Prague Skate
StatusDefunct
GenreInternational competition
FrequencyAnnual
LocationPrague
Country(1963–92)
Czech Republic (1994–97)
Years active1963–97
OrganizedCzechoslovak Figure Skating Union (1963–92)
Czech Figure Skating Association (1994–97)

Prague Skate (Czech: Pražská korčula) was an annual figure skating competition organized by the Czechoslovak Figure Skating Union (Czech: Československý krasobruslařský svaz). The first competition took place in 1963 in Prague, in what was then Czechoslovakia.[1] After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia,[2] the competition was relocated to Ostrava and rechristened Czech Skate (Czech: Česká brusle).[3] It was also dedicated to the memory of Josef Dědič, who had won the 1947 Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships and served as the last chair of the Czechoslovak Figure Skating Union before its dissolution in 1992.[4]

Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance, although each discipline may not have necessarily been held every year. Petr Barna of Czechoslovakia holds the record for winning the most Prague Skate titles in men's singles (with five), while Lenka Kulovaná and Hana Mašková, both of Czechslovakia, are tied for winning the most titles in women's singles (with three each). Three teams are tied for winning the most titles in pair skating (with two each): Margot Glockshuber and Wolfgang Danne of West Germany, Radka Kovaříková and René Novotný of the Czech Republic, and Mandy Wötzel and Axel Rauschenbach of East Germany. Four teams are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with two each), all from Czechoslovakia: Jitka Babická and Jaromír Holan, Kateřina Mrázková and Martin Šimeček, Liliana Řeháková and Stanislav Drastich, and Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman.

In 1997, the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating – then called the Junior Series – was established by the International Skating Union as a series of international skating competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters.[5] The Czech Skate has periodically been held as an installment of this series beginning in 1999.[6][7]

