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In the current season 2017-2018. Figure skating fans will be able to enjoy the European Championships at home. The best figure skaters in Europe will come to Moscow for the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships. Athletes will demonstrate their figure skating skills and try to prove that they are the best in Europe.

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For many, the train to Russia will be the first and, given the high level of development of skating in Russia, it will be a great honor for them, just like us Russians, who will be happy to see European figure skaters on the ice in the capital of Russia.

Details of the European Championship 2018

Date (day and month): January 15-21, 2018
Venue: Moscow, Russia
Stadium: Megasport Palace on Khadynskoe Field
Season: 2017-2018
Organizer: ISU (International Skating Union)

The European Championship competition program is divided into several types:

Sports couples
Dancing on Ice
Women's singles skating
Men's single skating

This is the second time that Moscow will host the European Championships. Russian Empire -> USSR -> Russia received the right to host the European Championship for the 6th time.

Where to buy tickets for the European Championship 2018?

Ticket sales for the European Championship began on September 11, 2017; they can be purchased at the Megasport central ticket office.

On the website you can book the best seats and order tickets with delivery. It is possible to buy in bulk and order a subscription for all competition days. We have tickets for any type of competition - men's singles, women's singles, ice dancing and pairs.

Buying tickets to the European Championship 2018 from us will be more profitable. Do not wait until all the tickets are sold out, otherwise you will have to buy at exorbitant prices on the black market.

You can order tickets now, with delivery throughout Moscow and throughout Russia, using. Please indicate “Purchasing tickets for the European Championship 2018” as the subject of the letter; in the response letter you will receive all the information - available seats and prices for European Championship tickets. Delivery is free throughout Russia.

2018 European Championship schedule

Training will take place on January 15 and 16; on these days, entry to the Megasport stands is free for everyone. On January 17, the opening ceremony of the championship and the first competitions will take place - short programs, competitions will be held until January 21 - on this day a colorful closing ceremony will take place (demonstration performances, in which the best athletes, according to the organizers, will take part).

Chances of Russian victory at the 2018 European Championship

If we talk about the chances of winning, then each of the types of figure skating has a number of its favorites. Russian athletes, the obvious contenders for medals are the singles girls: Evgenia Medvedeva - two-time world and European champion, Alina Zagitova - the current champion of Russia and Maria Sotskova.

Will make his debut in adult FC. A student of the SAMBO-70 school of the Khrustalny department, training under the leadership of seasoned coach Eteri Tutberidze, behind whom there are such athletes as Olympic champion Yulia Lipnitskaya, multiple winner of everything Evgenia Medvedeva, and other top skaters, for example, junior . Zagitova broke the world record for the total points scored for CP and PP at the World Junior Championships in the last 2016-2017 season.

Russian dances and couples can also boast of strong athletes, and they can claim the highest places, but men... This is a separate topic for conversation and it is not yet clear who is in what form and what the federation will decide regarding the composition of the European Championships.

In any case, the home European Championship will provide an incentive to work better and perform cleaner for all athletes. Everyone understands that when playing for Russia you need to give it your all.

Composition of the Russian national team at the European Championships

It is not known who will go to the 2018 European Championships. The decision on the composition of the Russian figure skating team is made by the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKR) based on the season spent - the grand prix stages. The final decision on the composition of the Russian European Championship team is made by the federation on the basis of the national tournament - the Russian Championship.

It is generally accepted that the national team includes skaters who took 1-3 places at the Chechen Championship, but within the federation, when consensus is reached, other behind-the-scenes issues cannot be ruled out. At the moment, the composition is not known, we are waiting for the Russian Championship, after which we will publish a complete list of athletes for each of the types on this page.

Update: The composition of the Russian national team for the European Championship has been announced

The Executive Committee of the FFKKR named composition of the Russian national team for the European Figure Skating Championships.

The team included:
Women: Alina Zagitova, Maria Sotskova, Evgenia Medvedeva.
Substitutes: Stanislava Konstantinova, Polina Tsurskaya.
Men: Mikhail Kolyada, Alexander Samarin, Dmitry Aliev.
Substitutes: Sergei Voronov, Artur Dmitriev.
Couples: Evgenia Tarasova - Vladimir Morozov, Ksenia Stolbova - Fedor Klimov, Natalya Zabiyako - Alexander Enbert.
Substitutes: Kristina Astakhova - Alexey Rogonov, Alexandra Boykova - Dmitry Kozlovsky.
Dancing on Ice: Ekaterina Bobrova - Dmitry Solovyov, Alexandra Stepanova - Ivan Bukin, Tiffany Zagorski - Jonathan Gureiro.
Substitutes: Betina Popova - Sergei Mozgov, Sofya Evdokimova - Egor Bazin.

