The 1971
Prague Skate The Prague Skate (sometimes titled Golden Skate; from 1994: Czech Skate) is an international figure skating competition. It was a senior event from the 1960s to 1997, usually held in November or December in Prague. Medals were awarded in the discipl ...
was a senior international
figure skating competition
A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating.
Types of figure skating competitions
International
International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) are governed by the union's rules. ...
held 13–14 November 1971 in
Czechoslovakia
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. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of
men's and ladies' singles. Italian national champion
Stefano Bargauan won the men's title ahead of Czechoslovakia's
Zdeněk Pazdírek
Zdeněk Pazdírek (born 13 December 1953) is a former competitive figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia. He is the 1974–75 national champion and competed at the Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck ...
and Swiss champion
Daniel Höner
Daniel Höner is a Swiss former competitive figure skater. Representing EC Zürich, he won seven consecutive Swiss national titles from 1967 to 1973. He placed in the top ten at three European Championships – in 1970 (Leningrad), 1972 (Gothenb ...
. After finishing 12th a year earlier,
Hana Knapová
Hana Knapová (born 1956) is a Czechoslovak former competitive figure skater. She won gold at the 1971 Prague Skate ahead of Anett Pötzsch and silver at the same event in 1974. She finished in the top twelve at two European Championships – 197 ...
took gold in the ladies' event, defeating future Olympic champion
Anett Pötzsch
Anett Pötzsch (later Witt, now Rauschenbach, born 3 September 1960) is a German former figure skater. She is the 1980 Olympic champion, two-time World champion (1978, 1980), four-time European champion (1977–1980), and five-time East Ger ...
of East Germany and Switzerland's
Karin Iten
Karin Iten (11 August 1956 – 18 May 2010) was a Swiss figure skater. She won the bronze medal at the 1973 European Figure Skating Championships. She died on 18 May 2010 in Winterthur from the effects of diabetes
Diabetes, also known as diabe ...
.
Results
Men
Ladies
References
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[{{citation , title= Rude Pravo Archiv , publisher= Rudé právo , date= 15 November 1971 , page= 8 ]
[{{cite news , url= https://www.nd-archiv.de/ausgabe/1971-11-16 , title= Hana Knapova in Prag vor Anett Putsch , language= German , trans-title=Hana Knapova wins in Prague ahead of Anett Pötzsch , publisher= Neues Deutschland Archiv , date= 16 November 1971 ]
[{{cite web , url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-%20Volume1-1896-1973.pdf , title=Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973 , page= 28 , publisher= ]Skate Canada
Skate Canada ( Canadian French: ''Patinage Canada'', lit. "Skating Canada") is the national governing body for figure skating in Canada, recognized by the International Skating Union and the Canadian Olympic Committee. It organizes the annual ...
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1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
1971 in Czechoslovakia
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...