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1966 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1966 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Davos, Switzerland from February 22 to 27. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Results Men Judges: * John R. Shoemaker * Oskar Madl * Néri Valdes * S. Francis * K. Minami * Eugen Romminger * Rolf Steinmann * Sergei Vasiliev * Zoltán Balázs Ladies Judges: * Yvonne S. McGowan * Joan McLagan * Walter Malek * V. Siegmund * Kinuko Ueno * Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques * János Zsigmondi * Geoffry Yates * Milan Duchón Pairs Judges: * Tatiana Tolmacheva * Yvonne S. McGowan * Rolf Steinmann * W Kahle * Walburga Grimm * Hans Meixner * S. Francis * Klára Kozári * Zdeněk Fikar Ice dance Judges: * Pamela Davis * John R. Shoemaker * Milan Duchón * Dorothy Leamen * Lysiane Lauret * Klára Kozári * Hans Kutschera Sources Figure Skating: World Champions* Result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davos
, neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Bergün/Bravuogn, Klosters-Serneus, Langwies, S-chanf, Susch , twintowns = } Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of (). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Ranges. The municipality covers nearly the entire valley of the Landwasser, and the centre of population, economic activity, and administration is two adjacent villages: Davos Dorf () and Davos Platz (''Davos'' ''Place''), at above sea level. Gaining prominence in the 19th century as a mountain health resort, Davos is perhaps best known today for hosting the World Economic Forum—often referred to simply as "Davos"—an annual meeting of global political and corporate leaders. With a long history of winter sport, Davos also has one of Switzerland's larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Allen (figure Skater)
Scott Ethan "Scotty" Allen (born February 8, 1949) is a retired American figure skater. He is the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1965 world silver medalist, and the 1964 and 1966 U.S. national champion. The son of Swedish figure skating champion Sonja Fuhrman, Allen made his national debut at the age of nine, winning the silver medal in the novice division at the 1959 U.S. Championships. At that time he was the youngest competitor ever to skate in the Championships. He won the bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics two days before his 15th birthday, becoming the youngest medalist at the Winter Olympics. He still holds the record for the youngest male medalist and the youngest individual medalist. He represented the Skating Club of New York in competition. After retiring from competitions Allen attended Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeri Meshkov
Valery Ivanovich Meshkov (russian: Валерий Иванович Мешков; born 9 August 1945) is a former figure skater who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the 1964 Winter Universiade bronze medalist and a four-time Soviet national champion. His best ISU Championship result, seventh, came at the 1963 Europeans in Budapest, Hungary. He withdrew from the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ... in Innsbruck, Austria. Results References Navigation 1945 births Russian male single skaters Soviet male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union Living people Figure skaters from Moscow Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günter Anderl
Günter Anderl (11 January 1947 – 10 October 2015) was an Austrian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was the 1968 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, 1969 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and a three-time Austrian national champion (1969–1971). He competed at two Winter Olympics, in 1968 and 1972. Personal life Anderl was born on 11 January 1947 in Vienna, Austria. He died in Vienna on 10 October 2015. Career Anderl won the junior gold medal at the inaugural Nebelhorn Trophy, in 1962. In February 1968, he competed at his first Winter Olympics; he ranked 20th in compulsory figures, 23rd in the free skate, and 23rd overall in Grenoble, France. In the same year, he won the bronze medal at the Winter Universiade in Innsbruck, Austria. Anderl won the senior men's title at the Nebelhorn Trophy in 1969. He was the first winner of the Golden Spin of Zagreb as well as the Zugspitz Pokal and finished on the podium at other international competitions. He received the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenő Ébert
Jenő Ébert (born 16 July 1946) is a Hungarian former figure skater. He is a seven-time Hungarian national champion. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- .... Competitive highlights References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebert, Jeno 1946 births Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Hungarian male single skaters Living people Figure skaters from Budapest Olympic figure skaters of Hungary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Borghard