“The FFKKR Executive Committee approved the proposals of the All-Russian Coaching Council on the composition of the Russian national figure skating team for the 2018 European Championship, which will be held on January 15-21 in Moscow... The past Russian Championship in St. Petersburg can be considered successful. The organization and conditions of the event were at a high level. FFKKR wishes everyone a Happy New Year. We wish health and sporting success to the skaters and their coaches,” said FFKKR General Director Alexander Kogan.

Watch live online broadcast of the 2018 European Championship on TV and the Internet

It is not known exactly where the broadcast of the European Championship 2018 will take place. It is expected that the television broadcasting rights will be bought by the Match TV channel, so we are watching the live online broadcast on this channel.

Match TV is broadcast on TV around the clock. They can be viewed online on the channel’s official website.
Another viewing option: ISU has an official website where it conducts live broadcasts of figure skating, this applies to all competitions - the World Championships, Grand Prix stages, Olympics and others. Website: eurovisionsports.tv/ISU
You can use them and then publish them on YouTube for other people.

Check it out and don’t miss anything interesting :)

Participants: representation by type

According to the results of the last European Championship, more than 1 person can represent the following countries (division by discipline)

Russia, as the host of the championship, has 3 quotas in each of the disciplines: dance, pairs, men's and women's singles.

Athletes from all European countries are eligible to take part in the competition, including Turkey, Israel, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. To represent the country, a skater must be 15 years of age.

January 20th

Women. Results.
1. Alina Zagitova (Russia) – 238.24.
2. Evgenia Medvedeva (Russia) – 232.86.
3. Carolina Costner (Italy) – 204.25.

4. Maria Sotskova (Russia) – 200.81.

Women. Free program.
1. Alina Zagitova – 157.97,
2. Evgenia Medvedeva – 154.29,
3. Maria Sotskova (all Russia) – 132.11,

4. Carolina Costner (Italy) – 125.95.

Alina Zagitova skated her free program to the music of Minkus from the ballet Don Quixote. It was with this program that last season at the junior level the athlete won all the most important victories. It is quite logical that the coaches decided not to change this program, leaving it for the Olympic season with an eye to the fact that the young figure skater will skate it more confidently.

Composer Ludwig Minkus wrote his ballet specifically “for the feet” of the dancers, initially making it very convenient for performance. Alternation of slow and fast parts, music that “drags” and charges emotionally. And the second half of Zagitova’s program musically helps the athlete perform difficult jumps. Zagitova performs all her jumping elements in the second part of the program.

At the Megasport skating rink, yesterday’s junior followed a clean skate in the short program with a clean free skate. True, the athlete herself said after the performance that she was critical of herself and rated her performance as a “B”, since there were shortcomings.

Seeing the final results on the scoreboard, the winner’s reaction was restrained:

I still don’t understand what happened. But I'm glad. This will give me strength for the future.

Dancing. Results.
1. Gabriela Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (France) – 203.16.
2. Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitry Solovyov (Russia) – 187.13.
3. Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin (Russia) – 184.86…

6. Tiffany Zagorski / Jonathan Gurreiro (Russia) – 168.45.

Based on materials from the FFKKR.
Text Olga Ermolina.
Photo by Yulia Komarova.

ON-LINE TRANSLATION

23:35. This concludes our broadcast from the European Figure Skating Championships. Let us remind you that in a dramatic struggle she won the gold medal, ahead of the total of two programs Evgeny Medvedev. Two Russian women on the top steps of the podium - isn’t that wonderful? The top three were completed by the Italian Carolina Costner, which, by a controversial decision of the judges, was ahead of another representative of Russia Maria Sotskova. We wish you a good weekend and thank you for being with us all this time! See you again!

23:30. “Without any respect. Now Zagitova is Russia’s main hope?” - operational report from Andrey Shitikhin.

Without any respect. Now Zagitova is Russia's main hope?

What else can you call a figure skater who beat a two-time world champion at the age of 15? So what should Medvedeva do now?

23:15 . Trainer Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova Eteri Tuteberidze accepts numerous congratulations and stands with a whole bag of soft toys.

23:00 . Cute French girl Lauren Lecavalier took only 12th place and complained that she had to change the program that she really liked. But a temporary setback is not a reason to be discouraged, is it?

22:45. Maria Sotskova admitted that she was dissatisfied with the final fourth place at the European Championships.

