Slovak Figure Skating Championships
recurring figure skating competition
The Slovak Figure Skating Championships (Slovak: Majstrovstvá Slovenska v krasokorčuľovaní) are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Slovak Figure Skating Association (Slovak: Slovenský Krasokorčuliarsky Zväz) to crown the national champions of Slovakia. The first Slovak Championships held after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia took place in December 1993 in Banská Bystrica. Currently, the senior-level championships, as well as the junior-level pair skating and ice dance championships, are held in conjunction with the skating federations of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland as part of the Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships. Junior-level single skaters compete in a separate competition that is exclusive to Slovakia.
Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although each discipline may not necessarily be held every year due to a lack of participants. There has not been competition in pair skating in Slovakia since 2010. Juraj Sviatko holds the record for winning the most Slovak Championships titles in men's singles (with six), while Zuzana Babiaková (née Paurová) holds the record in women's singles (with nine). Siblings Oľga Beständigová and Jozef Beständig hold the record in pair skating (with seven), and Lukáš Csölley holds the record in ice dance (with nine), although not all won with the same partner.
History
The first Slovak skating club was founded in 1871 in Bratislava. In 1918, after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the First Czechoslovak Republic was established.
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