| 2024 European Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 8 – 14 January |
| Season: | 2023-24 |
| Location: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Host: | Lithuanian Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Žalgiris Arena |
| Defending champions | |
Men's singles:  Adam Siao Him Fa | |
Ladies' singles:  Anastasia Gubanova | |
Pairs:  Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii | |
| Ice dance: Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | |
| Previous: 2023 European Championships | |
| Next: 2025 European Championships | |
The 2024 European Figure Skating Championships will be held from 8 to 14 January 2024 at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania.[1][2] Medals will be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition will determine the entry quotas for each skating federation at the 2025 European Championships.
Host selection
In 2021, the ISU received applications to host the 2024 European Championships from Budapest, Hungary; Minsk, Belarus; Sofia, Bulgaria; Zagreb, Croatia; Bratislava, Slovakia; and Ostrava, Czech Republic.[3]
In early 2023, Hungary withdrew from hosting the championships due to financial difficulties.[4] The ISU received new bids to host the competition from Sofia, Bulgaria; Warsaw, Poland; and Kaunas, Lithuania.[5] On June 12, 2023, the Lithuanian Skating Federation announced that they have received confirmation from that ISU that Kaunas had been selected as host.[2]
Qualification
Age and minimum TES requirements
The competition will be open to skaters from all European member nations of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters is the 2024 Four Continents Championships.
Skaters will be eligible for the 2024 European Championships if they turn 16 years of age before 1 July 2023 and meet 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.[6]
| Discipline | SP / RD | FS / FD |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 28 | 46 |
| Women | 25 | 42 |
| Pairs | 25 | 42 |
| Ice dance | 30 | 48 |
- SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events.
Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2023 European Championships, each European ISU member nations can field one to three entries per discipline.[6] Additionally, Russia and Belarus remain suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
| Spots | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | France Italy |
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 Germany Italy |
France Great Britain Italy |
| 2 |  Estonia Georgia Latvia Sweden.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
Estonia Finland Germany Italy Poland Romania Switzerland |
France Great Britain Hungary Netherlands Ukraine |
 Czech Republic Finland Georgia Germany Hungary Lithuania Ukraine |
- If not listed above, one entry is allowed.
Entries
Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2023.
| Country | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain [8] |
Edward Appleby | Nina Povey | Lydia Smart / Harry Mattick Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby |
Phebe Bekker / James Hernandez Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson Layla Karnes / Liam Carr |
References
- ↑ "Lietuva pirmąkart priims Europos dailiojo čiuožimo čempionatą". delfi.lt. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- 1 2 "Lithuania to host ISU European Figure Skating Championships in 2024". lrt.lt. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ В 2023 году чемпионат мира по фигурному катанию пройдет в Сайтаме, чемпионат Европы – в Хельсинки
- ↑ Венгрия отказалась от проведения ЧЕ-2024 по фигурному катанию из-за влияния конфликта на Украине на экономику и цены на энергоносители
- ↑ София, Варшава и Каунас подали заявки на проведение чемпионата Европы по фигурному катанию 2024 года
- 1 2 "Communication No. 2577 - Entries for ISU Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating Championships 2024". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "ISU Statement on the Ukrainian crisis - Participation in international competitions of Skaters and Officials from Russia and Belarus - International Skating Union". isu.org. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ↑ "BIS Selections: 2024 European Figure Skating Championships". British Ice Skating. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.