“Could I get ahead of Carolina? Nothing is impossible. But I didn’t set a goal to overtake anyone. The most important thing for me is to go out and skate cleanly, to prove to myself that I can. Is it a shame to be fourth? It is my fault. I have never been to the Olympics in my life and I sincerely hope that I will be the one to go there - I’m not sure about that yet. I don’t want to make any plans or make any plans yet, I just want to prepare and get back into shape that will allow me to feel confident.”

22:30. demonstrated a magnificent and very emotional performance, but this was not enough to win the European Championship. Evgenia has 232 points versus Alina’s 238. Zagitova becomes European champion! Carolina Costner closes the top three. Maria Sotskov a - fourth.

22:15. Alina Zagitova! Wow! This is a rental. Simply gorgeous. Alina has 238.24 points based on the sum of two programs! It will be very difficult now Evgenia Medvedeva. Let's see!

22:10. Caroline Costner made a huge number of mistakes, but somehow still remained ahead of our Maria Sotskova. We have questions for the judges! What if something similar happens to the Russians at the Olympics? Fans are outraged on social networks.

22:00. Nicole Rajicova from Slovakia will not be able to compete for a medal at the European Championships. The third intermediate place does not give any hope for a miracle. The main drama of the tournament is ahead! Costner, Zagitova and Medvedeva will take to the ice at the Megasport Arena. The spectators lay low in anticipation.

21:55. Maria Sotskova failed to avoid mistakes, but still occupies the first intermediate position. The young Russian woman has 200.81 points in total. To get on the podium, Maria will have to wait for serious mistakes from her rivals.

21:45 . Here it is - the final group of six skaters. Will start first Anita Estlund from Sweden, and will continue - Maria Sotskova, Nicole Rajichova, Carolina Kostner, Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva, who will perform in a new dress. Something will happen.

21:35. Now the fun begins, are you ready? Our girls are getting ready for the decisive skate at the European Championships.

21:30. After the performance of three groups, the leader is the Belgian Lena Hendricks. Swiss woman takes second place Alexia Paganini, and the Frenchwoman closes the top three Mahe-Bérénice Meite.

21:25. The squirrel, the competition's mascot, has a fluffy tail so large that you have to hold it while turning.

21:15 . A brief survey of fans showed that Evgenia Medvedeva significantly more fans than Alina Zagitova. Here is one point of view.

21:05. The current leaders can take a breather without going to the locker room, but watching the performances of their opponents in the mixed zone.

20:55 . The third group will perform Laurine Lecavelier, Lena Hendricks, Alexia Paganini, Eliska Brzezinova, Emmi Peltonen and Mahe-Bérénice Meite. These skaters took places from 7th to 12th in the short program.

20:45 . This is how they prepare for a performance And. A telephone and oranges are the key to success.

20:35 . Of the first two warm-ups, only the German was of interest to journalists Schott. The rest of the time the mixed zone is empty. But in just over an hour it will be crowded.

20:30 . After the performance of two groups, the German woman took the lead Nicole Schott. In second place Yvette Toth from Hungary, finishing the top three Viveca Lindfors from Finland. But we all understand that the main forces of women's figure skating are ahead of us.

20:20 . And this is how the athletes of the second starting group were presented at the European Championships in Moscow.

20:10. The Russian Olympic Committee Twitter wishes the Russians good luck tonight. The climax is approaching!

20:00 . Ex-Russian Anna Yanovskaya, performing in tandem with Adam Lukacs for Hungary, discusses the results of his performance with his partner and coach. The Hungarian couple finished 14th.

19:45. In the second group they will perform in front of the Moscow public Nicole Schott, Anne-Line Gjersem, Lea Joanna Dastich, Yvette Toth, Viveca Lindfors and Anna Khnychenkova. These skaters took places from 13th to 18th in the short program.

19:35 . Based on the results of the performance of the first group, two Italians are in the lead - Micol Christini and Giada Russo.

19:30. We invite our readers to express their opinions on this matter.

19:20 . Cool photo gallery of the short program in women’s single skating at the European Championships in Moscow from the “Championship” photojournalist Alexandra Safonova. Enjoy!

19:10 . “The Queen is delighted. Zagitova is cooler than Medvedeva, and it’s real” - review of the short program from Andrey Shitikhin.

The Queen is delighted. Zagitova is cooler than Medvedeva, and it’s real

Medvedeva returned from injury, but lost the short program to Zagitova.

19:00. Let us remind you of the alignment in the leading group after the short program. These skaters will close out the evening.

1. (Russia) – 80.27 (personal record).
2. (Russia) – 78.57.
3. Carolina Costner (Italy) – 78.30 (personal best).
4. (Russia) – 68.70.

