2023 European Figure Skating Championships Explained

Comptype:ISU Championship
Startdate:25
Enddate:29 January
Skatingseason:2022–23
Location:Espoo, Finland
Host:Finnish Figure Skating Association
Venue:Espoo Metro Areena
Championmen: Adam Siao Him Fa
Championpairs: Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii
Championdance: Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri
Previouscomp:2022 European Championships
Nextcomp:2024 European Championships

The 2023 European Figure Skating Championships were held from 25 to 29 January 2023 at the Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo, Finland. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition determined the entry quotas for each skating federation at the 2024 European Championships.

Qualification

Age and minimum TES requirements

The competition was open to skaters from all European member nations of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2023 Four Continents Championships.

Skaters were eligible if they turned 15 years of age before 1 July 2022 and met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepted scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions during the ongoing season at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships or during the preceding season.

Discipline! scope="col"
SP / RDFS / FD
Men 28 46
Women 25 42
Pairs 25 42
Ice dance 28 45

Number of entries per discipline

Based on the results of the 2022 European Championships, each European ISU member nations could field one to three entries per discipline. However, on 1 March 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee, the International Skating Union (ISU) banned figure skaters and officials from Russia and Belarus from attending all international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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MenWomenPairsIce dance
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Schedule

DateTimeSegment
Wednesday, 25 JanuaryPairs13:15Short program
16:45Opening ceremony
Men17:40Short program
Thursday, 26 JanuaryWomen13:35
Pairs19:25Free skating
Friday, 27 JanuaryIce dance13:15Rhythm dance
Men18:00Free skating
Saturday, 28 JanuaryWomen13:00
Ice dance18:30Free dance
Sunday, 29 January15:30Exhibition gala

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2022. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on 3 January 2023.[1]

CountryMen[2] Women[3] Pairs[4] Ice dance[5]
Viktoriia Azroian / Artur Gruzdev
Maurizio ZandronOlga MikutinaSophia Schaller / Livio Mayr
Samantha Ritter / Daniel Brykalov
Loena Hendrickxrowspan="5"
Nina Pinzarrone
Larry LoupoloverAlexandra Feigin
Jari Kessler
Marilena Kitromilis
Petr KotlaříkNikola RychtaříkováFederica Simoli / Alessandro ZarboNatálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler
Georgii Reshtenkorowspan="3"
Mihhail SelevkoEva-Lotta Kiibus
Niina Petrõkina
Valtter VirtanenJanna JyrkinenJuulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis
Kévin AymozLéa SernaCamille Kovalev / Pavel KovalevLoïcia Demougeot / Théo le Mercier
Adam Siao Him FaEvgenia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud
Nika EgadzeAnastasiia GubanovaMaria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya
Morisi Kvitelashvili
Nikita StarostinNicole SchottAlisa Efimova / Ruben BlommaertJennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan
Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel
Graham NewberryNatasha McKayAnastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke DigbyLilah Fear / Lewis Gibson
Alexandra Mintsidoucolspan="2"
Aleksandr VlasenkoJúlia LángMaria Pavlova / Alexei SviatchenkoMariia Ignateva / Danijil Leonyidovics Szemko
Samuel McAllister
Mark GorodnitskyMariia Nosovitskaya / Mikhail Nosovitskiy
Gabriele FrangipaniLara Naki GutmannLucrezia Beccari / Matteo GuariseCharlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri
Daniel GrasslSara Conti / Niccolò MaciiVictoria Manni / Carlo Röthlisberger
Matteo RizzoRebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini
Deniss VasiļjevsSofja StepčenkoAurelija Ipolito / Luke Russell
Meda VariakojytėPaulina Ramanauskaitė / Deividas Kizala
Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius
Anastasia Grachevarowspan="2"
Davide Lewton Brain
Lindsay van ZundertNika Osipova / Dmitry EpsteinHanna Jakucs / Alessio Galli
Mia Caroline Risa GomezMaria Bjørkli / James Koszuta
Vladimir SamoilovEkaterina KurakovaAnastasia Polibina / Pavel Golovishnikov
Julia Sauterrowspan="2"
Antonina Dubinina
Adam HagaraAlexandra Michaela FilcováAnna Šimová / Kirill Aksenov
David SedejDaša Grmrowspan="3"
Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté
Andreas NordebäckJosefin TaljegårdGreta Crafoord / John Crafoord
Lukas BritschgiLivia KaiserArianna Sassi / Luca Morini
Kimmy Repondrowspan="2"
Burak Demirboğa
Kyrylo MarsakAnastasia GozhvaVioletta Sierova / Ivan KhobtaMariia Holubtsova / Kyryl Bielobrov
Mariia Pinchuk / Mykyta Pogorielov

