1961 European Figure Skating Championships

1961 European Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:January 26 – 29
Season:1961
Location: West Berlin,
American Sector
Host:Deutscher Eislauf-Verband (DEV)
Venue:Berlin Sportpalast
Champions
Men's singles:
Alain Giletti
Ladies' singles:
Sjoukje Dijkstra
Pairs:
Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
Ice dance:
Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones
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The 1961 European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] pair skating,[3] and ice dancing.[4]

The competitions took place from January 26 to 29, 1961 in West Berlin. West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, but the German Skating Association from East Germany organized the championships[1]. The event took place without the participation of skaters from the Soviet Union not because of a political boycott, but rather because an exceptionally mild winter left the Russian skaters with insufficient ice for practice in their home country. The Soviet team was also withdrawn from the originally planned World Championships for the same reason, but that tournament was subsequently cancelled after Sabena Flight 548.[5]

The defending champions in all four divisions retained their titles. In the pairs competition, however, the champions Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler faced a close battle with Margret Göbl & Franz Ningel, who had defeated them at the West German championships earlier in the season. Göbl & Ningel may have been penalized for including an illegal lift in their program.[6]

In the ladies' event, Sjoukje Dijkstra built up a lead in the compulsory figures that assured her of victory. Her free skating program was described as "exhausting". The stars of the free skating were Helli Sengstschmidt and Jana Mrázková, who both reportedly did triple salchow jumps in their programs.[6]

Alain Giletti likewise assured himself of victory by winning the figures by a large margin. All three medalists in the men's division gave fine free skating performances.[6]

Results

Men

Rank Name Places
1 Alain Giletti 9
2 Alain Calmat 11
3 Manfred Schnelldorfer 23
4 Peter Jonas 37
5 Emmerich Danzer 51.5
6 Robin Jones 55.5
7 Sepp Schönmetzler 65
8 Bodo Bockenauer 79
9 Heinrich Podhajsky 80
10 Per Kjølberg 87
11 Peter Krick 91
12 Wouter Toledo 111
13 Michael Flebbe 112
14 Giordano Abbondati 122
15 Ragnar Wikström 135

Judges were

  • P. Baron
  • Charlotte Benedict-Stieber
  • K. Beyer
  • Pamela Davis
  • A. Jaisli
  • Ferenc Kertész
  • Hans Meixner
  • Giovanni de Mori
  • E. A. Voigt

Ladies

Rank Name Places
1 Sjoukje Dijkstra 9
2 Regine Heitzer 21
3 Jana Mrázková 26
4 Karin Frohner 49
5 Dany Rigoulot 57
6 Helli Sengstschmid 58
7 Eva Grožajová 66
8 Nicole Hassler 73
9 Diana Clifton-Peach 77
10 Jitka Hlaváčková 83
11 Anne Reynolds 85
12 Karin Gude 90
13 Franziska Schmidt 115
14 Christa Fassi 136
15 Danièle Giraud 141
16 Ursula Barkey 147
17 Éva Csoma 162
18 Helga Zöllner 169
19 Dorette Bek 175
20 Silvana Saccozzi 178
21 Gabriele Seyfert 179
22 Sandra Brugnera 188
23 Heidemarie Steiner 190
24 Willie ten Hoopen 216

Judges were

Pairs

Rank Name Places
1 Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler 13
2 Margret Göbl / Franz Ningel 14
3 Margit Senf / Peter Göbel 38.5
4 Rita Blumenberg / Werner Mensching 36
5 Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl 43.5
6 Hana Dvořáková / Karel Vosátka 52.5
7 Valerie Hunt / Peter Burrows 69.5
8 Gerda Johner / Rüdi Johner 74.5
9 Irene Müller / Hans-Georg Dallmer 75.5
10 Renate Rößler / Klaus Wasserfuhr 78

Judges were

  • Ernst K. Bauch
  • Charlotte Benedict-Stieber
  • Pamela Davis
  • A. Jaisli
  • Theo Klemm
  • Hans Meixner
  • Giovanni de Mori
  • Emil Skákala
  • Néri Valdes

Ice dance

Rank Name Places
1 Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones 7
2 Christiane Guhel / Jean Guhel 14
3 Linda Shearman / Michael Philipps 25
4 Mary Parry / Roy Mason 26
5 Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman 33
6 Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet 46
7 Olga Gilardi / Germano Ceccattini 47
8 Ludovica Boccacci / Gianfranco Canepa 63
9 Armelle Flichy / Pierre Brun 65
10 Jitka Babická / Jaromír Holan 72
11 Györgyi Korda / Pál Vásárhelyi 73
12 Christel Trebesiner / Georg Felsinger 87
13 Margot Nissen / Klaus Ebel 87
14 Marlyse Fornachon / Charly Pichard 95
15 Martha Schamberger / Hans-Jürgen Schamberger 98

Judges were

  • Cia Benacchi-Bordogna
  • Ferenc Kertész
  • L. Lauret
  • H. Lawrence
  • Walter Malek
  • Hermann Schiechtl
  • Emil Skákala

References

  1. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03.
  2. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03.
  3. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-12.
  4. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
  5. ^ "News from Europe", Skating magazine, March 1961
  6. ^ a b c "The European Championships", Skating magazine, May 1961

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU
  • printed program of the Europeans
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