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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] |
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of the official figures. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the Morava (river), River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states. The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarian people, Hungarians, Jews, Romani people, Romani, Serbs and Slovaks. It was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783; eleven King of Hungary, Hungarian kings and eight queens were crowned in St Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava, St Martin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1972 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden on January 11–15. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Overview The 1970 European bronze medalist, Günter Zöller, arrived in Gothenburg with the East German team but withdrew before the start of the event after going to the West German embassy to defect. In the men's event, the top three after the compulsory figures held their placements for the medals. Ondrej Nepela completed triple salchow and toe loop jumps and finished first ahead of Sergei Chetverukhin, who skated with power, flow, and elegance but fell on a triple salchow attempt. Patrick Péra won the bronze medal with no triples at all. Yuri Ovchinnikov placed second in the free skating but was unable to move up to the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1964 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The 1964 competitions for men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance took place from February 25 to March 1 in Dortmund, West Germany. Results Men Judges: * Hans Meixner * P. Devine * Zdeněk Fikar * Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques * Adolf Walker * Giovanni DeMori * H. Konno * L. B. Sandersen * Georgi Felitsin Ladies Judges: * Walter Malek * Donald H. Gilchrist * Miroslav Hasenöhrl * P. Baron * János Zsigmondy * Pamela Peat * Zoltán Balázs * Masao Hasegawa * C. Benedict-Stieber Pairs Judges: * Hans Meixner * Donald H. Gilchrist * Zdeněk Fikar * Ercole Cattaneo * K. Beyer * Zoltán Balázs * M. Enderlin * Mary Louise Wright * Georgi Felitsin Ice dance Judges: * F. Huniacek * P. Divine * Miroslav Hasenöhrl * Erika Schiec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass to the south, it had a population of 132,493 in 2018. In the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps (Hafelekarspitze, ) to the north and Patscherkofel () and Serles () to the south, Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre; it hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 Winter Paralympics, 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It also hosted the first 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The name means "bridge over the Inn". History Antiquity The earliest traces suggest initial inhabitation in the early Stone Age. Surviving Ancient Rome, pre-Roman pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 1964 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria. There were three events contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. Medal table Results Men Referee: * Henry M. Beatty Assistant referee: * Oskar Madl Judges: * Adolf Walker * Gérard Rodrigues Henriques * Geoffrey S. Yates * Sonia Bianchetti * William Lewis * Franz Wojtanowskyj * Emil Skákala * Ardelle Sanderson * Sergei Vasiliev Ladies Referee: * Elemér Terták Assistant referee: * Karl Enderlin Judges: * Ernst Bauch * Néri Valdes * Pamela Davis * Masao Hasegawa * Suzanne Francis * C. Paul Engelfriet * Edwin Kucharz * Gunvor Toreskog * Walter Fritz (CF only) * Emil Skákala (FS only) Pairs At the 1964 Olympics, Kilius/Bäumler, Wilkes/Revell, and Joseph/Joseph placed second, third, and fourth respectively. In 1966, Kilius/Bäumler's results were invalidated after it was discovered that they had signed professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Divín
Karol "Karcsi" Emil Divín (born Karol Finster; 22 February 1936 – 6 April 2022) was a Slovak figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia. He was the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time European champion (1958–59), and a two-time World medalist (silver in 1962, bronze in 1964). Early life Divín was born 22 February 1936 in Budapest. His mother, Irma, was Czech, his father, Anton Finster, a Hungarian of German descent, and one of his grandmothers a Slovak. After World War II, the family adopted his grandmother's surname, Divín. They moved to Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, in 1946. In early childhood, Divín was interested in soccer and tennis. Career Divín was introduced to figure skating by his father, who was also his first coach. At the 1954 European Championships in Bolzano, Italy, Divín stepped onto a major international podium for the first time, taking the bronze medal. He placed fifth at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1958 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links results {{European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships, 1958 European Figure Skating Championships, 1958 European Figure Skating Championships Figure skating in Czechoslovakia International figure skating competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia Sports competitions in Bratislava European Figure Skating Championships, 1958 European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovakia
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1966 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1966 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia from February 1 to 5. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing 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. Ac .... Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links results {{European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships, 1966 European Figure Skating Championships, 1966 European Figure Skating Championships International figure skating competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia Sports competitions in Bratislava 1960s in Bratislava February 1966 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1967 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links results {{European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships, 1967 European Figure Skating Championships, 1967 European Figure Skating Championships International figure skating competitions hosted by Yugoslavia European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, an ... Sports competitions in Ljubljana 1960s in Ljubljana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1968 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Västerås, Sweden from January 23 to 27. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European International Skating Union, ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of Single skating, men's singles, Single skating, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links results {{European Figure Skating Championships 1968 in figure skating, European Figure Skating Championships, 1968 1968 in Swedish sport, European Figure Skating Championships, 1968 European Figure Skating Championships International figure skating competitions hosted by Sweden Sports competitions in Västerås January 1968 sports events in Europe, European Figure Skating Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
