1997 European Figure Skating Championships - European figure skating competition for the European title, which was held from January 20 to 26, 1997 in Paris , France . The championship was held in the categories of men's single skating , women's single figure skating , pair skating and in sports dancing on ice . A record number of sports delegations from 35 countries and a record number of athletes 163 figure skaters took part in the competition.
| European Figure Skating Championship 1997 | |
|---|---|
| Type of competition | tournament sponsored by ISU |
| date | January 20 - January 26, 1997 |
| Season | 1996-1997 |
| Location |  Paris , France |
| Winners | |
| Men's single skating | |
 Alexey Urmanov | |
| Women's single skating | |
| Irina Slutskaya | |
| Pair skating | |
| Marina Yeltsova and Andrei Bushkov | |
| Dancing on Ice | |
| Oksana Grischuk and Evgeny Platov | |
| Competition | |
| Previous | European Championship 1996 |
| Subsequent | European Championship 1998 |
Champions in all categories were representatives of Russia. In men, Alexei Urmanov won the gold medal, in women, Irina Slutskaya won. Among the couples, Marina Yeltsova and Andrei Bushkov won, Oksana Grischuk and Evgeny Platov won the dances.
For the first time, Israeli athletes participated in the European Championship, while this country is not in Europe, but in Asia.
Results
Men
| A place | Name | A country | Tfp | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Alexey Urmanov | Russia | 4.0 | 6 | one |
| 2 | Philip Candeloro | France | 4.0 | four | 2 |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Zagorodniuk | Ukraine | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| four | Ilya Kulik | Russia | 5.5 | one | five |
| five | Alexey Yagudin | Russia | 6.5 | five | four |
| 6 | Andrey Vlashchenko | Germany | 7.5 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Igor Pashkevich | Azerbaijan | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| eight | Dmitry Dmitrenko | Ukraine | 12.0 | eight | eight |
| 9 | Ivan Dinev | Bulgaria | 15.5 | eleven | ten |
| ten | Michael tyllesen | Denmark | 16.0 | 14 | 9 |
| eleven | Stephen Cousins | Great Britain | 16.0 | ten | eleven |
| 12 | Evgeni Plyuta | Ukraine | 16.5 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 | Marcus Leminen | Finland | 19.5 | 15 | 12 |
| 14 | Mikhail Shmerkin | Israel | 21.0 | 12 | 15 |
| 15 | Neil wilson | Great Britain | 22.0 | sixteen | 14 |
| sixteen | Cornell Gheorghe | Romania | 23.5 | 13 | 17 |
| 17 | Patrick Mayer | Switzerland | 25.0 | 18 | sixteen |
| 18 | Gilberto Vyadana | Italy | 26.5 | 17 | 18 |
| nineteen | Thierry Sere | France | 29.5 | nineteen | 20 |
| 20 | Vakhtang Murvanidze | Georgia | 31.0 | 24 | nineteen |
| 21 | Patrick Schmitt | Luxembourg | 31.0 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | Roman Martonenko | Estonia | 33.5 | 23 | 22 |
| 23 | Jordi Pedro Roya | Spain | 33.5 | 21 | 23 |
| 24 | Robert Cajimir | Slovakia | 35.0 | 22 | 24 |
| Not selected for free skating | |||||
| 25 | Marius Negro | Romania | 25 | ||
| 26 | Robert Grzegorczyk | Poland | 26 | ||
| 27 | Jan Čejvan | Slovenia | 27 | ||
| 28 | Alexander Murashko | Belorussia | 28 | ||
| 29 | Karel Necola | Czech | 29 | ||
| thirty | Matteu van den Broek | Belgium | thirty | ||
| 31 | Edgar Grigoryan | Armenia | 31 | ||
| Wd | Florian Tuma | Austria | |||
| Wd | Sabolc Vidrai | Hungary | |||
- * WD = Discontinued
Women
| A place | Name | A country | Tfp | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Irina Slutskaya | Russia | 1.5 | one | one |
| 2 | Christina Tsako | Hungary | 5.0 | 2 | four |
| 3 | Julia Lavrenchuk | Ukraine | 5.5 | five | 3 |
| four | Maria Butyrskaya | Russia | 6.5 | 9 | 2 |
| five | Elena Lyashenko | Ukraine | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Vanessa Gusmeroli | France | 10.5 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Eva Maria Fitz | Germany | 12.0 | 12 | 6 |
| eight | Olga Markova | Russia | 13.0 | ten | eight |
| 9 | Suria Bonali | France | 13.0 | 6 | ten |
| ten | Zuzanna Swede | Poland | 14.0 | 18 | five |
| eleven | Lenka Kulovana | Czech | 14.0 | four | 12 |
| 12 | Letizia Hubert | France | 16.5 | eleven | eleven |
| 13 | Anna Recnio | Poland | 18.0 | eight | 14 |
| 14 | Yulia Vorobyova | Azerbaijan | 19.5 | 17 | 13 |
| 15 | Anina Fifian | Switzerland | 22.5 | 15 | 15 |
| sixteen | Julia Lautova | Austria | 23.0 | 14 | sixteen |
| 17 | Veronica Dietrt | Germany | 23.5 | 13 | 17 |
| 18 | Alice Dray | Finland | 27.0 | sixteen | nineteen |
| nineteen | Mojets Kopacz | Slovenia | 28.5 | 21 | 18 |
| 20 | Diana Pot | Hungary | 30.0 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Marta Andrade | Spain | 31.5 | nineteen | 22 |
| 22 | Tony bombardieri | Italy | 32.0 | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | Anna Dimova | Bulgaria | 35.0 | 24 | 23 |
| 24 | Zuzanna Paurova | Slovakia | 35.5 | 23 | 24 |
| Not selected for free skating | |||||
| 25 | Clara Bramfeldt | Sweden | 25 | ||
