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The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual event in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. The event is sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), and is the oldest of the five annual figure skating competitions designated "ISU Championships" (the others are the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the World Figure Skating Championships, the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the World Synchronized Skating Championships).
Skaters compete in the categories of men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition is generally held in January. The 2006 European Championship was held in Lyon, France (January 17-22). Russia's current dominance of the sport is shown by them having won all four categories in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2006.
The men's singles European championship first took place in Hamburg in 1891, while the ladies' singles and pair skating European championships started in Vienna in 1930. The ice dancing championship was held for the first time in Bozen-Bolzano in 1954.
Up until 1948, skaters representing any ISU Member could enter the European Championships. After Canadian Barbara Ann Scott and American Dick Button won the singles titles that year, entries were restricted to skaters representing European countries. The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was established by the ISU in 1999 as the equivalent competition for skaters from non-European countries.
The 2007 Championships will be held in Warsaw, Poland from January 22-28. The 2008 Championships will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from January 21-27.
Men's singles medal winners
Ladies' singles medal winners
Pairs medal winners
Ice dancing medal winners
TV coverage
Extended live coverage of the championships is broadcast across Europe on Eurosport.See also
Figure skating competitions | Winter sports
Eiskunstlaufeuropameisterschaften | Liste des champions d'Europe de patinage artistique | Campionati europei di pattinaggio di figura | Mistrzostwa Europy w łyżwiarstwie figurowym
"European Figure Skating Championships"
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