The 2016

European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, an ...

were held 25–31 January 2016 in

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Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles,

pairs Concentration, also known as Memory, Shinkei-suijaku (Japanese meaning "nervous breakdown"), Matching Pairs, Match Match, Match Up, Pelmanism, Pexeso or simply Pairs, is a card game in which all of the cards are laid face down on a surface and tw ...

, and

ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...

Eligibility

Skaters were eligible for the event if they represented a European member nation of the

International Skating Union The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Net ...

and had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2015 in their place of birth. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters is the 2016 Four Continents Championships. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the European Championships.

Minimum TES

Number of entries per discipline

Based on the results of the 2015 European Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.

Entries

National associations began announcing their selections in mid-December 2015. The ISU published a complete list on 5 January 2016: Changes: *

Aimee Buchanan Aimee Buchanan (born June 11, 1993) is an American-Israeli former competitive figure skater who competed in ladies' singles for Israel. She is a two-time Israeli national champion and competed in the team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. E ...

replaced Katarina Kulgeyko as Israel's entry in ladies. *

Chafik Besseghier Chafik Besseghier (born 11 October 1989) is a French figure skater. He is a two-time International Cup of Nice champion and the 2016 and 2018 French national champion. He has won a total of fourteen senior international medals and finished in ...

withdrew due to a torn ligament in his right ankle. He was not replaced because France had named no substitutes. *

Yuko Kavaguti Yuko Kavaguti (also: Kawaguchi; Japanese: , russian: link=no, Юко Кавагути, born 20 November 1981) is a retired pair skater who has represented Japan and Russia in international competition. In 2006, she began competing with Alexander ...

/ Alexander Smirnov withdrew due to an Achilles tendon injury to Kavaguti. They were replaced by

Evgenia Tarasova Evgenia Maksimovna Tarasova (russian: Евгения Максимовна Тарасова; born 17 December 1994) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Vladimir Morozov, she is the 2022 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World medalist (20 ...

/ Vladimir Morozov. *

Amani Fancy Amani Fancy (born 14 July 1997) is an English pair skater. With former skating partner Christopher Boyadji, she is the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist and a two-time British national champion (2014 and 2016). After that she was a pro ic ...

/ Christopher Boyadji withdrew from the pairs' event and were not replaced because the Great Britain had no substitute in pairs. * On 25 January,

Ksenia Stolbova Ksenia Andreyevna Stolbova (russian: Ксе́ния Андре́евна Столбо́ва; born 7 February 1992) is a retired Russian pair skater who skated with Andrei Novoselov and Fedor Klimov. She is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the ...

Fedor Klimov Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov (russian: Фёдор Александрович Климов; born 7 September 1990) is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Ksenia Stolbova, he is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2014 Olympic champion in ...

withdrew due to Klimov's shoulder injury and were replaced by

Kristina Astakhova Kristina Andreyevna Astakhova (russian: Кристина Андреевна Астахова; born 25 February 1997) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Alexei Rogonov, she is the 2015 Winter Universiade silver medalist. Career Early ...

Alexei Rogonov Alexei Alexandrovich Rogonov (russian: Алексей Александрович Рогонов; born 6 June 1988) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Kristina Astakhova, he is the 2015 Winter Universiade silver medalist. With former ...

Time schedule

*Wednesday, January 27 ** Ladies - Short program: 10:15 - 15:25 ** Opening ceremony: 16:45 - 17:05 ** Men - Short program: 17:30 - 22:40 *Thursday, January 28 ** Ice dance - Short dance: 12:25 - 16:55 ** Men - Free program: 17:45 - 21:50 *Friday, January 29 ** Pairs - Short program: 13:45 - 16:50 ** Ladies - Free program: 18:00 - 21:55 *Saturday, January 30 ** Pairs - Free program: 10:00 - 13:00 ** Ice dance - Free dance: 14:30 - 17:50 *Sunday, January 31 ** Gala exhibition: 14:30 - 17:00

Overview

hosted the European Figure Skating Championships for the fourth time, having previously hosted in 1958,