18:45. The finals in women's single skating have started! The Italian was first on the ice Micol Christini, took 19th place in the short program . According to the regulations, 24 best figure skaters will take part in the free program after the first part of the performances, which will be divided into four subgroups of six people. Together with the Italian in the first group they will perform Pernille Sørensen, Giada Russo, Sylvia Gugetz, Elzbieta Kropa and Dasha Grm. These are the skaters who took places from 19th to 24th in the short program.

18:30 . You can even buy a flag with a hammer and sickle in the souvenir shop. Rumor has it that it could be very relevant at the Olympics in Pyeongchang.

18:20 . A press conference of the European Ice Dancing Championship winners began at the Megasport Arena. Let us remind you that two Russian couples made it into the top three - Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitry Solovyov and Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin.

18:10 . There is practically no one at the ticket office - all tickets were purchased in advance. At the “red” ticket office, located closer to the metro, the queue is not much longer.

18:00. Interview in the official championship program Medvedeva and Zagitova placed on one spread. Only 30 minutes until the start of the women's singles final! We wait!

17:45 . The Russian couple, although they did not take a place on the podium at the European Championship, really pleased the audience with their bright images.

17:35 . The most popular place during breaks is, of course, the buffet. There are dozens of similar kiosks throughout the entire sports complex.

17:25. Bronze medalist of the European Championship Ivan Bukin, performing in tandem with Alexandra Stepanova, studies the judges' scores in anticipation of the awards ceremony.

17:15. Silver medalist of the European Championship Dmitry Solovyov, performing in tandem with Ekaterina Bobrova, shared his impressions of the performance with a “Championship” correspondent Mikhail Chesalin.

“Overall, we are satisfied with the rental. There was only a blot on the second support, which did not turn out very clean. Maybe we performed less emotionally than at the Russian Championship, but still at a good level. We already know what to work on next, and we have time to correct and add something. We will pay even more attention to rumba, because we don’t want to miss out on those precious points, the absence of which can lead to unpleasant consequences. After the short program we were angry with ourselves. But we were spurred on by the fact that there is competition in Russia. This doesn't allow us to relax. We know that the guys are stepping on our heels and are becoming stronger. This helps us move forward too.”

17:00 . The competition in the free program in ice dancing at the European Championships in Moscow has ended. The French duo predictably won Gabriela Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron for a clear advantage. And the top three were completed by two Russian couples - Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitry Solovyov and Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin. Another couple of us Tiffany Zagorski / Jonathan Gurreiro took sixth place.

17:00. There are already quite a lot of spectators in the stands. A full house is quite possible today. Although it should be noted that the multi-colored seats of the Megasport do a great job of masking the voids.

16:50 . The souvenir shop has a wide selection of everything that will help spectators remember the European Championship with pleasure: from magnets to large cups.

16:40 . While we are waiting for the main battle of the evening in women's single skating, the fate of medals in ice dancing is currently being decided. Russian couple Tiffany Zagorski / Jonathan Gurreiro She has already completed her free program and is now in third place. At worst they will be sixth, which is little progress since the pair were only eighth after the short program.

16:30. Information stands installed at almost every entrance to the stands tell spectators about the results and program of the competition.

16:15 . Official poster of the European Championship. The Moscow landmarks in the background change, but the profile of the figure skater remains. Many people entertain themselves by trying to guess who it belongs to and agree that there is something Italian about it.

16:00. Hello, dear figure skating fans. The 2018 European Figure Skating Championships is coming to an end, and for a dessert that is crazy in its magnificence, we get the women's free program. And this means a battle between Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova. A stunning event in the world of figure skating, missing which means committing a minor crime. “Championship” begins an online broadcast from “Megasport”, stay with us and find out everything!

The prestigious Minsk-Arena Ice Star figure skating tournament will be held from October 18 to 20 at the Minsk Arena. A package of tickets to the tournament can be a great gift for your friends or parents - it costs only 25 rubles for all days of the competition. By the way, the price already includes a gala concert with the participation of Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin.

The Minsk Arena will host several performances by the best figure skaters from Russia, Kazakhstan, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Italy, Finland and Belarus. These will be competitions of the “Challenger” series, that is, participants come here to gain an international rating in order to qualify for the World and European Championships. All this will end with demonstration performances of prize-winners and celebrity guests - Alexey Yagudin, Tatyana Totmyanina and Maxim Marinin. All three are Olympic champions.

