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
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 2 – 7
Season:1970-71
Location:Zürich, Switzerland
Venue:Hallenstadion
Champions
Men's singles:
Ondrej Nepela
Ladies' singles:
Beatrix Schuba
Pair skating:
Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanov
Ice dance:
Liudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov
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
1 Ondrej Nepela Czechoslovakia
2 Sergei Chetverukhin Soviet Union
3 Haig Oundjian United Kingdom
4 Jan Hoffmann East Germany
5 Yuri Ovchinnikov Soviet Union
6 Sergei Volkov Soviet Union
7 John Curry United Kingdom
8 Günter Anderl Austria
9 Jacques Mrozek France
10 Didier Gailhaguet France
11 Daniel Höner  Switzerland
12 Jozef Zidek Czechoslovakia
13 Klaus Grimmelt West Germany
14 Josef Schneider Austria
15 László Vajda Hungary
16 Stefano Bargauan Italy
17 Thomas Callerud Sweden
18 Gheorghe Fazekas Romania
19 Pekka Leskinen Finland
20 Bernard Bauer  Switzerland
21 Zoran Matas Yugoslavia
22 Zdeněk Pazdírek Czechoslovakia

Ladies

Rank Name Nation
1 Beatrix Schuba Austria
2 Zsuzsa Almássy Hungary
3 Rita Trapanese Italy
4 Sonja Morgenstern East Germany
5 Charlotte Walter  Switzerland
6 Patricia Dodd United Kingdom
7 Christine Errath East Germany
8 Elena Alexandrova Soviet Union
9 Eileen Zillmer West Germany
10 Ľudmila Bezáková Czechoslovakia
11 Jean Scott United Kingdom
12 Marina Titova Soviet Union
13 Judith Bayer West Germany
14 Liana Drahová Czechoslovakia
15 Anita Johansson Sweden
16 Cinzia Frosio Italy
17 Beatrice Huștiu Romania
18 Sonja Balun Austria
19 Dianne de Leeuw Netherlands
20 Marie-Claude Bierre France
21 Kristen Frikke Denmark
22 Helena Gazvoda Yugoslavia

Pairs

Rank Name Nation
1 Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanov Soviet Union
2 Liudmila Smirnova / Andrei Suraikin Soviet Union
3 Galina Karelina / Georgi Proskurin Soviet Union
4 Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann East Germany
5 Almut Lehmann / Herbert Wiesinger West Germany
6 Marlies Radunsky / Rolf Österreich East Germany
7 Brunhilde Baßler / Eberhard Rausch West Germany
8 Grażyna Osmańska / Adam Brodecki Poland
9 Linda Connolly / Colin Taylforth United Kingdom
10 Florence Cahn / Jean-Roland Racle France
11 Dana Fialova / Josef Tuma Czechoslovakia
12 Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle  Switzerland
13 Teresa Skrzek / Piotr Sczypa Poland
14 Evelyne Scharf / Wilhelm Bietak Austria
15 Helena Gazvoda / Silvo Svajger Yugoslavia

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation
1 Liudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov Soviet Union
2 Angelika Buck / Erich Buck West Germany
3 Susan Getty / Roy Bradshaw United Kingdom
4 Tatiana Voitiuk / Viacheslav Zhigalin Soviet Union
5 Janet Sawbridge / Peter Dalby United Kingdom
6 Elena Zharkova / Gennadi Karponosov Soviet Union
7 Hilary Green / Glyn Watts United Kingdom
8 Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický Czechoslovakia
9 Teresa Weyna / Piotr Bojanczyk Poland
10 Ilona Berecz / István Sugár Hungary
11 Anne-Claude Wolfers / Roland Mars France
12 Matilde Ciccia / Lamberto Ceserani Italy
13 Astrid Kopp / Axel Kopp West Germany
14 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay Hungary
15 Tatiana Grossen / Alessandro Grossen  Switzerland
16 Sylvia Fuchs / Michael Fuchs West Germany
17 Ewa Kolodziej / Tadeusz Góra Poland
18 Brigitte Ydraut / Pascal Germe France
19 Agnes Arco / Adrian Perco Austria
20 Vivi Poulsen / Kurt Poulsen Denmark

References

Sources

  • "Europeans", Skating magazine, Apr 1971
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