Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international competition in figure skating, organized by the German Skating Union, which takes place every year in Oberstdorf. The competition is named after the mountain fog horn.
Usually long time, the Nebelhorn Trophy, the first international competition of the season. Meanwhile usually find some competitions of the Junior Grand Prix ' previously held. Also, the contest itself was moved to the rear. Until the 1990s, he was held in late August, since the mid- 2000s, the date is a month later. The runners are registered by their national representatives to the competition. The competition is held in four disciplines: singles Men's Singles Women's Running, Sports couples and ice dancing. The Fritz- Geiger- Memorial Trophy is awarded to the team with the highest rankings of jeweiliegen discipline.
History
The Nebelhorn Trophy is held annually since 1969 and is one of the oldest skating competitions, which is still held. Many runners were in the early years not only in the Horn Tropy addition to, but also in the now no longer held Coupe des Alpes, the Grand Prix de St. Gervais ( unrelated to today's Grand Prix series). There were also awarded team trophies for the most successful at both competitions teams. During the eighties and early nineties, before the Junior Grand Prix series has been introduced, found many young figure skaters in addition to Horn Trophy to enter the senior class.
In recent years, the Nebelhorn Trophy was also used by the ISU to try out new features on the rating system. 1997 method was evaluated instead of the "best of majority" system according to the "one -by-one ." 2002 in development new rating system has been tried, only to be in 2003, the first competition, which has been officially recognized by the new system. In 2006, the jury was divided: one part evaluated only the technical features, the other only the program components.
2009, the last Olympic tickets for Vancouver were awarded to the Nebelhorn Trophy. When men and women, six, five in Eisztanzen and at the four pairs. Since the Georgian Association waived his second place in the women, the seventh of the ladies could also get a ticket in the qualification.