From Friday to Sunday the best in the following categories will be determined:

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Schedule

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13:45 to 15:30 Dance couples perform rhythmic dance
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Saturday 19 October
12:00 to 13:30. The boys perform a short program.
13:45 to 18:30. The girls perform their free program.
The girls' awards ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m.
19:00 to 21:00 Dance couples perform a free program
The award ceremony for dance couples will take place at 21:00

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12:00 to 13:45 Boys perform a free program.
The awards ceremony for young men will take place in 13:45
18:00 Gala performance with guest stars!

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MOSCOW, January 21 - RIA Novosti, Andrey Simonenko. in figure skating in Moscow brought the Russian team nine medals - two gold, four silver and three bronze. The culmination of the tournament was the denouement of the women's competition, in which the winner of the Grand Prix Final and Russian champion won and inflicted the first defeat in two years and three months on the two-time world champion, leaving her with silver.

The European Championship ended on Saturday evening. In pair skating, the entire podium was Russian - Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov won gold, Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov won silver, Natalya Zabiyako and Alexander Enbert won bronze. In men's single skating, silver was won, and Mikhail Kolyada won bronze. In ice dancing, Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyov won silver, Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin won bronze.

The iron ones survive

Medvedeva and Zagitova conducted an official training session on the reserve ice of the Megasport Arena on Friday evening. The usual official training - but with the exception of two nuances. Firstly, it was the second training session that day, and the rest of the top skaters at the European Championships decided to skip it. The first one, in the morning, was quite enough for them - the day between the short and free programs is not called a “day of rest” for nothing.

Secondly, and this is the most striking thing, the training of Medvedeva and Zagitova did not carry any hint of any relaxation. Half an hour, 40 minutes passed, and the skaters, under the guidance of a strict, attentive and at the same time coach who knew when to joke, Eteri Tutberidze, kept churning out their cascades of cosmic complexity. The others would have been carried away long ago - but Medvedev and Zagitova gave out their “3-3-3”.

This episode contains the entire explanation of the phenomenon of Tutberidze’s figure skaters. At the Khrustalny skating rink, where the group works, only the iron ones survive. But they achieve success.

Costner's Rescue Components

Before the release of the strongest group, the performances in the women's free program were similar to some kind of warm-up or, although it sounds just as offensive, cheerleading dances. It's a shame, but, alas, fair. There is a gulf between the top four at the European Championships and the rest.

The first of the medal contenders to take to the ice was Maria Sotskova, who was in fourth place after the short program. The Russian woman retained a theoretical chance of competing for a medal, despite the ten-point gap from the Italian. To do this, she had to perform her free skate with the maximum degree of purity and hope for “gifts” from her highly experienced opponent.

Sotskova completed her task until the fourth minute of the program. In fact, she was tired already on the third, but she endured. And yet she fell on a triple Lutz. 132.11 points for the free program meant that Costner would have to really screw up in order to lose to Maria.

Italian

I started my skate with a fall on a triple Lutz. Then the mistakes on other jumps began to creep in - butterflies, landings with blots... However, Costner, as usual, was helped out by the components, which the judges, despite the technically disastrous performance, poured in with all their hearts. The margin after the short program was enough for Carolina to overtake Sotskova. The Russian, like a year ago at the European Championships in Ostrava, remained fourth.

Denouement

Finally, the moment of the main intrigue of the entire European Championship has arrived - which of the two Russian contenders for Pyeongchang gold will be stronger at the rehearsal in Moscow? Alina Zagitova was the first to take to the ice, 1.7 points ahead of Evgenia Medvedeva.

During the entire European Championship, including training, she did not make a single mistake. The free skate was no exception - from the first to the last skate movement, Zagitova performed it in full accordance with how it was intended. The judges rated the performance of the Russian champion with a record score of 157.97 points. And this meant that the two-time world champion had no room for error. Moreover, she had to get a score on the verge of her own world record of 160 points.

Medvedeva's first jump - a flip - turned out to be imperfect. And in order to win, she had to receive judges’ “pluses” on each element. The next jump, lutz, as the technical protocol later showed, was performed with a technical error (an unclear edge on the take-off). This, in fact, was the end of the struggle. Medvedeva completed the rest of the program without errors, but it was outwardly difficult. According to the skater, she is not bothered by her injured leg, but the forced break in terms of functional training could not pass without a trace. The judges gave her 154.29 - 3.68 points less than Zagitova.

Thus, Zagitova became the European champion in the first adult season of her career. Her winning streak continues, but Medvedeva suffered her first defeat since November 2015, when she took second place at the Moscow Grand Prix. She, as then, has silver.

Bobrova and Solovyov came out with sporting rage

Earlier on Saturday, the French duo Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron won a convincing victory in ice dancing, updating two world records - in the free program (121.87) and in total (203.16).

The Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) is due to announce the lineup of participants for the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang on Sunday.