The 2009 European Figure Skating Championships was the European Figure Skating Championships of the 2008/2009 season. Skaters competed in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Skaters must have reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2008 in order to compete. The competition was open to skaters from a European Member nation of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
The 2009 competition was held from January 20 through January 25, 2009, at Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.
[edit] Qualification
Each country was allowed one entry per event by default. Countries may earn more spots based on their performance at the previous year's championships. The following countries earned more than one entry per event for the 2009 European Championships based on their performance at the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships.[1]
The event was also used to determine multiple entrants to the 2010 European Figure Skating Championships. The following countries have earned more than one entry to the 2010 European Championships based on performance at this event:[2]
[edit] Results
The men's podium. From left: Samuel Contesti (2nd), Brian Joubert (1st), Kevin van der Perren (3rd) .
[edit] Ladies
The ladies podium. From left: Carolina Kostner (2nd), Laura Lepistö (1st), Susanna Pöykiö(3rd) .
The pairs podium. From left: Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov (2nd), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1st), Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov (3rd).
[edit] Ice Dancing
The ice dancing podium. From left: Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (2nd), Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski (1st), Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (3rd).
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