Competition Notes
The competition was open to skaters from European ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2002. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2003 Four Continents. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria. Based on the results of the 2002 European Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline.
The compulsory dance was the Tango Romantica. Due to the large number of participants, the ladies qualifying round was split into groups A and B.
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