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Oľga Beständigová
Oľga Beständigová (born 2 May 1979) is a Slovak former competitive pair skater. With her brother, Jozef Beständig, she won nine senior international medals and eight Slovak national titles. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, five World Championships, and seven European Championships, placing as high as 7th (2001 European Figure Skating Championships, 2001 Europeans). Beständigová competed with her boyfriend İlhan Mansız for Turkey from 2013 to 2015. Career Partnership with Beständig Beständigová competed for Slovakia with her brother, Jozef Beständig. Their first ISU Championship was the 1997 European Figure Skating Championships, 1997 Europeans in Paris; they finished last (17th). The following season, they placed 12th at the 1998 European Figure Skating Championships, 1998 Europeans in Milan and 18th at the 1998 World Figure Skating Championships, 1998 Worlds in Minneapolis. Beständigová/Beständig achieved their highest ISU Championship result, 7th, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
