Blue Swords
Encyclopedia
Blue Swords is an international figure skating
competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union
. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men, ladies, pairs
, and ice dancing
. Champions of the event win the "Blue Swords Trophy".
Blue Swords began as an international figure skating competition in East Germany, and was held annually between 1961 and 1998. Since then it has been held every two years in Chemnitz
, Saxony
, Germany
. Recently it became a junior-level event, and in some years is chosen by the International Skating Union
to be a Junior Grand Prix
event. These are the only years when the event is held now.
The German name for the event is "Pokal der Blauen Schwerter", and is named after the blue swords trademark of the famous porcelain
manufacturer Meißen. The Blue Sword Trophy is made of that porcelain.
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...
competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union
Deutsche Eislauf-Union
The Deutsche Eislauf-Union e.V., is the national amateur association for figure skating and ice dancing in Germany. The members of the DEU are the various German ice sports associations; there are no individual members....
. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men, ladies, pairs
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
, and ice dancing
Ice dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....
. Champions of the event win the "Blue Swords Trophy".
Blue Swords began as an international figure skating competition in East Germany, and was held annually between 1961 and 1998. Since then it has been held every two years in Chemnitz
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Recently it became a junior-level event, and in some years is chosen by the International Skating Union
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
to be a 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...
event. These are the only years when the event is held now.
The German name for the event is "Pokal der Blauen Schwerter", and is named after the blue swords trademark of the famous porcelain
Meissen porcelain
Meissen porcelain or Meissen china is the first European hard-paste porcelain that was developed from 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger, continued his work and brought porcelain to the market...
manufacturer Meißen. The Blue Sword Trophy is made of that porcelain.
Results at Junior Grand Prix Blue Swords
- October, 7th - 10th 1998 ISU results
- October, 5th - 8th 2000 ISU results
- October, 10th - 13th 2002
- October, 7th - 10th 2004 ISU results
- October, 10th - 13th 2007 http://www.isufs.org/results/jgpger2007