröschl / Christian Steiner || {{FRG}} | |
| 12
| Halina Gordon / Jacek Tascher || {{POL}} | |
| 13
| Muriel Boucher / Yves Malatier || {{FRA}} | |
| 14
| Elisabetta Parisi / Marco Gobbo || {{ITA}} | |
| 15
| Elisabeth Luksch / Peter Schubl || {{SUI}} | |
| 16
| Rita Karpat / Istvan Palasthy || {{HUN}} | |
| WD
| Jolanta Wesołowska / Andrzej Alberciak || {{POL}} |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091128190759/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/majors.html results]
{{European Figure Skating Championships}}
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European Figure Skating Championships, 1978
Category:European Figure Skating Championships
Category:International figure skating competitions hosted by France
Category:Sports competitions in Strasbourg