| 26 | Ekaterina Golovatenko | Estonia | 26 | ||
| 27 | Jenna Arrowsmith | Great Britain | 27 | ||
| 28 | Sanna Maya Wicksten | Finland | 28 | ||
| 29 | Ivan Yakuptsevits | Croatia | 29 | ||
| thirty | Kaya Hanevold | Norway | thirty | ||
| did not qualify | |||||
| 31 | Marina Tadevosyan | Armenia | |||
| 32 | Anastasia Efimova | Azerbaijan | |||
| 33 | Selma Doin | Netherlands | |||
| 34 | Noemi Bedo | Romania | |||
| 35 | Valeria Trifankova | Latvia | |||
| 36 | Valentina Gazeleridu | Greece | |||
| 37 | Ece Aksuyek | Turkey | |||
| 38 | Patricia verriotte | Belgium | |||
Couples
| A place | Name | A country | Tfp | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Marina Yeltsova / Andrey Bushkov | Russia | 1.5 | one | one |
| 2 | Mandi Wötzel / Ingo Stoier | Germany | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | Russia | 5.0 | four | 3 |
| four | Sarah Abitball / Stefan Bernadi | France | 5.5 | 3 | four |
| five | Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov | Russia | 7.5 | five | five |
| 6 | Peggy Schwartz / Mirko Muller | Germany | 10.0 | eight | 6 |
| 7 | Dorota Zagursk / Mariusz Sudek | Poland | 10.0 | 6 | 7 |
| eight | Elena Belousovskaya / Stanislav Morozov | Ukraine | 13.0 | ten | eight |
| 9 | Leslie Rogers / Michael Eldried | Great Britain | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| ten | Elaine Asanakis / Joel McKeever | Greece | 15.5 | eleven | ten |
| eleven | Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko | Ukraine | 15.5 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 | Sabrina Lefranois / Nicholas Osselan | France | 17.0 | 12 | eleven |
| 13 | Inga Rodionova / Alexander Anichenko | Azerbaijan | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Svetlana Plakonina / Dmitry Kaplun | Belorussia | 21.0 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Ekaterina Nekrasova / Valdis Mintals | Estonia | 23.0 | sixteen | 15 |
| sixteen | Maria Krasiltseva / Alexander Chestnykh | Armenia | 23.5 | 15 | sixteen |
| 17 | Olga Bestendigova / Joseph Bestendig | Slovakia | 25.5 | 17 | 17 |
Dancing
| A place | Name | A country | Tfp | Cd1 | Cd2 | OD | Fd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Oksana Grischuk / Evgeny Platov | Russia | 2.0 | one | one | one | one |
| 2 | Angelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | Russia | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Sophie Moniott / Pascal Lawrence | France | 6.4 | four | four | 3 | 3 |
| four | Marina Anisina / Gwendal Peiser | France | 7.6 | 3 | 3 | four | four |
| five | Irina Lobacheva / Ilya Averbukh | Russia | 10.0 | five | five | five | five |
| 6 | Irina Romanova / Igor Yaroshenko | Ukraine | 12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Barbara Fusar Poli / Maurizio Margallo | Italy | 14.6 | 7 | 7 | eight | 7 |
| eight | Margarita Drobyazko / Povilas Vanagas | Lithuania | 15.6 | eight | 9 | 7 | eight |
| 9 | Sylvia Novak / Sebastian Kolyasinsky | Poland | 18.4 | ten | ten | 9 | 9 |
| ten | Katerina Mrazova / Martin Shimechek | Czech | 19.4 | 9 | eight | ten | ten |
| eleven | Diana Jerenxer / Pasquale Camerlengo | Italy | 22.2 | 12 | eleven | eleven | eleven |
| 12 | Tatyana Navka / Nikolay Morozov | Belorussia | 23.8 | eleven | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov | Ukraine | 26.2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Halite Hight / Sergey Sakhnovsky | Israel | 28.8 | sixteen | sixteen | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Marika Humphries / Philip Askew | Great Britain | 29.4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| sixteen | Ivona Filipovich / Michal Shumsky | Poland | 31.6 | 15 | 15 | sixteen | sixteen |
| 17 | Albena Denkova / Maxim Stavisky | Bulgaria | 34.2 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Natalia Gudina / Vitaly Kurkudym | Ukraine | 37.2 | nineteen | 23 | 18 | 18 |
| nineteen | Stephanie Rauer / Thomas Rauer | Germany | 38.8 | 23 | nineteen | nineteen | nineteen |
| 20 | Sharka Vondrkova / Lukas Kral | Czech | 40.2 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 |
| 21 | Angelika Furing / Bruno Ellinger | Austria | 41.6 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | Jenny Dahlen / Juris Razguliaiev | Latvia | 43.6 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| 23 | Melissa Moler / Michel Ustoff | Germany | 44.4 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
| 24 | Bianza Siidiarto / Szilard Tot | Hungary | 48.6 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| did not go to free dance | |||||||
| 25 | Kayo Koinuma / Tigran Arakelyan | Armenia | 26 | 27 | 24 | ||
| 26 | Lucine Chakmakjian / Corey Lapaige | Belgium | 25 | 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | Anna Mosenkova / Dmitry Kurakin | Estonia | 27 | 25 | 27 | ||
| 28 | Mikey Votila / Tony Mattila | Finland | 29 | 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | Bibiana Polisatskova / Marian Mesaros | Slovakia | 28 | 29 | 29 | ||