European Figure Skating Championships

An annual International Skating Union competition in which eligible European figure skaters compete in the men’s, women’s, pairs, and ice dance disciplines.

International Skating Union: The international governing body for figure skating and several other ice sports. It organizes the championships and sets the rules governing participation and competition.
1891 European Figure Skating Championships: The inaugural European Figure Skating Championships, held in Hamburg in 1891. This first edition began the competition’s annual championship tradition.
European Figure Skating Championships medalists: Athletes who have won medals at the European Figure Skating Championships. Medalists are the competitors whose results define each edition’s podium.
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships: An annual International Skating Union championship for skaters from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. It is the counterpart for non-European regions to this European continental championship.
ISU Judging System: A figure-skating scoring system that awards points for technical elements and program components. It converts performances at the championships into ranked results.
International Skating Union founding: The establishment of the International Skating Union in 1892 to govern international skating competition. The new governing body assumed responsibility for the championships after their first edition.
European Figure Skating Championships by country: The national participation and medal history of countries at the European championships. Country-level results reveal the changing balance of strength across Europe.
World Figure Skating Championships: An annual International Skating Union competition crowning world champions in figure skating. The world championship awards global titles rather than titles limited to European entrants.
Figure skating: A sport in which athletes perform prescribed and choreographed movements on ice. The championships are one of the sport’s major international competitions.
European Figure Skating Championships during World War II: The interruptions and changes to the European championships during the Second World War. Wartime conditions broke the event’s otherwise recurring schedule.

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