Changes to preliminary assignments

DateDisciplineWithdrewAddedNotes
16 January Pairs Anastasia Metelkina / Daniil ParkmanMetelkina & Parkman split.[6]
Karina Safina / Luka BerulavaInjury (Safina)[7]
17 January Men Vladimir LitvintsevVisa issue[8]
18 January Ivan Shmuratko Kyrylo MarsakInjury[9]
Women Aleksandra Golovkina Jogailė Aglinskytė[10]
19 January Barbora Vránková Nikola RychtaříkováIllness[11]
21 January Jogailė Aglinskytė Meda VariakojytėInjury[12] [13]
23 January Mariia Seniuk[14]
24 January Maia Sørensen[15]

Medal summary

Medalists

Medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest overall placements in each discipline:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men Adam Siao Him Fa Matteo Rizzo Lukas Britschgi
Women Anastasiia Gubanova Loena Hendrickx Kimmy Repond
Pairs Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel
Ice dance Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis

Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest short program or rhythm dance placements in each discipline:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men Adam Siao Him Fa Matteo Rizzo Deniss Vasiļjevs
Women Anastasiia Gubanova Loena Hendrickx Kimmy Repond
Pairs Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel Alisa Efimova / Ruben Blommaert
Ice dance Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis

Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest free skating or free dance placements in each discipline:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men Matteo Rizzo Adam Siao Him Fa Lukas Britschgi
Women Anastasiia Gubanova Kimmy Repond Loena Hendrickx
Pairs Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel
Ice dance Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement:

Table of small medals for placement in the short/rhythm segment:

Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

Results

Men's singles

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
Adam Siao Him Fa267.77196.532171.24
Matteo Rizzo259.92286.461173.46
Lukas Britschgi248.01579.263168.75
4Kévin Aymoz240.92483.754157.17
5Deniss Vasiļjevs236.35384.816151.54
6Daniel Grassl230.83877.035153.80
7Nika Egadze220.651272.967147.69
8Mihhail Selevko218.301173.748144.56
9Andreas Nordebäck212.95975.9810136.97
10Gabriele Frangipani211.62777.3512134.27
11Maurizio Zandron207.681372.5711135.11
12Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté205.191471.6513133.54
13Mark Gorodnitsky202.342264.949137.40
14Valtter Virtanen198.281868.3314129.95
15Nikita Starostin197.971074.7017123.27
16Morisi Kvitelashvili194.591670.5516124.04
17Vladimir Samoilov191.59678.2621113.33
18Adam Hagara189.722165.1515124.57
19Jari Kessler182.831967.8719114.96
20Burak Demirboğa182.822364.3318118.49
21Kyrylo Marsak181.981770.4122111.57
22Davide Lewton Brain179.542066.0720113.47
23Graham Newberry174.641570.8524103.79
24Aleksandr Vlasenko173.942462.4923111.45
Did not advance to free skating
25Petr Kotlařík60.242560.24colspan="2" rowspan="5"
26Georgii Reshtenko54.522654.52
27Larry Loupolover53.262753.26
28Samuel McAllister48.072848.07
29David Sedej46.282946.28

Women's singles

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
Anastasiia Gubanova199.91169.811130.10
Loena Hendrickx193.48267.853125.63
Kimmy Repond192.51363.832128.68
4Ekaterina Kurakova186.90561.814125.09
5Nina Pinzarrone185.92661.355124.57
6Niina Petrõkina183.74761.056122.69
7Janna Jyrkinen176.96860.777116.19
8Lara Naki Gutmann169.291355.398113.90
9Nicole Schott163.821654.339109.49
10Julia Sauter160.421156.5812103.84
11Sofja Stepčenko159.341455.3211104.02
12Olga Mikutina159.08462.781896.30
13Marilena Kitromilis158.911853.7110105.20
14Lindsay van Zundert158.101058.131599.97
15Eva-Lotta Kiibus156.951555.2613101.69
16Alexandra Feigin155.231754.3114100.92
17Josefin Taljegård154.981255.531699.45
18Livia Kaiser151.20960.252090.95
19Natasha McKay148.002051.941996.06
20Anastasia Gozhva143.692246.781796.91
21Daša Grm143.051952.472190.58
22Mia Caroline Risa Gomez137.622149.142288.48
23Júlia Láng130.282346.332383.95
24Nikola Rychtařiková123.132445.642477.49
Did not advance to free skating
25Alexandra Michaela Filcová43.942543.94colspan="2" rowspan="5"
26Léa Serna43.932643.93
27Antonina Dubinina42.512742.51
28Anastasia Gracheva39.082839.08
29Alexandra Mintsidou33.862933.86
Meda Variakojytė

