Union Figure Skating Trophy

Union Figure Skating Trophy
Location: United Arab Emirates

The Union figure Skating Trophy (formerly the Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy (2023-24) and FBMA Trophy (2015-17)) is an annual international figure skating competition which is generally held in January in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2][3][4] It is the only figure skating competition in the Arab world included on the International Skating Union's calendar.[5] Medals may be awarded in men's singles and women's singles at the senior, junior, and novice levels.

Senior results

Men's singles

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2016 Sweden Ondrej Spiegl Chinese Taipei Tsao Chih-I No other competitors [6]
2017 France Chafik Besseghier Switzerland Nurullah Sahaka Hong Kong Harry Hau Yin Lee [7]
2023 Armenia Semen Daniliants No other competitors [8]
2024 Estonia Aleksandr Selevko Armenia Semen Daniliants Hong Kong Naoki Ma [9]
2025 Finland Valtter Virtanen Kazakhstan Oleg Melnikov No other competitors [10]

Women's singles

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2015 Ukraine Anastasia Kononenko Greece Isabella Schuster-Velissariou Republic of Ireland Clara Peters [11]
2016 South Korea Youn Ha-rim Germany Nicole Schott Thailand Thita Lamsam [6]
2017 Finland Emmi Peltonen Austria Kerstin Frank Slovenia Daša Grm [7]
2023 Austria Stefanie Pesendorfer Austria Jasmin Elsebaie Serbia Antonina Dubinina [8]
2024 Estonia Nataly Langerbaur Kazakhstan Sofia Farafonova Kazakhstan Anna Levkovets [9]
2025 Czech Republic Michaela Vrašťáková Turkey Salma Agamova Kazakhstan Anna Levkovets [10]

Junior results

Men's singles

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2016 Sweden John Olof Hallman Australia Charlton Doherty Australia Darian Kaptich [6]
2017 France Yann Frechon France Lotfi Sereir South Africa Matthew Samuels [7]
2023 Israel Nikita Sheiko Israel Segev Shlomo Avisar Armenia Mikayel Salazaryan [8]
2024 No junior men's competitors [9]
2025 Armenia Konstantin Smirnov No other competitors [10]

Women's singles

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2015 Republic of Ireland Ciara Hoey No other competitors [11]
2016 Sweden Anita Östlund Australia Katie Pasfield Germany Paula Mikolajczyk [6]
2017 France Nadjma Mahamoud Hong Kong Hiu Ching Kwong Switzerland Camille Chervet [7]
2023 Cyprus Stefania Yakovleva Austria Hannah Frank Israel Elizabet Gervits [8]
2024 Georgia (country) Aisha Allakhverdieva Kazakhstan Zere Sarbalina Estonia Marianne Must [9]
2025 Cyprus Stefania Yakovleva Finland Darja Trubitson Kazakhstan Zere Sarbalina [10]

Figure Skating Championships of the United Arab Emirates

Figure Skating Championships of the United Arab Emirates
StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
CountryUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

Senior medalists

Women's singles

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2017 Zahra Lari No other competitors [12]
2024-25 No women's competitors [9]

Junior medalists

Women's singles

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2024 Elisa Maria Westerhof No other competitors [9]
2025 No junior women's competitors [10]

References

  1. ^ Passella, Amith (7 January 2017). "Emmi Peltonen excels at Abu Dhabi ice rink ahead of European Championship". The National (Abu Dhabi).
  2. ^ Pinto, Denzil (3 January 2017). "Going Out: FBMA Trophy".
  3. ^ "Figure Skating stars on show at FBMA Trophy in Abu Dhabi — in pictures". The National (Abu Dhabi). 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Singapore figure skater qualifies for International Skating Union senior championship event". The Straits Times. 6 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Calendar of Events". International Skating Union. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d "FBMA Trophy 2016". UAE Ice Sports Federation. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d "FBMA Trophy 2017". UAE Ice Sports Federation. January 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d "Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy". UAE Ice Sports Federation. March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy 2024". International Skating Union. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Union Figure Skating Trophy 2025". UAE Ice Sports Federation. February 9, 2025. Archived from the original on February 23, 2025.
  11. ^ a b "FMBA Trophy 2015". UAE Ice Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Communication No. 2110: National Results 2016/17". International Skating Union. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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