| 2018 European Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 Megasport Arena during the first competitive day | |
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 15-21 January 2018 |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Location: | Moscow,Russia |
| Venue: | Megasport Sport Palace |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Javier Fernández | |
Ladies' singles: Alina Zagitova | |
| Pairs:Evgenia Tarasova /Vladimir Morozov | |
Ice dance: Gabriella Papadakis /Guillaume Cizeron | |
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| Previous: 2017 European Championships | |
| Next: 2019 European Championships | |
The2018European Figure Skating Championships were held in January 2018 inMoscow,Russia.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines ofmen's singles, ladies' singles,pairs, andice dance.
The following newISU best scores were set during this competition:
| Event | Component | Skater(s) | Score | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice dance | Free dance | Gabriella Papadakis /Guillaume Cizeron | 121.87 | 20 January 2018 | [2] |
| Total score | 203.16 | [3] |
Skaters were eligible for the event if they represented a Europeanmember nation of theInternational Skating Union and had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2017, in their place of birth. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters is the2018 Four Continents Championships. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the European Championships.
The ISU stipulates that the minimum scores must be achieved at an ISU-recognized senior international competition in the ongoing or preceding season, no later than 21 days before the first official practice day.[4]
| Minimum technical scores (TES)[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | SP /SD | FS /FD |
| Men | 25 | 45 |
| Ladies | 20 | 36 |
| Pairs | 20 | 36 |
| Ice dance | 19 | 29 |
| SP and FS scores may be attained at different events. | ||
Based on the results of the2017 European Championships, the ISU allows each country one to three entries per discipline.
| Spots | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Russia |  Italy Russia | Russia | France Italy Russia |
| 2 |  Belgium Czech Republic France Georgia Germany Israel Latvia Spain | Belgium Finland France Germany Hungary Slovakia Sweden |  Austria Belarus Czech Republic France Germany Italy |  Denmark Israel Poland Ukraine |
| If not listed above, one entry is allowed. | ||||
Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2017. The ISU published a complete list on 27 December 2017:
| Announced | Country | Discipline | Initial | Replacement | Reason/Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2018[7] | Czech Republic | Pairs | Anna Dušková /Martin Bidař | None | |
| 8 January 2018[8] |  Lithuania | Ice dance | Allison Reed /Saulius Ambrulevičius | Guostė Damulevičiūtė /Deividas Kizala | |
| 8 January 2018[6] | Lithuania | Ladies | Greta Morkytė | Elžbieta Kropa | |
| 10 January 2018[5] | France | Men | Kevin Aymoz | Romain Ponsart | |
| 12 January 2018[7] | Germany | Pairs | Aliona Savchenko /Bruno Massot | None | |
| 14 January 2018[6] |  Armenia | Ladies | Anastasia Galustyan | None | |
| 14 January 2018[7] |  Great Britain | Pairs | Zoe Jones /Christopher Boyadji | None |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Tarasova /Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 221.60 | 5 | 70.37 | 1 | 151.23 |
| 2 | Ksenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov | Russia | 211.01 | 3 | 72.05 | 2 | 138.96 |
| 3 | Natalia Zabiiako /Alexander Enbert | Russia | 210.18 | 2 | 72.95 | 3 | 137.23 |
| 4 | Vanessa James /Morgan Ciprès | France | 210.17 | 1 | 75.52 | 4 | 134.65 |
| 5 | Valentina Marchei /Ondřej Hotárek | Italy | 204.20 | 4 | 71.89 | 5 | 132.31 |
| 6 | Nicole Della Monica /Matteo Guarise | Italy | 192.38 | 6 | 64.53 | 6 | 127.85 |
| 7 | Miriam Ziegler /Severin Kiefer | Austria | 181.75 | 7 | 63.94 | 7 | 117.81 |
| 8 | Annika Hocke /Ruben Blommaert | Germany | 170.21 | 9 | 57.05 | 8 | 113.16 |
| 9 | Paige Conners /Evgeni Krasnopolski | Israel | 163.55 | 10 | 52.32 | 9 | 111.23 |
| 10 | Lola Esbrat /Andrei Novoselov | France | 160.47 | 8 | 57.48 | 10 | 102.99 |
| 11 | Laura Barquero /Aritz Maestu | Spain | 152.08 | 11 | 51.46 | 11 | 100.62 |
| 12 | Lana Petranović /Antonio Souza-Kordeiru |  Croatia | 134.97 | 13 | 45.72 | 12 | 89.25 |
| 13 | Ioulia Chtchetinina /Mikhail Akulov |  Switzerland | 130.09 | 12 | 46.57 | 13 | 83.52 |
| 14 | Sofiya Karagodina /Semyon Stepanov |  Azerbaijan | 117.95 | 14 | 41.58 | 14 | 76.37 |
Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medals for overall placement
Small medals for placement in the short segment
Small medals for placement in the free segment
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