The Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships are an annual

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organized by the Czech Figure Skating Association, Hungarian Skating Federation, Polish Figure Skating Association, and Slovak Figure Skating Association. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles,

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, and

ice dance 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 ...

at the senior level, and in pair skating and ice dance at the junior level, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The results are then split to form national podiums for each nation.

Tomáš Verner Tomáš Verner (; born 3 June 1986) is a former Czech Republic, Czech Figure skating, figure skater. He is the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships, 2008 European champion, a medalist at two other European Championships (2007 European Figur ...

of the Czech Republic currently holds the record for winning the most championship titles in men's singles (with six), while Ekaterina Kurakova of Poland holds the record in women's singles (also with six).

Ioulia Chtchetinina Ioulia Chtchetinina (, , ; born 24 December 1995) is a Russian-Swiss pair skater who currently competes for Poland with Michał Woźniak. Together, they are the Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships, 2025 Four National champions, the 2024 F ...

of Poland and Márk Magyar of Hungary are tied for winning the most championship titles in pair skating (with three each), and while two of those titles were won together, the others were won with different partners.

Natalia Kaliszek Natalia Kaliszek (; born 17 May 1996) is a retired Polish ice dancer. With her skating partner, Maksym Spodyriev, she has won medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy, and eight Polish national titles. Th ...

and

Maksym Spodyriev Maksym Spodyriev (; born 29 December 1993) is a retired Polish ice dancer. With his skating partner, Natalia Kaliszek, he has won medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy, and eight Polish national tit ...

of Poland hold the record in ice dance (with six).

History

After the

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in 1992, the Czech Skating Association and the Slovak Figure Skating Association ran independent national championships until the 2006–07 season, when the two associations joined their national championships together as one event. The inaugural Czech and Slovak Figure Skating Championships were held in

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in the Czech Republic.

of the Czech Republic won the men's event, while

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was the highest ranked Slovak men's singles skater.

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of Slovakia won the women's event, while

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was the highest ranked Czech women's singles skater. Kamila Hájková and

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of the Czech Republic were the only entrants in the ice dance event. The Czech Republic and Slovakia alternated as hosts for the combined championships until the 2008–09 season, when Poland joined and the Three Nationals Figure Skating Championships were officially formed. Since Hungary joined during the 2013–14 season, the event has been known as the Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships. Skaters from the four countries compete together and the results are split at the end of the competition to form national podiums. In 2021, Hungary held their own national championships when the

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made travel to the 2021 Four Nationals Championships in Cieszyn, Poland, unfeasible.

Senior medalists

From 2007 to 2008, skaters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed at the Czech and Slovak Figure Skating Championships. From 2009 to 2013, skaters from the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia competed at the Three National Figure Skating Championships. Since 2014, skaters from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have competed at the Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships. These tables reflect all of these competitions.

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Junior medalists

Pairs

Ice dance

Records

Cumulative medal count (senior medalists)

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Total medals

References

{{National Figure Skating Championships Figure skating competitions International figure skating competitions hosted by the Czech Republic International figure skating competitions hosted by Hungary International figure skating competitions hosted by Poland International figure skating competitions hosted by Slovakia Czech Figure Skating Championships Slovak Figure Skating Championships Polish Figure Skating Championships Hungarian Figure Skating Championships

History

Senior medalists

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Junior medalists

Pairs

Ice dance

Records

Cumulative medal count (senior medalists)

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Total medals

See also

References