2012 European Figure Skating Championships
| 2012 European Figure Skating Championships | |
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The 2012 medalists in the men's event
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | January 23 – 29 |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Location: | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |
| Host: | NISA |
| Venue: | Sheffield Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Evgeni Plushenko
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Ladies' singles: Carolina Kostner
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| Pair skating: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
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Ice dancing: Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
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| Previous: 2011 European Championships |
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| Next: 2013 European Championships |
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The 2012 European Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2011–12 season. The event determined the European Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition was held from 23 to 29 January 2012 in Sheffield, England.
Skaters were eligible for the event if they were representing a European member nations of the International Skating Union and had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2011 in their place of birth. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2012 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.
Based on the results of the 2011 European Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.
Some skaters were required to compete in a preliminary round, while others received a direct entry into the short program, after which the number of entries might be reduced further. If a country had a non-direct entry, its lowest-ranked skater according to the Worlds Standings competed in the preliminary round.
Member states submitted the following entries:
In January 2012, the ISU released a statement confirming that Evgeni Plushenko, who did not have a minimum score from the current or previous season, had been allowed to participate in the competition.
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2012 was the first time in more than twenty years that Great Britain organized the European Championships.Robin Cousins choreographed the opening ceremony featuring 100 young local skaters and attended by Prince Edward.
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