European Criterium
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European Criterium is Club's Cup of Europe - series of international figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 competitions, held for Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

an skaters since season 1997/1998.

The competitions are organised in the following age categories :
  • Chicks (Girls and Boys),
  • Cubs (Girls and Boys - 8 and 9 years old),
  • Springs (Girls and Boys - 10 and 11 years old),
  • Debs (Girls and Boys - 12 and 13 years old),
  • Novices (Girls and Boys - 14 and 15 years old),
  • Juniors (Ladies and Men),
  • Seniors.


The skaters take part in several events where they earn points for the places taken. They are all counted together and the final standings (Coppa Europa) are based on them and lead to the final competition.
Compare : ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Elite figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 and ISU Junior Grand Prix
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

.

Competitions

list incomplete, in time in the season order

Some of the competitions have gradually earned their own names, which are :
  • Skate Celje - in early November, in Celje
    Celje
    Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna...

    , Slovenia
    Slovenia
    Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

     - (named since Season 2002/03),
  • Brno Cup - in January, in Brno
    Brno
    Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

    , Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
    The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

     - (named since Season 2004/05),
  • Mozart Cup - in January, in Salzburg
    Salzburg
    -Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

     - (named since Season 2006/07),
  • Helmut Seibt Memorial - in February, in Vienna
    Vienna
    Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

     - (named since Season 2000/01),
  • Rozmaring Trophy (AKA Rozmaring-Titanium Trophy) - in March, in Budapest
    Budapest
    Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

    , Hungary
    Hungary
    Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

     - (named since Season 2004/05).

Season 2006/2007

  1. Skate Celje - Celje, 9–12 November ., .
  2. Mozart Cup - Salzburg, 17–21 January ., .
  3. Hellmut Seibt Memorial - Vienna, 6–11 February .
  4. Rozmaring-Titanium Trophy - Budapest, 7–11 March .
  5. European Criterium Final - Canazei
    Canazei
    Canazei is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the upper part of the Val di Fassa, about 70 km northeast of Trento...

     (Italy), 31 March-6 April

Season 2005/2006

  1. Skate Celje - Celje, 9–13 November ,
  2. Brno Cup - Brno, 7–8 January - CANCELLED
  3. Hellmut-Seibt Memorial - Vienna, 31 January-5 February
  4. Titanium-Rozmaring Trophy - Budapest, 8–12 March ,
  5. Coppa Europa-Trofeo U.I.S.P - Pinzolo, 31 March-6 April ,

Final Standings .

Season 2004/2005

  1. Skate Celje - Celje, 10–14 November ,
  2. Brno Cup - Brno, 6–9 January ,
  3. Hellmut Seibt Memorial - Vienna, 8–13 February,
  4. Rozmaring Trophy - Budapest, 9–13 March ,
  5. EC Italy - Pinzolo, 1–7 April ,

Final Standings .

Season 2003/2004

  1. Skate Celje - Celje, 6–9 November ,
  2. EC Czech Republic - Brno, 16–19 December ,
  3. Hellmut Seibt Memorial - Vienna, 17–22 February ,
  4. EC Hungary - Budapest, 11–14 March ,
  5. EC Poland - Warsaw, March - CANCELLED
  6. EC Italy - Pinzolo, 2–8 April ,

Final Standings .

Season 2002/2003

  1. Skate Celje - Celje, 6–11 November ,
  2. EC Czech Republic - Brno, 7–10 January ,
  3. EC Hungary - Budapest, 30 January-2 February ,
  4. Hellmut Seibt Memorial - Vienna, 11–16 February ,
  5. EC Poland - Warsaw, 6–9 March ,
  6. EC Italy - Bolzano, 7–13 April ,

Final Standings .

Season 2001/2002

  1. EC Slovenia - Celje, 7–11 November ,
  2. EC Czech Republic - Brno, 3–6 January ,
  3. EC Hungary - Budapest, 1–3 February - CANCELLED
  4. Helmut Seibt Memorial - Vienna, 19–24 February ,
  5. EC Poland - Warsaw, 7–10 March ,
  6. EC Italy - Asiago, 8–13 April ,

Final Standings .

Season 2000/2001

  1. EC Slovenia - Celje, 9–12 November ,
  2. EC Czech Republic - Brno, 5–7 January ,
  3. EC Poland - Warsaw, 10–14 January ,
  4. EC Hungary - Szekesfehervar
    Székesfehérvár
    Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...

    , 8–11 February ,
  5. Helmut Seibt Memorial - Vienna, 11–16 February ,
  6. EC Italy - Asiago, 9–14 April ,

Final Standings .

Season 1999/2000

  1. EC Slovenia - Celje, 18–20 November,
  2. EC Czech Republic - Brno, 7–9 January,
  3. EC Poland - Warsaw, 20–23 January ,
  4. EC Hungary - Dunaujvaros
    Dunaújváros
    Dunaújváros is a Hungarian city in Central Transdanubia, along the Danube river. It is in Fejér county.-History:Dunaújváros is one of the newest cities of the country...

    , 17–20 February ,
  5. EC Austria - Vienna, 22–26 February ,
  6. EC Italy - Asiago
    Asiago
    Asiago is the name of both a minor township and the surrounding plateau region in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy...

    , 9–15 April ,

Final Standings .

Season 1998/1999

  1. EC Czech Republic - Brno, 7–10 January .
  2. EC Hungary - Budapest, 4–7 February .
  3. EC Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

     - Vienna
    Vienna
    Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

    , 24–27 February .
  4. EC Slovenia - Celje, 18–21 March .
  5. EC Italy - Pinzolo, 13–18 April .

Final Standings .

Season 1997/1998

  1. EC Slovenia
    Slovenia
    Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

     - Celje
    Celje
    Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna...

    , 13–16 November ,
  2. EC Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
    The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

     - Brno
    Brno
    Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

    , 23–25 January ,
  3. EC Hungary
    Hungary
    Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

     - Budapest
    Budapest
    Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

    , 5–8 February ,
  4. EC Poland
    Poland
    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

     - Warsaw
    Warsaw
    Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

    , 5–8 March ,
  5. EC Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

     - Pinzolo
    Pinzolo
    Pinzolo is a small town and comune situated in Val Rendena in Trentino in the northern Italian Alps at an altitude of 800 m.It is mainly known as a ski resort during the winter months.-External links:...

    , 7–13 April ,

Final Standings .

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