Austrian Figure Skating Championships

The Austrian Figure Skating Championships () are an annual figure skating competition organized by Skate Austria to crown the national champions of Austria. The first official Austrian Championships for men were held in 1898 in Vienna, for women in 1913 in Prague, and for pair skating in 1913 in Vienna. Competitions were periodically interrupted early on, especially during World War I and World War II. After the German annexation of Austria in 1938, Austrian citizens became de facto German citizens, but regional championships were still held in Austria that are historically considered Austria's national championships. Since World War II ended and Austria regained its independence, the Austrian Championships have been held without interruption.

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although every discipline may not necessarily be held every year due to a lack of participants. Viktor Pfeifer holds the record for winning the most Austrian Championship titles in men's singles (with nine), while Regine Heitzer holds the record in women's singles (with seven). Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer hold the record in pair skating (with eight), although Kiefer won an additional three championships with another partner. Dmitri Matsjuk holds the record in ice dance (with eight), although not all won with the same partner.

History The first skating club in Austria, the Vienna Skating Club, was established in 1867. At this time, Austria was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austria-Hungary). The first official national championships were held in 1898 in Vienna. The competition featured only four competitors; Josef Fellner was the winner. Until 1914, skaters from Austria-Hungary frequently competed at the German Figure Skating Championships. Georg Zachariades, who won the 1892 and 1893 German Championships, and Gustav Hügel, who won in 1894, were both from Vienna. The first national competition for women was held in 1913 in Prague, and was won by Gisela Reichmann, while the first national competition in pair skating took place the same year in Vienna, and was won by Helene Engelmann and Karl Mejstrik. Competition was frequently interrupted early on, especially from 1915 to 1920 due to World War I. After its defeat in World War I, Austria-Hungary was split into two states: the Republic of Austria and the Hungarian Republic.

The first national championships in ice dance were held in Vienna in 1937; Edith Winkelmann and Walter Löhner won the event. In March 1938, after the Anschlussthe annexation of Austria into the German ReichAustria became part of the German Empire and the citizens of Austria became de facto German citizens. They were, therefore, eligible to compete in the German Figure Skating Championships. Edi Rada won the men's competition in 1943; Marta Musilek won the women's competitions in 1942, 1943, and 1944; Herta and Emil Ratzenhofer won the pairs competition in 1944; and Jutta Stöhr and Fritz Hackl won the ice dance competition in 1944. Austriathen called Ostmarkstill held regional competitions, referred to as Gau-Championships (). Those results are considered Austria's historical results. No championships were held in 1944 or 1945 due to World War II. After the war ended and Austria regained its independence, national championships resumed, and have been held without interruption since.

