2022 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2022 European Figure Skating Championships will be held from 10 to 16 January 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia.[1] Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. The competition will determine the entry quotas for each federation at the 2023 European Championships.
| 2022 European Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 10 – 16 January |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Location: | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Host: | Estonian Skating Union |
| Venue: | Tondiraba Ice Hall |
| Defending champions | |
Men's singles:  Dmitri Aliev | |
| Ladies' singles: Alena Kostornaia | |
| Pair skating: Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | |
| Ice dance: Viktoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | |
| Previous: 2020 European Championships | |
| Next: 2023 European Championships | |
Tallinn was announced as the host in June 2019.[2] The city previously hosted the competition in 2010.
Qualification
Age and minimum TES requirements
The competition is open to skaters from all European member nations of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters is the 2022 Four Continents Championships.
Skaters are eligible for the 2022 European Championships if they turned 15 years of age before 1 July 2021 and have met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions during the ongoing season at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships or during the two preceding seasons (adjusted from the traditional one due to the pandemic).[1]
| Minimum technical scores (TES) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | SP / RD | FS / FD |
| Men | 28 | 46 |
| Women | 23 | 40 |
| Pairs | 25 | 42 |
| Ice dance | 28 | 44 |
| Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event in the ongoing or preceding two seasons. SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events. | ||
Number of entries per discipline
Normally, the number of entries would be based on the results of the preceding Europeans. However, as the 2021 European Championships were cancelled, the results of the 2020 European Championships were used instead.[3]
| Spots | Men | Women | 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, 12 January | Men | 11:25 | Short program |
| All | 18:00 | Opening ceremony | |
| Pairs | 18:45 | Short program | |
| Thursday, 13 January | Women | 11:05 | Short program |
| Pairs | 19:00 | Free skating | |
| Friday, 14 January | Ice dance | 12:00 | Rhythm dance |
| Men | 18:00 | Free skating | |
| Saturday, 15 January | Ice dance | 13:25 | Free dance |
| Women | 18:30 | Free skating | |
| Sunday, 16 January | All | 15:30 | Exhibition gala |
| All times are listed in local time (UTC+02:00).[4] | |||
Entries
Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2021.
References
- "ISU European Figure Skating Championships Tallinn 2022 Announcement". International Skating Union.
- "Provisional allotments of ISU Championships 2021 and 2022" (Press release). International Skating Union. 15 June 2019.
- "Entries for ISU Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating Championships 2022". International Skating Union. 6 July 2021.
- "ISU European Figure Skating Championships Tallinn 2022: Event Info". Estonian Skating Union. 20 July 2021.
- Skate Austria [@skateaustria] (14 December 2021). "Representing 🇦🇹 at #EuroFigure 2022 in Tallinn" – via Instagram.
- "Maia Sørensen udtaget til EM" [Maia Sørensen selected for the European Championships] (in German). Dansk Skøjte Union. 14 December 2021.
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- Säärits, Anu (5 December 2021). Värv, Maarja (ed.). "Petrõkina: ma isegi ei saa praegu aru, et olen Eesti meister" [Petrõkina: I don't even understand right now that I am an Estonian champion]. ERR (in Estonian).
- Pahv, Peep (12 December 2021). "Võimsalt rekordit parandanud Selevko läheb olümpiale, aga ei pääse EM-ile" [Selevko, who has greatly improved the record, will go to the Olympics, but will not be able to reach the European Championships]. Delfi Sport (in Estonian).
- Solène & Marko [@solenemarko] (December 12, 2021). "Hi everyone 👋🏻 We are pleased to announce that we are qualified for the European Championship which will take place in Tallin, Estonia 🇪🇪" – via Instagram.
- "DEU nominiert großes Team für Eiskunstlauf-EM in Tallinn" [DEU nominates large team for European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn] (in German). Deutsche Eislauf-Union. 14 December 2021.
- "Selections for 2022 European Figure Skating Championships". British Ice Skating. 6 December 2021.
- "Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir valin Skautakona ársins 2021" [Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir chosen as 2021 Skater of the Year] (in Icelandic). Icelandic Skating Association. 13 December 2021.
- "UTTAK EM OG NORDICS" [WITHDRAWAL EM AND NORDICS] (in Norwegian). Norges Skøyteforbundet. 14 December 2021.
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- Russell, Susan D. (10 October 2021). "Spanish Dancers Battle for Olympic Berth". International Figure Skating Magazine.
- Flade, Tatjana (15 October 2021). "Spain's Barquero and Zandron: 'We want to spread happiness'". Golden Skate.
- "Europameisterschaften 2022: Sieben Athleten*innen wurden von Swiss Ice Skating im Eiskunstlaufen und Eistanzen selektioniert" [European Championships 2022: Seven athletes were selected by Swiss Ice Skating in figure skating and ice dance] (in German). Swiss Ice Skating. 13 December 2021.
- "Визначено склад команди України для участі в чемпіонаті Європи з фігурного катання-2022" [The composition of the Ukrainian team for participation in the European Figure Skating Championships-2022 has been determined] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 8 December 2021.