2021 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2021 European Figure Skating Championships were scheduled to be held from 25 to 31 January 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia.[1] Medals would have been awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dance.

2021 European Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:25 – 31 January
Season:2020–21
Location:Zagreb, Croatia
Host:Croatian Skating Federation
Venue:Arena Zagreb
Defending champions
Men's singles:
Russia Dmitri Aliev
Ladies' singles:
Russia Alena Kostornaia
Pair skating:
Russia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii
Ice dance:
Russia Viktoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
Previous:
2020 European Championships
Next:
2022 European Championships

Zagreb was announced as the host in June 2018.[2] The city previously hosted the competition in 1974, 1979, 2008, and 2013.

The competition was cancelled by the International Skating Union on 10 December 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] This was the first time since World War II that the European Championships were not held.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The competition venue, Arena Zagreb, began housing COVID-19 patients in November 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia worsened.[4] Although the ISU considered postponing and/or relocating the event, the competition was ultimately cancelled on 10 December due to the pandemic.[5][3] It was the third ISU Championship event of the season to be cancelled, following the 2021 Four Continents and 2021 World Junior Championships.

On 11 December, Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FFKKR) president Alexander Gorshkov announced FFKKR's intention to organize and hold an alternative event to the European Championships.[6]

Qualification

Age and minimum TES requirements

The competition was to be open to skaters from all European member nations of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was scheduled to be the 2021 Four Continents Championships, before it was cancelled in October 2020.[7]

Skaters would have been eligible for the 2021 European Championships if they turned 15 years of age before 1 July 2020 and met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships.[1]

Minimum technical scores (TES)
Discipline SP / RD FS / FD
Men2846
Ladies2340
Pairs2542
Ice dance2844
Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event
in the ongoing or preceding season.
SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events.

Number of entries per discipline

Based on the results of the 2020 European Championships, each qualifying ISU member nation can field one to three entries per discipline.[8]

Spots Men Ladies Pairs Dance
3  Russia
 Italy		  Russia  Russia
 Italy
 Germany		  Russia
2  Georgia
 Latvia
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Azerbaijan
 Israel		   Switzerland
 Finland
 Azerbaijan
 Estonia
 Italy
 France
 Poland		  Austria
 France
 Hungary		  France
 Italy
 Great Britain
 Spain
 Poland
 Ukraine
If not listed above, one entry is allowed.

Schedule
Date Discipline Time Segment
Wednesday, 27 January Men 10:15 Short program
All 16:15 Opening ceremony
Ladies 17:00 Short program
Thursday, 28 January Pairs 12:50 Short program
Men 18:00 Free skating
Friday, 29 January Ice dance 11:00 Rhythm dance
Ladies 17:00 Free skating
Saturday, 30 January Ice dance 13:25 Free dance
Pairs 18:00 Free skating
Sunday, 31 January All 14:30 Exhibition gala
All times are listed in local time (UTC+01:00).[9]

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2020. The event was cancelled on 10 December.[3]

Country Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance
 Denmark[10] Maia Sørensen
 Great Britain[11] Peter James Hallam Natasha McKay TBC Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson
Sasha Fear / George Waddell
 Ireland[12] Samuel McAllister

References
  1. "Zagreb 2021 European Figure Skating Championships Announcement". International Skating Union.
  2. "Provisional allotments of ISU Championships 2021" (Press release). International Skating Union. 10 June 2018.
  3. "Update on ISU Event Calendar season 2020/21". International Skating Union. 10 December 2020.
  4. Krnić, Ivana (25 November 2020). "Arena Zagreb uskoro prima prve pacijente: Doznajemo koga će ondje prebacivati iz Dubrave" [Arena Zagreb will soon receive the first patients: We find out who will be transferred there from Dubrava]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian).
  5. Flade, Tatjana (8 December 2020). "ISU Striving to Keep Figure Skating on Track". International Figure Skating Magazine.
  6. "Федерация фигурного катания РФ намерена организовать соревнования на замену отмененному ЧЕ" [The Russian Figure Skating Federation intends to organize a competition to replace the canceled European Championship]. TASS (in Russian). 11 December 2020.
  7. "Cancellation of ISU Four Continents Championships 2021 and Provisional allotments of ISU Championships 2022 and 2023" (Press release). International Skating Union. 16 October 2020.
  8. "Communication No. 2336: Entries for ISU Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating Championships 2021". International Skating Union. 23 July 2020.
  9. "Zagreb 2021: Competition Event Schedule". Croatian Skating Federation.
  10. Vasbo, Mariann (8 December 2020). "Maia Sørensen udtaget til Landsholdet" [Maia Sørensen selected for the National Team] (in Danish). Danish Skating Union.
  11. "European Figure Skating Championships 2021 – GBR team announced". British Ice Skating. 3 December 2020.
  12. Gillis, Sean (28 January 2021). "McAllister Remains Positive Even as Euros Dream Dashed". Ice Skating Association of Ireland.
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