Ralph Borghard (born 17 April 1944) is a German former Figure skating, figure skater who represented East Germany for most of his career. He is the 1963 Blue Swords champion and a three-time East German Figure Skating Championships, East German national champion (1963, 1964, and 1966). His best result at an ISU Championship, sixth, came at the 1966 European Figure Skating Championships, 1966 European Championships. Personal life Ralph Borghard was born 17 April 1944 in Rostock. He became a dentist in Berlin. Career Ralph Borghard represented East Germany and SC Dynamo Berlin for most of his career, coached by Inge Wischnewski. In 1962, he won the East German national silver medal and was given his first major international assignment, the 1962 European Figure Skating Championships, 1962 European Championships. He finished 15th at the event in Geneva. The following season, he became the national champion and improved to 11th at Europeans. In the 1963–64 season, Borghard wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dureville
Robert Dureville (born 26 November 1943 in Paris) is a French figure skater. He is a six-time (1962–1967) French silver medalist. He represented France at the 1964 Winter Olympics France competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. As Grenoble would be the host city for the following Winter Olympics, the flag of France was raised at the closing ceremony. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Men's slalom ..., where he placed 17th. Competitive highlights References French Championships Medalists External links French male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for France Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics 1943 births Living people Figure skaters from Paris {{france-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Chapel (figure Skater)
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Billy Chapel may refer to: * Billy Chapel (character), title character of the book ''For Love of the Game'' by Michael Shaara * Billy Chapel (figure skater), American ice skater, in the United States Figure Skating Championships The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Snelling (figure Skater)
Charles Frederick Theodore Snelling (born September 17, 1937 in Toronto) is a Canadian former figure skater. He is the 1954-1958 & 1964 Canadian national champion and the 1957 World bronze medalist. He is the youngest ever men's Canadian national champion, as he was 16 at the time of his win in March 1954. He graduated from the University of Toronto Schools. Snelling placed 8th at the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1958, he retired from skating to attend medical school at the University of Toronto, but after graduation he returned to competitive skating and competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... In 2005, he was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame. He lives in Vancouver, B.C. He is a retired burns and plastics specialist. Result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Humphry
Jay (James Clarke)"1963 North American, U.S., and Canadian Champions", ''Skating'' magazine, May 1963 Humphry (born July 28, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian former figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1968 and 1969 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. During his competitive career he was coached by Edi Rada and Ellen Burka."Humphry carved his mark as national skating champion, grouch" ''The Vancouver Sun'', December 29, 2009 After the 1969 season, he turned professional and skated with , whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giordano Abbondati
Giordano Giulio Abbondati (29 May 1948 – 21 April 2005) was an Italian figure skater and seven-time national champion in 1961–66 and 1968. He competed in several European and World Championships in the 1960s, in addition to the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympic Games, in both of which he placed 14th. Giordano retired from figure skating in 1968 to pursue a career in medicine but continued to be involved in figure skating as an international competition judge for many years. He married fellow judge Hely Rainesalo-Abbondati of Finland in 1974 and moved to Helsinki, Finland. He later moved to the UK with his wife and two children, where he practised as a consultant anesthesiologist at Central Middlesex Hospital Central Middlesex Hospital is in the centre of the Park Royal business estate, on the border of two London boroughs, Brent and Ealing. It is managed by the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. History The hospital was establish ... in London, becoming Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondrej Nepela
Ondrej Nepela (22 January 1951 – 2 February 1989) was a Slovak figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia. He was the 1972 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (1971–73), and a five-time European champion (1969–73). Later in his career, he performed professionally and became a coach. Early life Nepela was born on 22 January 1951 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His mother, a housewife and seamstress, and father, a chauffeur, were from central Slovakia. Career Nepela became interested in skating after watching the 1958 European Championships on television — Karol Divín won the men's title for Czechoslovakia. In February 1958, his mother brought the seven-year-old to a Bratislava ice rink. After two weeks, she approached Hilda Múdra to complain that her son was being ignored by the instructors and Múdra agreed to teach him. She described him as a diligent and punctual student. Nepela trained at the Slovan Bratislava club. Competitive career At age 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