Pairs

RankTeamNationTotal pointsSPFS
Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii195.13170.452124.68
Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini186.96559.481127.48
Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel184.26267.083117.18
4Alisa Efimova / Ruben Blommaert173.66362.775110.89
5Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko172.98657.974115.01
6Camille Kovalev / Pavel Kovalev169.94462.466107.48
7Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise152.54853.29799.25
8Nika Osipova / Dmitry Epstein148.94754.16994.78
9Violetta Sierova / Ivan Khobta143.721047.53896.19
10Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby137.49949.431088.06
11Federica Simioli / Alessandro Zarbo134.021146.681187.34
12Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr132.301245.401286.90
13Greta Crafoord / John Crafoord125.861342.551383.31

Ice dance

RankTeamNationTotal pointsRDFD
Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri210.44185.531124.91
Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson207.89284.122123.77
Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis198.21377.563120.65
4Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius195.67477.334118.34
5Evgenia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud191.85676.495115.36
6Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler188.34576.916111.43
7Loïcia Demougeot / Théo Le Mercier179.96772.557107.41
8Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya175.82868.558107.27
9Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan169.17967.9010101.27
10Mariia Ignateva / Danijil Szemko167.081065.049102.04
11Victoria Manni / Carlo Röthlisberger164.211164.231199.98
12Mariia Holubtsova / Kyryl Bielobrov156.991361.00 1295.99
13Mariia Nosovitskaya / Mikhail Nosovitskiy156.521261.721394.80
14Anna Šimová / Kirill Aksenov150.041559.181490.86
15Mariia Pinchuk / Mykyta Pogorielov148.371459.361589.01
16Anastasia Polibina / Pavel Golovishnikov138.991754.551684.44
17Paulina Ramanauskaitė / Deividas Kizala136.201655.06 1781.14
18Samantha Ritter / Daniel Brykalov132.1819 51.55 1880.63
19Hanna Jakucs / Alessio Galli130.3518 53.46 1976.89
20Aurelija Ipolito / Luke Russell124.882051.412073.47
Did not advance to free dance
21Arianna Sassi / Luca Morini49.912149.91colspan="2" rowspan="3"
22Maria Bjorkli / James Koszuta47.712247.71
2340.892340.89

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISU European Championships 2023. 3 January 2023. International Skating Union.
  2. Web site: ISU European Championships 2023: Men. International Skating Union. 3 January 2023.
  3. Web site: ISU European Championships 2023: Women. International Skating Union. 3 January 2023.
  4. Web site: ISU European Championships 2023: Pairs. International Skating Union. 3 January 2023.
  5. Web site: ISU European Championships 2023: Ice Dance. International Skating Union. 3 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Распалась спортивная пара фигуристов. Figure skating pair broke up. ru. R-Sport. 17 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Тренер фигуристки Сафиной раскрыл причину пропуска чемпионата Европы. Figure skater Safina's coach revealed the reason for missing the European Championships. ru. R-Sport. 17 January 2023.
  8. Web site: Выступающий за Азербайджан фигурист Литвинцев пропустит чемпионат Европы. Figure skater Litvintsev who represents Azerbaijan will miss the European Championships. ru. TASS. 17 January 2023.
  9. Web site: ISU European Championships 2023: Men. International Skating Union. 18 January 2023.
  10. Web site: ISU European Championships 2023: Women. International Skating Union. 18 January 2023.
  11. Web site: Krasobruslařka Vránková je nemocná a nepojede na mistrovství Evropy, nahradí ji Rychtaříková. Figure skater Vránková is ill and will not go to the European Championships, she will be replaced by Rychtaříková. Czech. Czech Figure Skating Association. 19 January 2023.
  12. Web site: ISU European Championships 2023: Women. International Skating Union. 21 January 2023.
  13. Web site: Prieš Europos čempionatą traumos apspito Lietuvos čiuožėjas – iškrito net dublerės dublerė . Delfi.lt. 26 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Mariia Seniuk withdraws from 2023 Europeans: Women. Golden Skate. 23 January 2023.
  15. Web site: ISU European Championships 2023: Women. International Skating Union. 24 January 2023.