The 1972
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
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held 11–12 November 1972 in
Czechoslovakia
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. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of
men's singles and ladies' singles. Gold in both categories went to skaters from the United States. Future Olympic champion
Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Stuart Hamill (born July 26, 1956) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion and 1976 World champion in ladies' singles.
Early life
Hamill was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Chalmers and Carol Hamill. Her fat ...
won the ladies' title ahead of West Germany's
Gerti Schanderl
Gerti Schanderl (born 12 October 1956) is a German former figure skater who represented West Germany. She is the 1973 Prize of Moscow News champion, the 1973 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, and a four-time German national champion.
Schanderl ...
and Canada's Daria Prychun.
Gordon McKellen
Gordon Riley "Gordie" McKellen Jr. (born August 26, 1953) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1973–75 U.S. national champion and placed tenth at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
McKellen was born on August 26, ...
took the men's title while
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 ...
of Czechoslovakia and
Jacques Mrozek
Jacques Mrozek (born 11 May 1950 in Paris) is a French former figure skater who won the 1973 national title in men's singles. He competed at two Winter Olympics, placing 20th in 1968 (Grenoble) and 14th in 1972 (Sapporo). He finished in the top ...
of France took silver and bronze, respectively.
Results
Men
Ladies
References
Rude Pravo Archiv, 13.11.1972, Page 8
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
1972 in Czechoslovakia
Prague
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