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1971 European Figure Skating Championships

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1971 European Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 2 – 7
Season:1970-71
Location:Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
Venue:Hallenstadion
Champions
Men's singles:
Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela
Ladies' singles:
Austria Beatrix Schuba
Pairs:
Soviet Union Irina Rodnina / Aleksey Ulanov
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov
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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]

The pair skating event demonstrated the dominance of the Soviet Union in this discipline. Irina Rodnina and Aleksey 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 Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr 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 Günter Zöller, due to injuries. Nepela's victory was more the result of his strong showing in the compulsory figures than for his rather undistinguished 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. In the CF finished second Sergey Chetverukhin, behind Nepela and in the FS finished second Nepela behind Oundjian.

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

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Men

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Rank Name Places
1 Czechoslovakia Ondrej Nepela
2 Soviet Union Sergey Chetverukhin
3 United Kingdom Haig Oundjian
4 East Germany Jan Hoffmann
5 Soviet Union Yuriy Ovchinnikov
6 Soviet Union Sergey Volkov
7 United Kingdom John Curry
8 Austria Günter Anderl
9 France Jacques Mrozek
10 France Didier Gailhaguet
11 Switzerland Daniel Höner
12 Czechoslovakia Jozef Žídek
13 West Germany Klaus Grimmelt
14 Austria Josef Schneider
15 Hungary László Vajda
16 Italy Stefano Bargauan
17 Sweden Thomas Callerud
18 Romania György Fazekas
19 Finland Pekka Leskinen
20 Switzerland Bernard Bauer
21 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Matas
22 Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Pazdírek

Ladies

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

Pairs

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Rank Name Places
1 Soviet Union Irina Rodnina / Aleksey Ulanov
2 Soviet Union Lyudmila Smirnova / Andrey Suraykin
3 Soviet Union Galina Karelina / Georgiy Proskurin
4 East Germany Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann
5 West Germany Almut Lehmann / Herbert Wiesinger
6 East Germany Marlies Radunsky / Rolf Österreich
7 West Germany Brunhilde Baßler / Eberhard Rausch
8 Poland Grażyna Osmańska / Adam Brodecki
9 United Kingdom Linda Connolly / Colin Taylforth
10 France Florence Cahn / Jean-Roland Racle
11 Czechoslovakia Dana Fialová / Josef Tůma
12 Switzerland Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle
13 Poland Teresa Skrzek / Piotr Szczypa
14 Austria Evelyne Schneider / Wilhelm Bietak
15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Helena Gazvoda / Silvo Švejger

Ice dance

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

References

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  1. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
  2. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.
  3. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-12.
  4. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
  5. ^ European Championships 1971. Zürich, Switzerland

Sources

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  • "Europeans", Skating magazine, Apr 1971
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