1971 European Figure Skating Championships

Figure skating competition 1971 European Championships ISU Championship February 2 7 1970-71 SWI Zürich, Switzerland Hallenstadion TCH Ondrej Nepela AUT Beatrix Schuba URS Irina Rodnina / Aleksey Ulanov URS Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov 1970 European Championships 1972 European 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,European Figure Skating Championships Men http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110603230908/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file%2C00.pdf 2011-06-03 International Skating Union ladies' singles,European Figure Skating Championships Ladies http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file,00.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130303000540/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file%2C00.pdf 2013-03-03 International Skating Union pair skating,European Figure Skating Championships Pairs http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file,00.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20070412052553/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file%2C00.pdf 2007-04-12 International Skating Union and ice dancing.European Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20131205005915/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file%2C00.pdf 2013-12-05 International Skating Union 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 Men Rank Name Places 1 TCH Ondrej Nepela 2 URS Sergey Chetverukhin 3 GBR Haig Oundjian 4 GDR Jan Hoffmann 5 URS Yuriy Ovchinnikov 6 URS Sergey Volkov 7 GBR John Curry 8 AUT Günter Anderl 9 FRA Jacques Mrozek 10 FRA Didier Gailhaguet 11 SWI Daniel Höner 12 TCH Jozef Žídek 13 FRG Klaus Grimmelt 14 AUT Josef Schneider 15 HUN László Vajda 16 ITA Stefano Bargauan 17 SWE Thomas Callerud 18 ROM 1965 György Fazekas 19 FIN Pekka Leskinen 20 SWI Bernard Bauer 21 YUG Zoran Matas 22 TCH Zdeněk Pazdírek Ladies Rank Name Places 1 AUT Beatrix Schuba 2 HUN Zsuzsa Almássy 22European Championships 1971. Zürich, Switzerland 3 ITA Rita Trapanese 4 GDR Sonja Morgenstern 5 SWI Charlotte Walter 6 GBR Patricia Dodd 7 GDR Christine Errath 8 URS Yelena Aleksandrova 9 FRG Eileen Zillmer 10 TCH Ľudmila Bezáková 11 GBR Jean Scott 12 URS Marina Titova 13 FRG Judith Beyer 14 TCH Liana Drahová 15 SWE Anita Johansson 16 ITA Cinzia Frosio 17 ROM 1965 Beatrice Huștiu 18 AUT Sonja Balun 19 NED Dianne de Leeuw 20 FRA Marie-Claude Bierre 21 DEN Kirsten Frikke 22 YUG Helena Gazvoda Pairs Rank Name Places 1 URS Irina Rodnina / Aleksey Ulanov 2 URS Lyudmila Smirnova / Andrey Suraykin 3 URS Galina Karelina / Georgiy Proskurin 4 GDR Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann 5 FRG Almut Lehmann / Herbert Wiesinger 6 GDR Marlies Radunsky / Rolf Österreich 7 FRG Brunhilde Baßler / Eberhard Rausch 8 POL 1928 Grażyna Osmańska / Adam Brodecki 9 GBR Linda Connolly / Colin Taylforth 10 FRA Florence Cahn / Jean-Roland Racle 11 TCH Dana Fialová / Josef Tůma 12 SWI Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle 13 POL 1928 Teresa Skrzek / Piotr Szczypa 14 AUT Evelyne Schneider / Wilhelm Bietak 15 YUG Helena Gazvoda / Silvo Švejger Ice dance Rank Name Places 1 URS Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov 2 FRG Angelika Buck / Erich Buck 3 GBR Susan Getty / Roy Bradshaw 4 URS Tetyana Voytyuk / Vyacheslav Zhyhalyn 5 GBR Janet Sawbridge / Peter Dalby 6 URS Yelena Zharkova / Gennadiy Karponosov 7 GBR Hilary Green / Glynn Watts 8 TCH Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický 9 POL 1928 Teresa Weyna / Piotr Bojańczyk 10 HUN Ilona Berecz / István Sugár 11 FRA Anne-Claude Wolfers / Roland Mars 12 ITA Matilde Ciccia / Lamberto Ceserani 13 FRG Astrid Kopp / Axel Kopp 14 HUN Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay 15 SWI Tatiana Grossen / Alessandro Grossen 16 FRG Sylvia Fuchs / Michael Fuchs 17 POL 1928 Ewa Kołodziej / Tadeusz Góra 18 FRA Brigitte Ydrault / Pascal Germe 19 AUT Agnes Arco / Adrian Perco 20 DEN Vivi Poulsen / Kurt Poulsen References Sources "Europeans", Skating magazine, Apr 1971 External links results European Figure Skating Championships, 1971 European Figure Skating Championships, 1971 Category:European Figure Skating Championships Category:International figure skating competitions hosted by Switzerland Category:Sports competitions in Zurich Category:20th century in Zurich European Figure Skating Championships