Russian skating star, Evgeni Plushenko wowed crowds at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield this afternoon when he took the gold medal with a stunning combined score of 261.23 points to become the 2012 Men’s European Champion. After finishing in second place for his Short Programme with 84.71 points, Plushenko impressed judges Read more…
Three Senior members of the Sheffield Organising Committee have just returned from an extremely productive visit to the 2011 ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Bern. Liz Littler, Chair of the Organising Committee, Ann Findlay, Competition Director, and Keith Horton spent 11 days in Switzerland shadowing both the Bern Organising Read more…
As England gears up to be the focus of worldwide sporting attention in 2012 for the London Olympic Games, another major event is set to catapult the country into the global limelight. The ISU European Figure Skating Championships are being held in England for the first time in over 20 Read more…
French team, Nathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat clinched the 2012 Ice Dance Championship title this evening after a stunning Egyptian themed performance at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield. The reigning European Champions came from second place following the Short Dance to defend their title. They scored 99.29 points in Read more…
This afternoon, crowds at the Motorpoint Arena were treated to a spectacular Gala Exhibition following the ISU European Figure Skating Championships. Opening the show was British Novice Champion Graham Newberry, who skated to ‘We Speak No Americano’ by Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup. Graham’s father was British Champion in 1989, Read more…
Sheffield based host broadcaster, Televideo will provide the world feed from the competition to enable the 14 territories to broadcast the action. Countries who have confirmed they will be showing the ISU European Figure Skating Championship 2012 are: Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Read more…