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Milena Tůmová
Milena Tůmová is a former ice dancer who competed for Czechoslovakia. With Josef Pešek, she became a three-time Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships, national medalist and competed at four ISU Figure Skating Championships, ISU Championships. The duo finished in the top ten at the 1968 European Figure Skating Championships, 1968 European Championships in Västerås, Sweden, and 1969 European Figure Skating Championships, 1969 European Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany. They placed 12th at the 1968 World Figure Skating Championships, 1968 World Championships in Geneva, Switzerland. They represented Prague. Competitive highlights (with Pešek) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tumova, Milena Czechoslovak female ice dancers Living people Figure skaters from Prague Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Dancer
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. According to the International Skating Union (ISU), the governing body of figure skating, an ice dance team consists of one woman and one man. Ice dance, like pair skating, has its roots in the "combined skating" developed in the 19th century by skating clubs and organizations and in recreational social skating. Couples and friends would skate waltzes, marches, and other social dances. The first steps in ice dance were similar to those used in ballroom dancing. In the late 1800s, American Jackson Haines, known as "the Father of Figure Skating", brought his style of skating, which included waltz steps and social dances, to Europe. By the end of the 19th century, waltzing competitions on the ice became popular throughout the world. By the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