Senior medalists

Men's singles +Senior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1898 Vienna Josef Fellner Ernst Fellner Alfred Klement No competitions held 1901 Lemberg Max Bohatsch Anton Steiner No other competitors No competitions held 1904 Vienna Max Bohatsch Anton Steiner No other competitors 1905 Innsbruck No other competitors 1906 No competition held 1907 Klagenfurt Ernst Herz Anton Steiner No other competitors 1908 Vienna Anton Steiner No other competitors 1909 Fritz Kachler Ludwig Richard 1910 Fritz Kachler Karl Mejstrik Erwin Schwarzböck 1911 Klagenfurt Josef Oppacher 1912 Lemberg Ernst Oppacher Ludwig Richard 1913 Vienna Willy Böckl No other competitors 1914 Erwin Schwarzböck No competitions due to World War I 1921 Vienna Ernst Oppacher Willy BöcklLudwig Wrede 1922 Erwin Schwarzböck 1923 Ludwig Wrede Ernst Oppacher Otto Preißecker 1924 Innsbruck Willy Böckl Ludwig Wrede Hugo Distler 1925 Graz Fritz Kachler Willy Böckl Otto Preißecker 1926 Vienna Otto Preißecker Herr Mattauch No other competitors 1927 Klagenfurt Karl Schäfer Ernst Oppacher 1928 Innsbruck Hugo Distler 1929 Stockerau Karl Schäfer Ludwig Wrede Rudolf Zettelmann 1930 Vienna Hugo Distler Ludwig Wrede 1931 Innsbruck Josef Bernhauser 1932 Vienna Otto Hartmann Erich Erdös 1933 St. Pölten Erich Erdös Otto Hartmann 1934 Vienna Leopold Linhart 1935 Felix Kaspar 1936 Karl Schäfer Leopold Linhart Hellmut May 1937 Mödling Felix Kaspar 1938 Vienna Edi Rada Emil Ratzenhofer 1939 Edi Rada Herbert Alward 1940 Hellmut May Karl Jungbauer 1941 1942 St. Pölten Franz Zelger No other competitors 1943 Mödling Hanno Brückmann Georg Felsenreich Karl Kurz No competitions due to World War II 1946 Vienna Edi Rada Hellmut May Georg Felsenreich 1947 Klagenfurt Helmut Seibt Alexander Palisch 1948 Vienna Hellmut May Hellmut Seibt 1949 Graz Hellmut Seibt No other competitors 1950 Hellmut Seibt Martin Felsenreich Norbert Cerny 1951 Vienna Kurt Oppelt 1952 Seefeld 1953 St. Anton am Arlberg Martin Felsenreich Kurt Oppelt Norbert Felsinger 1954 Graz Norbert Felsinger Hanno Ströher Heinz Döpfl 1955 Vienna Karl Böhringer 1956 Peter Jonas 1957 Peter Jonas Hanno Ströher 1958 Spittal an der Drau Karl Böhringer 1959 Vienna 1960 Heinrich Podhajsky 1961 Peter Jonas Emmerich Danzer 1962 1963 1964 Innsbruck Wolfgang Schwarz 1965 Klagenfurt Emmerich Danzer Peter Jonas 1966 Salzburg Wolfgang SchwarzGünter Anderl 1967 Vienna 1968 Feldkirch 1969 Graz Günter Anderl Josef Schneider Herr Lanz 1970 Innsbruck Günther Hilgarth 1971 Klagenfurt 1972 Graz Josef Schneider Günter Anderl 1973 Innsbruck Günther Hilgarth Josef Schneider Ronald Koppelent 1974 Vienna Ronald Koppelent Günther Hilgarth Helmut Kristofics-Binder 1975 Klagenfurt Gerhard Hubmann 1976 Innsbruck Gerhard Hubmann Günther Hilgarth 1977 Lustenau Helmut Kristofics-Binder 1978 Zeltweg Gerhard Hubmann Helmut Kristofics-Binder Bruno Watschinger 1979 Klagenfurt Helmut Kristofics-Binder Bruno Watschinger Gerald Schranz 1980 Vienna Thomas Hlavik 1981 Innsbruck Bruno Watschinger Andreas Narzt 1982 Graz Thomas Hlavik Rudolf Kleinert Christoph Köstenberger 1983 Klagenfurt Ralph Burghart Alexander Fiebinger 1984 Vienna Robert Dörfler 1985 Graz Ralph Burghart Robert Dörfler Christian Hubinger 1986 Linz Thomas Hlavik Ralph Burghart Alexander Fiebinger 1987 Klagenfurt Ralph Burghart Alexander Fiebinger Herr Sykora 1988 Innsbruck Armin Withalm Daniel Kappacher 1989 Linz 1990 Klagenfurt Daniel Kappacher Nikolaus Adler 1991 Innsbruck 1992 Lustenau Nikolaus Adler Roland Burghart 1993 Vienna Florian Tuma Roland Burghart Markus Lehner 1994 Klagenfurt Markus Haider Georg Ganner 1995 Vienna Roland Burghart 1996 Roland Burghart Markus Haider 1997 St. Pölten Clemens Jonas Roland Burghart 1998 Vienna Christian Horvath Michael Weber 1999 Graz Clemens Jonas Philipp Morscher Florian Mistelbauer 2000 Vienna Christian Horvath Clemens Jonas Philipp Morscher 2001 Salzburg Clemens Jonas Christian Horvath Christian Rauchbauer 2002 Vienna Christian Rauchbauer Florian Mistelbauer 2003 Dornbirn Viktor Pfeifer 2004 Vienna Clemens Jonas Viktor Pfeifer Christian Rauchbauer 2005 Innsbruck Viktor Pfeifer Christian Rauchbauer Manuel Koll 2006 No other competitors 2007 Vienna Manuel Koll Viktor Pfeifer Christian Rauchbauer 2008 St. Pölten Christian Rauchbauer Mario-Rafael Ionian 2009 Linz Viktor Pfeifer Mario-Rafael Ionian Severin Kiefer 2010 Innsbruck Manuel Koll Mario-Rafael Ionian 2011 St. Pölten 2012 Graz Severin Kiefer 2013 Vienna Mario-Rafael Ionian 2014 Salzburg 2015 Dornbirn Mario-Rafael Ionian Manuel Koll Albert Mück 2016 Innsbruck 2017 Graz Johannes Maierhofer 2018 Vienna Manuel Koll Albert Mück Manuel Drechsler 2019 Gmunden Maurizio Zandron Luc Maierhofer Albert Mück 2020 Klagenfurt Albert Mück Manuel Drechsler 2021 Linz Luc Maierhofer Albert Mück 2022 Graz Luc Maierhofer Maurizio Zandron Valentin Eisenbauer 2023 St. Pölten Maurizio Zandron Luc Maierhofer Anton Skoficz 2024 Feldkirch 2025 Dornbirn Valentin Eisenbauer 2026 Innsbruck Tobia Öllerer

Women's singles