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. It is the only figure skating competition in the Arab world included on the International Skating Union's calendar. 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
2017 France Chafik Besseghier Switzerland Nurullah Sahaka Hong Kong Harry Hau Yin Lee
2023 Armenia Semen Daniliants No other competitors
2024 Estonia Aleksandr Selevko Armenia Semen Daniliants Hong Kong Naoki Ma
2025 Finland Valtter Virtanen Kazakhstan Oleg Melnikov No other competitors

Women's singles

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

Junior results

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

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
2024-25 No women's competitors

Junior medalists

Women's singles

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

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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  7. 1 2 3 4 "FBMA Trophy 2017". UAE Ice Sports Federation. January 2017.
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  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy 2024". International Skating Union. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Union Figure Skating Trophy 2025". UAE Ice Sports Federation. February 9, 2025. Archived from the original on February 23, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "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.