1971 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1971 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland on February 2–7. 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]
1971 European Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | February 2 – 7 |
Season: | 1970-71 |
Location: | Zürich, Switzerland |
Venue: | Hallenstadion |
Champions | |
Men's singles: | |
Ladies' singles: | |
Pair skating: | |
Ice dance: | |
Previous: 1970 European Championships | |
Next: 1972 European Championships |
The pair skating event demonstrated the dominance of the Soviet Union in this discipline. Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanov took the title in spite of a fall by Ulanov on a double Axel, a side-by-side jump not being attempted by any other team.
The ice dance competition was a contrast between the British and Russian styles of dance. British-trained Angelika and Erich Buck narrowly lost a 5-4 decision to Liudmila Pakhomova and Alexandr Gorshkov, who as usual were criticized for their unequal balance of skills.
Ondrej Nepela ran away with the men's title following the withdrawal of his two top challengers, Patrick Péra and Gunter Zoller, due to injuries. Nepela's victory was more the result of his strong showing in the compulsory figures than for his rather indistinguished free skating. The free skating portion of the competition was won by Haig Oundjian, who landed triple toe loop and triple salchow jumps and moved up from 6th after the figures to take the bronze medal.
The ladies event was likewise decided by the compulsory figures as Beatrix Schuba dominated that part of the competition. The free skating was won by Sonja Morgenstern, who landed a triple salchow jump in her program—at that time it was very rare for women to attempt triple jumps. Morgenstern had placed a distant 8th in the figures. Schuba was heavily criticized for the poor quality of her free skating, which included a fall on a relatively simple double loop as well as a definite underrotation on her double Axel.
Results
Men
Rank | Name | Nation |
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1 | Ondrej Nepela | |
2 | Sergei Chetverukhin | |
3 | Haig Oundjian | |
4 | Jan Hoffmann | |
5 | Yuri Ovchinnikov | |
6 | Sergei Volkov | |
7 | John Curry | |
8 | Günter Anderl | |
9 | Jacques Mrozek | |
10 | Didier Gailhaguet | |
11 | Daniel Höner | |
12 | Jozef Zidek | |
13 | Klaus Grimmelt | |
14 | Josef Schneider | |
15 | László Vajda | |
16 | Stefano Bargauan | |
17 | Thomas Callerud | |
18 | Gheorghe Fazekas | |
19 | Pekka Leskinen | |
20 | Bernard Bauer | |
21 | Zoran Matas | |
22 | Zdeněk Pazdírek |
Ladies
Rank | Name | Nation |
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1 | Beatrix Schuba | |
2 | Zsuzsa Almássy | |
3 | Rita Trapanese | |
4 | Sonja Morgenstern | |
5 | Charlotte Walter | |
6 | Patricia Dodd | |
7 | Christine Errath | |
8 | Elena Alexandrova | |
9 | Eileen Zillmer | |
10 | Ľudmila Bezáková | |
11 | Jean Scott | |
12 | Marina Titova | |
13 | Judith Bayer | |
14 | Liana Drahová | |
15 | Anita Johansson | |
16 | Cinzia Frosio | |
17 | Beatrice Huștiu | |
18 | Sonja Balun | |
19 | Dianne de Leeuw | |
20 | Marie-Claude Bierre | |
21 | Kristen Frikke | |
22 | Helena Gazvoda |
Pairs
Rank | Name | Nation |
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1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanov | |
2 | Liudmila Smirnova / Andrei Suraikin | |
3 | Galina Karelina / Georgi Proskurin | |
4 | Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann | |
5 | Almut Lehmann / Herbert Wiesinger | |
6 | Marlies Radunsky / Rolf Österreich | |
7 | Brunhilde Baßler / Eberhard Rausch | |
8 | Grażyna Osmańska / Adam Brodecki | |
9 | Linda Connolly / Colin Taylforth | |
10 | Florence Cahn / Jean-Roland Racle | |
11 | Dana Fialova / Josef Tuma | |
12 | Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle | |
13 | Teresa Skrzek / Piotr Sczypa | |
14 | Evelyne Scharf / Wilhelm Bietak | |
15 | Helena Gazvoda / Silvo Svajger |
Ice dancing
Rank | Name | Nation |
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1 | Liudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov | |
2 | Angelika Buck / Erich Buck | |
3 | Susan Getty / Roy Bradshaw | |
4 | Tatiana Voitiuk / Viacheslav Zhigalin | |
5 | Janet Sawbridge / Peter Dalby | |
6 | Elena Zharkova / Gennadi Karponosov | |
7 | Hilary Green / Glyn Watts | |
8 | Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický | |
9 | Teresa Weyna / Piotr Bojanczyk | |
10 | Ilona Berecz / István Sugár | |
11 | Anne-Claude Wolfers / Roland Mars | |
12 | Matilde Ciccia / Lamberto Ceserani | |
13 | Astrid Kopp / Axel Kopp | |
14 | Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay | |
15 | Tatiana Grossen / Alessandro Grossen | |
16 | Sylvia Fuchs / Michael Fuchs | |
17 | Ewa Kolodziej / Tadeusz Góra | |
18 | Brigitte Ydraut / Pascal Germe | |
19 | Agnes Arco / Adrian Perco | |
20 | Vivi Poulsen / Kurt Poulsen |
References
- http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
Sources
- "Europeans", Skating magazine, Apr 1971