The 1982 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Lyon, France, from February 2 to 7, 1982.
Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] pair skating,[3] and ice dancing.
[4] Witt was 6th in the compulsory figures and first in the technical program and free skating.
This was the first Europeans in 17 years that was not won by a pair from the Soviet Union.
[5] Vorobieva & Lisovsky won the short program over Baess & Thierbach.