# Chapter 3: Championships Beyond the Olympics

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The other championships: the early Europeans and their records, the Four Continents, the World Juniors and the stars they produced, the World Team Trophy, the synchronized skating Worlds, and the jumping firsts landed outside the Olympics.

## 3.31 The First European Championships

From Hamburg 1891 to the first ice dance in 1954: the early Europeans in the ISU's records.

### Test 1: The early Europeans

- Oskar Uhlig won, and all three medallists were German, the first clean sweep of the event. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Eduard Engelmann of Austria had won in Vienna the year before and won again in 1894. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Amsterdam tried again in 1903; the event was moved to Stockholm and, with one entry, cancelled. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Both were held in Vienna; Fritzi Burger of Austria won the women's title. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Skaters from outside Europe who belonged to a European association could enter until 1948. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- His first came in Davos and his last in Berlin, the year of his second Olympic gold. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- That year the men skated in Davos and the women in London. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- 1891, 1930, 1954 and 2020, when Russia won every title in Graz. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- 1891, 1892, 1895 and 1898; no championships were held in 1896 and 1897. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- D is 1954, won by Lawrence Demmy and Jean Westwood; A is 1891, B the iceless 1902 and C 1930. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))

## 3.32 European Records

Medal tables, title runs and sweeps at the European Championships, up to 2025.

### Test 1: Records of the Europeans

- Germany follows with 147 and Austria with 117. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- He won every European title from 2013 to 2019. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- His last came in Sheffield in 2012, two years after he won in Tallinn. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Her titles came in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Aleksandr Selevko had taken a men's silver for Estonia the year before. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Dmitri Aliev, Alena Kostornaia and the pair Boikova and Kozlovskii were among the champions. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- The first European ice dance title went to Lawrence Demmy and Jean Westwood in 1954. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Eight, seven, five and three titles. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- 342, 147, 117 and 106 medals. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- A is Russia with 119, B Germany with 48, C Austria with 44 and D France with 31. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, European Championships (medal tables and medallists))

## 3.33 The Four Continents

The ISU's championships for skaters outside Europe, held since 1999.

### Test 1: Four Continents history

- Osaka hosted the second edition in 2000 and Salt Lake City the third. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Four Continents Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Takeshi Honda of Japan won the men's title the same week. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Four Continents Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- The same year Ilia Malinin was named Skater of the Year. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, ISU Figure Skating Awards)
- Pang Qing and Tong Jian won five, between 2002 and 2011. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Four Continents Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Japan has one gold fewer, 27 against 28, but far fewer medals in all. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Four Continents Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- In 2003 Fumie Suguri led Shizuka Arakawa and Yukari Nakano. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Four Continents Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- Mao Asada also won three, in 2008, 2010 and 2013. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Four Continents Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2025. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Four Continents Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Four Continents Championships (medal tables and medallists))
- A is the United States with 28, B Japan with 27, C Canada with 23 and D China with 18. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Four Continents Championships (medal tables and medallists))

## 3.34 The World Junior Championships

The junior world event since 1976: its hosts, its records and its run of titles.

### Test 1: World Juniors history

- The French resort hosted again in 1977, 1978 and 1980. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- The ISU counts the 1976 and 1977 editions in its World Junior medal table. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- The United States follows with 132 medals and Japan with 47. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- She won in Calgary, Taipei City and Debrecen. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- Three of those silvers came behind Mao Shimada. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- Both times the event was held in Sofia. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- Kristi Yamaguchi won there in 1988 and Alexei Yagudin in 1996. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- 1988, 1994, 2006 and 2022. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- 1976, 1979, 1984 and 1988. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- A is 2023-25; B is Alexandra Trusova 2018-19, C Elena Radionova 2013-14 and D Caroline Zhang 2007. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))

## 3.35 Junior Champions Who Went Further

Future stars at the World Juniors, and who stood beside them.

### Test 1: Juniors who became stars

- Yagudin had won the year before in Brisbane, ahead of Takeshi Honda. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- Ilia Kulik, another Olympic champion to be, had won it in 1995. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- The title went to Dennis Coi of Canada, ahead of Vladimir Kotin. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- Krisztina Czakó was second and Irina Slutskaya, the next year's champion, third. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- They swapped places in 2006, when Yuna Kim won in Ljubljana. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- Kevin Van der Perren of Belgium took the silver. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- Rosalyn Sumners won the next year, in Megève. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- 1989, 1990 and 1991. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- 1984, 1988, 1996 and 1997. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))
- Yuna Kim was second in 2005 and won in 2006; row A is Mao Asada, the other way round. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Junior Championships (medal table and medallists))

## 3.36 The World Team Trophy

The ISU's team competition since 2009, every edition held in Japan.

