The Austrian Figure Skating Championships (german: Österreichische Staatsmeisterschaften) are a
figure skating national championship held annually to determine the
national champions of
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. Skaters compete in the disciplines of
men's singles, ladies' singles,
pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
, and
ice dancing.
History
The
German-Austrian Figure Skating Championships were held until 1895. The first Austrian Figure Skating Championships for men were held in 1898 in Vienna. In 1913, the first Austrian Figure Skating Championships for Ladies were held in Prague.
From 1938 (annexation of Austria into Greater Germany by the Nazi regime) until the end of World War II in 1945, Austria did not exist. "
Gau-Championships" ("Ostmark" Championships) were held instead of Austrian Championships from 1938 to 1943.
[ In 1944 and 1945, no championships were held at all.
]
Senior medalists
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
* "Ostmark" Championships instead of Austrian Championships
Junior medalists
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
References
Sources
* Results 1991 listed i
Pirouette
25. Jahrgang, February 1991
* Results 1992 listed in Pirouette, 26. Jahrgang, February 1992
* Results 1993 listed in Pirouette, 27. Jahrgang, February 1993
* Results 1994 listed in Pirouette, 28. Jahrgang, February 1994
* Results 1996 listed in Pirouette, 30. Jahrgang, February 1996
* Results 1997 listed in Pirouette, 31. Jahrgang, February 1997
* Results 1998 listed in Pirouette, 32. Jahrgang, January 1998
* Results 1999 listed in Pirouette, 33. Jahrgang, January 1999
* Results 2002 listed in Pirouette, 35. Jahrgang, January 2002
* Results 2003 listed in Pirouette, 36. Jahrgang, February 2003
* Results 2004 listed in Pirouette, 37. Jahrgang, January 2004
* Results 2005 listed in Pirouette, 38. Jahrgang, February 2005
* Results 2006 listed in Pirouette, 39. Jahrgang, February 2006
* Results 2007 listed i
Eissportmagazin
Nr.1, January 2007
* Der Eissport Nummer 10, 21 January 1929
* Der Eissport Nummer 12, 11 February 1929
* Deutscher Eissport, 27 January 1898, Page 99
* Rudolf Kutzer, Eiskunstlauf von A - Z (Wien 1955)
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Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...