Medalists

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1963PragueKarol DivínHeinrich PodhajskyValery Meshkov[8]
1964Ondrej NepelaGünter ZöllerVladimir Kurenbin[9]
1965Giordano AbbondatiOndrej NepelaValery Meshkov[10]
1966Ondrej NepelaPeter KrickSergei Chetverukhin[11]
1967Sergei ChetverukhinMarian Filc[12]
1968–69No competitions held[13]
1970Klaus GrimmeltVladimir KovalevStefano Bargauan[14]
1971Stefano BargauanZdeněk PazdírekDaniel Höner[15]
1972Gordon McKellenJacques Mrozek[16]
1973František PecharDavid SanteeRobert Rubens[17]
1974Terry KubickaFrantišek PecharKonstantin Kokora[18]
1975Charlie TicknerKonstantin KokoraZdeněk Pazdírek[19]
1976Scott CramerFrantišek PecharJean-Christophe Simond[20]
1977John CarlowMiroslav ŠoškaGeorgi Starkov[21]
1978Jean-Christophe SimondVern TaylorRobert Wagenhoffer[22]
1979Gordon ForbesAllen SchrammJozef Sabovčík[23]
1980Jozef SabovčíkDaniel BélandGrzegorz Głowania[24]
1981Neil PatersonGurgen Vardanjan[25]
1982André BourgeoisMakoto Kano[26]
1983Takashi MuraJames SanteeCampbell Sinclair[27]
1984Petr BarnaRichard ZanderGurgen Vardanjan[28]
1985Ralf LewandowskiPhilippe Roncoli[29]
1986Henrik WalentinDaniel Weiss[30]
1987Heiko FischerDmitri Gromov[31]
1988Philippe CandeloroZsolt Kerekes[32]
1989Nicolas PétorinGleb BokiyMirko Eichhorn[33]
1990No men's competitors[34]
1992Masakazu KagiyamaRudy GalindoMarcus Christensen[35]
1993No competition held
1994OstravaEvgeni PliutaClive ShortenAlexei Yagudin[36]
1995Roman EkimovYevgeny MartynovLaurent Tobel[37]
1996No competition held
1997Stéphane YvarsRobert GrzegorczykYevgeny Martynov[38]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1963PragueHana MaškováGabriele SeyfertAlena Augustová[39]
1964Nicole HasslerJana Mrázková[9]
1965Hana MaškováZsuzsa AlmássyUschi Keszler[10]
1966Zsuzsa AlmassyHana MaškováElisabeth Nestler[40]
1967Hana MaškováBeate RichterElisabeth Mikula[41]
1968–69No competitions held[13]
1970Ľudmila BezákováIlka SpormannMary McCaffrey[42]
1971Hana KnapováAnett PötzschKarin Iten[15]
1972Dorothy HamillGerti SchanderlDaria Prychun[16]
1973Lynn NightingaleWendy BurgeDianne de Leeuw[17]
1974Kath MalmbergHana KnapováSteffi Knoll[18]
1975Priscilla HillSusanna DrianoGrażyna Dudek[19]
1976Claudia Kristofics-BinderLisa-Marie AllenAnita Siegfried[20]
1977Kathy GelecinskyMarion WeberDeborah Albright[21]
1978Jill SawyerKarin RiedigerRenata Baierová[22]
1979Elaine ZayakRenata BaierováMyriam Oberwiler[23]
1980Carola PaulAnna KondrashovaMegumi Yanagihara[24]
1981Kerry SmithJuri OzawaAlla Fomicheva[25]
1982Agnès GosselinNatalia LebedevaKarin Hendschke[26]
1983Midori ItoSachie YukiConstanze Gensel[27]
1984Cornelia RennerLeslie SikesSimone Koch[28]
1985Inga GauterSachie YukiIzumi Oatani[29]
1986Susanne BecherJana PřibylováInna Krundysheva[30]
1987Lotta FalkenbäckYvonne PokornyJulie Wasserman[31]
1988Simone LangSabine ContiniMichèle Claret[32]
1989Tisha WalkerSimone KochMarcela Kochollová[33]
1990Lenka KulovanáSimone LangMari Asanuma[34]
1992Yuka SatoSurya BonalyKrisztina Czakó[35]
1993No competition held
1994OstravaLenka KulovanáKateřina BeránkováElena Liashenko[36]
1995Daria TimoshenkoNetty Kim[43]
1996No competition held
1997Ekaterina SiniapkinaAnnie BellemareMarta Głuchowska[38]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1963PragueNo other competitors[39]
1964[9]
1965[10]
1966[11]
1967[41]
1968–77No pairs competitions
1978[22]
1979[23]
1980[24]
1981[25]
1982[26]
1983[27]
1984[28]
1985[29]
1986[30]
1987[31]
1988[32]
1989[33]
1990[34]
1992[35]
1993No competition held
1994Ostrava[36]
1995[43]
1996No competition held
1997[38]

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1963Prague[8]
1964[9]
1965[10]
1966[11]
1967[41]
1968–77No ice dance competitions
1978[22]
1979[23]
1980[24]
1981[25]
1982No ice dance competition[26]
1983[27]
1984[28]
1985No ice dance competitions[29]
1986[30]
1987[31]
1988[32]
1989[33]
1990[34]
1992[35]
1993No competition held
1994Ostrava[36]
1995[43]
1996No competition held
1997[38]

Records

DisciplineMost titles
Skater(s)No.YearsRef.
Men's singles51984–88[44][32]
Women's singles31990;
1994–95		[45]
1963;
1965;
1967		[39][10]
[41]
Pairs21965–66[10][11]
[a]1989;
1994		[33][36]
1987–88[31][32]
Ice dance21965–66[10][11]
1994–95[36][43]
1978–79[22][23]
1963–64[8][9]

Notes

  1. ^ Radka Kovaříková and René Novotný won the 1989 Prague Skate while representing Czechoslovakia,[33] and the 1994 Czech Skate while representing the Czech Republic.[36]

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