The Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships (; ) were an annual figure skating competition organized by the Czechoslovak Figure Skating Union (; ) to crown the national champions of Czechoslovakia. The championships held in Prague in 1924 were the first after a break of several years, and featured competitions in both speed skating and figure skating. No competitions were held between 1940 and 1945 due to the German occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II. The final installment took place in December 1992, just weeks before the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The establishment of independent Czech and Slovak Republics led to separate Czech and Slovak Figure Skating Championships.

Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Karol Divín holds the record for winning the most Czechoslovak Championship titles in men's singles (with eleven), while Hana Mašková holds the record in women's singles (with five), Soňa Balunová and Miloslav Balun hold the record in pair skating (with six), and Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman hold the record in ice dance (with seven).

History The First Czechoslovak Republic was established in 1918 after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Skating Union of the Czechoslovak Republic (; ) was formed in 1922, bringing together Czechs and Slovaks in both figure skating and speed skating. Meanwhile, the first skating championships after a break of several years were held in Prague in 1924, and featured competitions in both speed skating and figure skating. Prior to the construction of indoor ice rinks, figure skating in Czechoslovakia was dependent on the weather, as lakes and outdoor rinks needed to be sufficiently frozen for skaters to practice, let alone compete. The first indoor ice rink in Czechoslovakia was built on Štvanice in Prague in 1932, establishing Prague as the skating center of Czechoslovakia. Skating lagged in Slovakia until the construction of an artificial ice rink in Bratislava. The Czechoslovak Figure Skating Union was established in 1945, separate from other skating disciplines, to foster cooperation between Czech and Slovak figure skaters.

The peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia occurred on 31 December 1992, leading to the creation of two independent nations: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships had already been held in Hradec Králové earlier in December. Therefore, the first figure skating championships of the newly independent Czech Republic and Slovakia did not take place until 1994. Many Czechoslovak medalists went on to compete successfully for the newly independent nations: Kateřina Beránková, Radka Kovaříková, Lenka Kulovaná, René Novotný, Jaroslav Suchý, and Irena Zemanová for the Czech Republic; and Pavol Poráč, Viera Poráčová, Zaneta Štefániková, and Rastislav Vnučko for Slovakia.

Senior medalists

Men's singles Ondrej Nepela, eight-time Czechoslovak national champion, died in 1989 at the age of 38. The Ondrej Nepela Memorial premiered in 1993, and is held annually at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia. Nepela was named the Slovak Athlete of the Century in 2000.

+Senior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1924 Prague Josef Slíva Antonín Slíva Dr. Slánský 1925 Banská Bystrica Otto Maršálek 1926 Prague Otto Maršálek František Mann 1927 Antonín Slíva Otto Maršálek 1928 Otto Gold 1929 Bohumil Sak 1930Štrbské Pleso France Avčin 1931Prague Rudolf Pražnovský Antonín Slíva 1932 Ostrava Vladimír Koudelka Bohumil Sak 1933 PragueVladimír Koudelka Josef Bernhauser Herbert Haertel 1934 Plzeň Rudolf Pražnovský Helmut Losert 1935 Banská Bystrica Rudolf Pražnovský Vladimír Koudelka Jaroslav Sadílek 1936 Opava Emil Ratzenhofer Jaroslav Sadílek Helmut Losert 1937 Hradec Králové Rudolf Pražnovský Miroslav Hasenöhrl 1938 Miroslav Hasenöhrl No other competitors listed 1939 Prague Jaroslav Sadílek No competitions due to World War II 1946Prague Zdeněk Fikar Josef Dědič Vladislav Čáp 1947 Josef Dědič Zdeněk Fikar 1948 Pardubice Vladislav Čáp Josef Dědič 1949 Prague Ivan Mauer 1950 Ostrava Zdeněk Fikar Vladislav Čáp Karol Divín 1951 Prague Karol Divín Vladislav Čáp 1952 Ostrava Miroslav Kutina 1953 Bratislava Vladislav Čáp Ivan Mauer 1954 Brno Karol Divín Zdeněk Fikar 1955 Ostrava Ivan Mauer Miroslav Kutina 1956 Prague Gerhardt Bubník 1957 Gerhardt Bubník Pavel Fohler 1958 Pavel Fohler Jaromír Holan 1959 Bratislava 1960 Prague 1961 Ostrava Bodo Bockenauer 1962 Bratislava Václav Kotek Karel Fajfr 1963 Opava Marián Filc 1964 Brno Ondrej Nepela Václav Kotek 1965 Prague Ondrej Nepela Marián Filc 1966 Ostrava Josef Tůma 1967 Gottwaldov 1968 Brno Petr Starec 1969 České Budějovice 1970 Prešov Jozef Žídek Zdeněk Pazdírek František Pechar 1971 Plzeň Ondrej Nepela Jozef Žídek 1972 Karviná 1973 Liptovský Mikuláš František Pechar 1974 Prague Zdeněk Pazdírek František Pechar Miroslav Šoška 1975 Havířov 1976 Prague Miroslav Šoška Zdeněk Pazdírek Karel Zelenka 1977 Žilina František Pechar Jozef Sabovčík 1978 Brno Ivan Králik Mr. Jelínek 1979 Bratislava Jozef Sabovčík Josef Šenk 1980 Karviná Jozef Sabovčík Miroslav Šoška 1981 Košice Ivan Králik 1982 Prostějov 1983 Banská Bystrica Petr Barna Villiam Kálavský 1984 Olomouc 1985 Havířov Petr Barna Jozef Sabovčík Josef Šenk 1986 Bratislava Jozef Sabovčík Jaroslav Suchý Miroslav Picek 1987 Prostějov Petr Barna 1988 Nitra Martin Kotulič 1989 Havířov Pavel Vančo Jiří Jahn 1990 Ostrava 1991 Prague Rastislav Vnučko Karol Ištoňa 1992 Ružomberok Jaroslav Suchý Rastislav Vnučko 1993 Hradec Králové Rastislav Vnučko Ladislav Vince