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, and

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. In the men's event, Spain's Javier Fernández won his fourth consecutive European title, while silver medalist

Oleksii Bychenko Alexei Bychenko ( he, אלכסיי ביצ'נקו; uk, Олексій Юрійович Биченко; born 5 February 1988) is a retired Ukrainian-born Israeli figure skater. He represented Ukraine through 2009 and Israel after that. He is the 2 ...

won the first-ever European medal for Israel. In the ladies' event, Russia's

Evgenia Medvedeva Evgenia Armanovna Medvedeva (alt. spelling: Yevgenia Medvedeva; rus, Евгения Армановна Медведева, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪjə mʲɪˈdvʲedʲɪvə; born 19 November 1999), is a competitive Russian Figure skating, figure ska ...

became the European champion in her first season on the senior international level. Teammates

Elena Radionova Elena Igorevna Radionova (russian: links=no, Елена Игоревна Радионова; born 6 January 1999) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 World bronze medalist, a two-time (2015–2016) European silver me ...

and

Anna Pogorilaya Anna Alexeyevna Pogorilaya (russian: Анна Алексеевна Погорилая; born 10 April 1998) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2016 World bronze medalist, a three-time European medalist (silver in 2017; bronze in 2015 and 20 ...

won their second consecutive silver and bronze medals, respectively. In the pairs' event, Russia's

Tatiana Volosozhar Tatiana Andreyеvna Volosozhar (russian: Татьяна Андреевна Волосожар, uk, Тетяна Андріївна Волосожар; born 22 May 1986) is a Ukrainian-born Russian pair skater. With Maxim Trankov, she is the tw ...

Maxim Trankov Maxim Leonidovich Trankov (russian: Максим Леонидович Траньков; born 7 October 1983) is a Russian pair skater. With Tatiana Volosozhar, he is a two-time 2014 Olympic champion in the pairs and in team events, the 2013 ...

won their fourth European title. Germany's Aliona Savchenko /

Bruno Massot Bruno Massot (born 28 January 1989) is a French-German pair skating coach and former competitor. Competing with Aljona Savchenko for Germany, he is the 2018 Olympic Champion, the 2018 World Champion, a two-time European silver medalist, and t ...

took silver in their first appearance at Europeans as a pair, while

/ Vladimir Morozov repeated as the bronze medalists. In the ice dancing event,

Gabriella Papadakis Gabriella Maria Papadakis (born 10 May 1995) is a French ice dancer. With her partner, Guillaume Cizeron, she is a 2022 Olympic champion, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a five-time World champion (2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2022), a five-time con ...

Guillaume Cizeron Guillaume Cizeron (born 12 November 1994) is a French ice dancer. With his partner, Gabriella Papadakis, he is the 2022 Olympic champion, the 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a five-time World champion (2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2022), a five-time ...

of France won their second consecutive European title. Both

Anna Cappellini Anna Cappellini (born 19 February 1987) is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Luca Lanotte, she is the 2014 World champion, the 2014 European champion, the 2015 Cup of China champion and a thirteen-time medalist on the Grand Prix series, and ...

Luca Lanotte Luca Lanotte (born 30 July 1985) is an Italian former ice dancer. With partner Anna Cappellini, he is the 2014 World champion, the 2014 European champion, the 2015 Cup of China champion and a thirteen-time medalist on the Grand Prix series, an ...

of Italy and

Ekaterina Bobrova Ekaterina Alexandrovna Bobrova (russian: link=no, Екатерина Александровна Боброва, born 28 March 1990) is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Dmitri Soloviev, she is the 2014 Olympic champion in the team even ...

Dmitri Soloviev Dmitri Vladimirovich Soloviev (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Соловьёв, born July 18, 1989) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ekaterina Bobrova, he is the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2013 World bro ...

of Russia stepped onto their fourth European podium.

Results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

Medals summary

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement: Table of small medals for placement in the short segment: Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

Medalists

Medals for overall placement Small medals for placement in the short segment Small medals for placement in the free segment

References

External links

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