### Test 1: The World Team Trophy

- Every edition was in Tokyo except 2021, which was held in Osaka. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))
- Canada took silver and Japan bronze. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))
- Its wins came in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023 and 2025. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))
- Japan also has two silvers and five bronzes from the event. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))
- It was the only edition held outside Tokyo. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))
- The United States won and Japan took bronze. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))
- The United States won ahead of Japan. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))
- 2009, 2012, 2021 and 2023. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))
- Six, two and one. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))
- A is the United States with 9, B Russia with 4, C Canada with 3 and D South Korea with 1. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, World Team Trophy (medal table and medallists))

## 3.37 Synchro Worlds

The World Synchronized Skating Championships since 2000: the teams and the titles.

### Test 1: Synchronized skating Worlds

- The sport had been introduced in the 1950s, as Guinness World Records notes. (Source: Guinness World Records, Most gold medals won at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships (team); ISU, Synchronized Skating World Champions list by year (isu-skating.com))
- It won again in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2012. (Source: ISU, Synchronized Skating World Champions list by year (isu-skating.com); Guinness World Records, Most gold medals won at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships (team))
- The record dates from its last title, in 2012. (Source: Guinness World Records, Most gold medals won at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships (team))
- It was introduced in the 1950s; World Championships began in 2000. (Source: Guinness World Records, Most gold medals won at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships (team))
- Finnish teams have won ten World titles in all. (Source: ISU, Synchronized Skating World Champions list by year (isu-skating.com))
- The 2025 title in between went to Finland's Helsinki Rockettes. (Source: ISU, Synchronized Skating World Champions list by year (isu-skating.com))
- Team Paradise of Russia had won the last title before, in 2019. (Source: ISU, Synchronized Skating World Champions list by year (isu-skating.com))
- 2000, 2002, 2008 and 2009. (Source: ISU, Synchronized Skating World Champions list by year (isu-skating.com))
- 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2022. (Source: ISU, Synchronized Skating World Champions list by year (isu-skating.com))
- A is Team Surprise with 6, B Marigold IceUnity with 5, C Les Suprêmes with 4 and D Team Paradise with 3. (Source: ISU, Synchronized Skating World Champions list by year (isu-skating.com))

## 3.38 Triple Jump Firsts

Who landed each triple jump first, and where, by the ISU's list of firsts.

### Test 1: The first triples

- The Canadian's jump came 96 years after Axel Paulsen's first single Axel. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- The Canadian landed it at the Worlds in Prague. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- The American won Olympic silver a year later, at Cortina d'Ampezzo. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- The ISU credits the toe loop itself to Bruce Mapes, in the 1920s. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- The Swiss skater is also remembered for the spin that carries her name. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- The ISU lists them together; for men, it says the first triple flip is not established. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- A report from the 1961 European Championships says both landed it there. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- 1955, 1962, 1964 and 1978. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- 1968, 1978 and 1981. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- D is 1978; A is the first triple Salchow of 1955, B the triple Lutz of 1962 and C the triple toe loop of 1964. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)

## 3.39 Quad Firsts Beyond the Olympics

Quadruple jumps first landed at Grand Prix, junior and invitational events.

### Test 1: Quads at other events

- He landed it in combination with a double toe loop. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- She went on to win the World title in 2007 and 2011. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- Among women, Alexandra Trusova was first, at the 2019/20 Grand Prix Final. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- He did it at the Colorado Springs Invitational and again at the NHK Trophy. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- His two quads were a toe loop and a Salchow. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- Two of them were quad Salchows and one a quad toe loop. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- In the same free skate she also landed a quad Salchow, the first two quads by a woman. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- The 1997-98 season, 1999, 2011 and 2016. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- Two in 1999, three in 1999, five in 2017 and six at the 2024 Worlds. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- He landed five quads there; the cards show 2, 3, 5 and 6. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)

## 3.40 Combinations and Pair Firsts

First quad combinations and the first quad twist and throws, by the ISU's list.

### Test 1: Combination and pair firsts

- The ISU also credits him with the first quad toe-triple toe. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- He added a quad toe-triple toe-triple loop at the 2002 Cup of Russia. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- He had done it at a domestic competition earlier that year. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- At that season's Grand Prix Final he added triple Axel-Euler-quad Salchow. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- Marina Cherkasova was 15 at the Olympic Games three years later. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- They also won the Four Continents title in Colorado Springs that year. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- The ISU lists the throw quad loop, toe loop and Lutz as attempted but never landed cleanly. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- 1977, 2006 and 2007. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- 1991, 1999, 2002 and 2015. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)
- The throw quad Salchow (4STh) was landed in 2007; the throw quad loop, toe loop and Lutz were not. (Source: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26, Firsts)

Sources: ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2025/26 (medal tables, medallists, firsts, awards), ISU synchronized skating champions list (isu-skating.com), Guinness World Records. Grand Prix structure is KT level 8 material and is not asked again. Counts are dated up to 2025 or 2026. Every fact is recorded with its source in docs/FIGURE_SKATING_VERIFIED_FACTS.md.

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