Women's singles +Senior women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1924 Prague Ms. Višková Libuše Veselá No other competitors 1925 Banská Bystrica Libuše Veselá No other competitors 1926 Prague 1927 1928 1929 Edel Randem 1930 Štrbské Pleso No women's competitors 1931 Prague Libuše Veselá H. Fröhlichová No other competitors 1932 Ostrava Paula Schmidt Libuše Veselá Fräulein Ritscher 1933 Prague Liselotte Landbeck Yvonne de Ligne Maxi Herber 1934 Plzeň Fritzi Metznerová J. Mikšová Libuše Veselá 1935 Banská Bystrica Liesl Helbaum Ms. Subrt 1936 Opava Fräulein Reisinger Věra Hrubá Fritzi Metznerová 1937 Hradec KrálovéVěra Hrubá Anna Houdková Zdeňka Porgesová 1938 Eva Nyklová Eva Katzová 1939 Prague No other competitors listed No competitions due to World War II 1946 Prague Eva Nyklová Jiřina Nekolová Alena Vrzáňová 1947 Alena Vrzáňová Dagmar Lerchová 1948 Pardubice Dagmar Lerchová Ms. Masaková 1949 Prague Jiřina Nekolová Dagmar Lerchová 1950 Ostrava Dagmar Lerchová No other competitors 1951 Prague Dagmar Lerchová Alexandra Černá Miroslava Náchodská 1952 Ostrava Miroslava Náchodská Jarmila Königová 1953 Bratislava Milena Tůmová 1954 Brno Dagmar Lerchová Alexandra Černá 1955 Ostrava Dagmar Lerchová-Řeháková Milena Tůmová Miroslava Náchodská 1956 Prague Milena Tůmová Jindra Kramperová Milena Kladrubská 1957 Jindra Kramperová Jitka Hlaváčková Jana Dočekalová 1958 Jana Dočekalová Jitka Hlaváčková 1959 Bratislava 1960 Prague Jana Mrázková Jitka Hlaváčková Jindra Kramperová 1961 Ostrava Jindra Kramperová Eva Grožajová 1962 Bratislava Eva Grožajová Jitka Hlaváčková 1963 Opava Jitka Šimonová 1964 Brno Alena Augustová Bohunka Šrámková 1965 Prague Hana Mašková Jana Mrázková 1966 Ostrava Alena Augustová Marie Víchová 1967 Gottwaldov Marie Víchová Eva Gašparcová 1968 Brno 1969 České Budějovice Eleonora Barická Ľudmila Bezáková 1970 Prešov Ľudmila Bezáková Liana Drahová Iva Matysová 1971 Plzeň 1972 Karviná Liana Drahová Ľudmila Bezáková Helena Sedláčková 1973 Liptovský Mikuláš Hana Knapová V. Nádvorníková 1974 Prague Zdenka Fiurášková Eva Štolfová 1975 Havířov Hana Knapová Iva Cibulková 1976 Prague Hana Knapová Eva Ďurišinová Renata Baierová 1977 Žilina Eva Ďurišinová Renata Baierová Hana Schiesslová 1978 Brno Renata Baierová Eva Ďurišinová Hana Veselá 1979 Bratislava Hana Veselá Eva Ďurišinová 1980 Karviná Barbora Knotková Hana Veselá 1981 Košice Hana Veselá Barbora Knotková 1982 Prostějov Hana Veselá Barbora Knotková Tatiana Michalková 1983 Banská Bystrica Gabriela Ballová 1984 Olomouc Kateřina Kamberská 1985 Havířov Gabriela Ballová Hana Veselá Jana Přibylová 1986 Bratislava Jana Přibylová Jana Petrušková 1987 Prostějov Iveta Voralová Kateřina Nováková 1988 Nitra 1989 Havířov Marcela Kochollová Kateřina Mrázová 1990 Ostrava Lenka Kulovaná 1991 Prague Zaneta Štefániková Gabriela Guzejová 1992 Ružomberok Irena Zemanová Kateřina Beránková 1993 Hradec Králové Kateřina Beránková Zaneta Štefániková

