The 2023

European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ...

were held from 25 to 29 January 2023 at the

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. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles,

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, and

ice dance 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 ...

. The competition determined the entry quotas for each skating federation at the

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Qualification

Age and minimum TES requirements

The competition was open to skaters from all European member nations of the

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. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2023 Four Continents Championships. Skaters were eligible if they turned 15 years of age before 1 July 2022 and met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepted 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 preceding season. *

Number of entries per discipline

Based on the results of the

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, each European ISU member nations could field one to three entries per discipline. However, on 1 March 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the

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, the

(ISU) banned figure skaters and officials from

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and

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from attending all international competitions due to the

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. *

Schedule

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2022. The

published a complete list of entries on 3 January 2023.

Changes to preliminary assignments

Medal summary

Medalists

Medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest overall placements in each discipline: Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest short program or

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placements in each discipline: Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest

free skating The free skating segment of figure skating, also called the free skate and the long program, is the second of two segments of competitions, skated after the short program. Its duration, across all disciplines, is four minutes for senior skaters ...

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placements in each discipline:

Medals by country

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

Qualification

Age and minimum TES requirements

Number of entries per discipline

Schedule

Entries

Changes to preliminary assignments

Medal summary

Medalists

Medals by country

Results

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

References

External links