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Estonian Figure Skating Championships
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The Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistrivõistlused) are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Estonian Skating Union (Estonian: Eesti Uisuliit) to crown the national champions of Estonia. The first Estonian Championships were held in 1917 in Tallinn, and there were numerous interruptions to the championships during the Soviet occupation of Estonia.

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Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. Alfred Hirv holds the record for winning the most Estonian Championship titles in men's singles (with ten), while Vaike Paduri holds the record in women's singles (with fourteen). Eduard Hiiop holds the record in pair skating (with ten), although these were not with the same partner. Nikolai Salnikov holds the record in ice dance (with eight), and also not with the same partner.

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History

The Estonian Championships were first held in Tallinn in 1917.[1] Johannes Johanson won the inaugural men's event,[1] Hilda Laane won the women's event,[2] and Johanson and Laane won the pairs event.[3] Ice dance was added as an event in 1948.[4] Until World War II, figure skating was overseen by the Estonian Winter Sports Union.[5] During the Soviet annexation and occupation of Estonia (1940–91), Estonian skaters could also compete in the Soviet Figure Skating Championships.[6][7] In 1991, after Estonia declared its independence from the Soviet Union, the Estonian Skating Union was founded and admitted as a member of the International Skating Union.[5]

In recent years, Estonia's presence in international figure skating has been greatly elevated, due in part to hosting a number of high-profile events, including the 2020 and 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships,[8][9] the 2022 and 2025 European Figure Skating Championships,[10][11][12] and the 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.[13]

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Senior medalists

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Men's singles

Since 2019, Mihhail Selevko has won the men's event four times (2019, 2023–25),[14] while his older brother Aleksandr has won the event three times (2020–22).[15] Their friendly competitiveness has elevated the quality and status of figure skating in Estonia over the past several years.[16] In 2023, Mihhail Selevko stated that "Estonian figure skating has made significant progress in the past few seasons, which is great to witness."[17]

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Women's singles

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Pairs

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Ice dance

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  1. Solo ice dance competition
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Junior medalists

Men's singles

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Women's singles

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Ice dance

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Records

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  1. Eduard Hiiop won two championship titles while partnered with Hilda Laane-Leonova (1923–24), one with Helmi Kaarik (1928), and seven with Helene Michelson (1929–31, 1933–36).
  2. Nikolai Salnikov won four championship titles while partnered with Natalia Tokareva (1971–74) and four with Tamara Prokopjuk (1975–78).
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References

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