Pairs +Senior pairs event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1924 Prague No other competitors 1925Banská Bystrica No other competitors 1926Prague No other competitors 1927 Pairs competition cancelled due to poor condition of the ice 1928 No other competitors 1929 No other competitors 1930 Štrbské Pleso 1931 Prague 1932 Ostrava 1933 Prague 1934 Plzeň Pairs competition cancelled due to poor condition of the ice 1935 Banská Bystrica 1936 Opava No other competitors 1937 Hradec Králové 1938 1939 Prague No other competitors listed No competitions due to World War II 1946 Prague 1947 1948 Pardubice 1949 Prague No other competitors 1950 Ostrava 1951 Prague No other competitors 1952 Ostrava 1953 Bratislava No other competitors 1954 Brno 1955 Ostrava 1956 Prague 1957 1958 1959 Bratislava 1960 Prague 1961 Ostrava 1962 Bratislava 1963 Opava 1964 Brno 1965 Prague 1966 Ostrava 1967 Gottwaldov 1968 Brno 1969 České Budějovice 1970 Prešov 1971 Plzeň 1972 Karviná 1973 Liptovský Mikuláš 1974 Prague 1975 Havířov No other competitors 1976 Prague 1977 Žilina 1978 Brno No other competitors 1979 Bratislava 1980 Karviná No pairs competitors 1983 Banská Bystrica 1984 Olomouc No other competitors 1985 Havířov No other competitors 1986 Bratislava No other competitors 1987 Prostějov 1988 Nitra 1989 Havířov No other competitors 1990 Ostrava 1991 Prague No other competitors No pairs competitors

Ice dance Pavel Roman, seven-time Czechoslovak champion in ice dance with his sister Eva Romanová, died in a motorcycle crash in 1972. In 1992, the Olomouc Figure Skating Club debuted the Pavel Roman Memoriala competition exclusively for ice dancein Olomouc, in what was then Czechoslovakia. Since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, this competition has continued annually in the Czech Republic.

+Senior ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1959 Bratislava 1960 Prague 1961 Ostrava 1962 Bratislava 1963 Opava 1964 Brno 1965 Prague 1966 Ostrava 1967 Gottwaldov 1968 Brno 1969 České Budějovice 1970 Prešov 1971 Plzeň 1972 Karviná 1973 Liptovský Mikuláš 1974 Prague 1975 Havířov 1976 Prague 1977 Žilina 1978 Brno 1979 Bratislava 1980 Karviná 1981 Košice 1982 Prostějov 1983 Banská Bystrica 1984 Olomouc 1985 Havířov 1986 Bratislava 1987 Prostějov 1988 Nitra 1989 Havířov No other competitors 1990 Ostrava 1991 Prague No other competitors 1992 Ružomberok 1993 Hradec Králové

Records

+ Discipline Most championship titles Skater(s) Years Men's singles 11 1954–64 Women's singles 5 1965–69 Pairs 6 1950–55 Ice dance 7 1959–65

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