The Israeli Figure Skating Championships is a

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held annually to crown the

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Winners are given the title of National Champion. Over the years, the date of the competition has been moved for regional political reasons or for the lack of ice. Nationals are mostly held in the Canada Centre in

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. The levels of the nationals are senior, junior, novice, and age groups. The disciplines of competition are men's singles, ladies' singles,

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, and

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. Some years some disciplines are not held because there are no skaters in those disciplines. The competition is held by the Israel Ice Skating Federation, which was founded in 1990. It joined the

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as a full member in 1993. .

Senior medalists

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

Junior medalists

Men

Ladies

Ice dancing

Novice medalists

Men

Ladies

Ice dancing

References

External links

Israeli skating federation

2008–09 results
{{National Figure Skating Championships Figure skating national championships Figure skating in Israel