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Austrian Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition in Austria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Austrian Figure Skating Championships (German: Österreichische Staatsmeisterschaften im Eiskunstlauf) are an annual figure skating competition organized by Skate Austria to crown the national champions of Austria. The first official Austrian Championships for men were held in 1898 in Vienna, for women in 1913 in Prague, and for pair skating in 1913 in Vienna. Competitions were periodically interrupted early on, especially during World War I and World War II. After the German annexation of Austria in 1938, Austria became part of the German Empire and Austrian citizens became de facto German citizens, but regional championships were still held in Austria that are considered historically as Austria's national championships. After World War II ended and Austria regained its independence, the Austrian Championships have been held without interruption.
Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. Viktor Pfeifer holds the record for winning the most Austrian Championship titles in men's singles (with nine), while Regine Heitzer holds the record in women's singles (with seven). Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer hold the record in pair skating (with eight), although Kiefer has won an additional three championships with another partner. Dmitri Matsjuk holds the record in ice dance (with eight), although not all with the same partner.
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The first skating club in Austria – the Vienna Skating Club – was established in Vienna in 1867.[1] At this time, Austria was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austria-Hungary).[2] The first official national championships were held in 1898 in Vienna.[1] The competition featured only four competitors; Josef Fellner was the winner.[3] Until 1914, skaters from Austria-Hungary frequently competed at the German Figure Skating Championships as well. Georg Zachariades, who won the 1892 and 1893 German Championships, was from Vienna, as was Gustav Hügel, who won in 1894.[4] The first national competition for women was held in 1913 in Prague,[1] and was won by Gisela Reichmann,[5] while the first national competition in pair skating took place the same year in Vienna, and was won by Helene Engelmann and Karl Mejstrik.[6] Competition was frequently interrupted early on, especially from 1915 to 1920 due to World War I.[1] After their defeat in World War I, Austria-Hungary was split into two states: the Republic of Austria and the Hungarian Republic.[7]
The first national championships in ice dance were held in Vienna in 1937; Edith Winkelmann and Walter Löhner won the event.[1] After the Anschluss – the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich – took place in March 1938, Austria became part of the German Empire and the citizens of Austria became de facto German citizens. They were, therefore, eligible to compete in the German Figure Skating Championships. Edi Rada won the men's championship in 1943; Marta Musilek won the women's championships in 1942, 1943, and 1944; Herta and Emil Ratzenhofer won the pairs championship in 1944; and Jutta Stöhr and Fritz Hackl won the ice dance championship in 1944.[4] Austria – called Ostmark when it was a region of the German state – still held regional competitions, referred to as Gau-Championships (German: Gaumeisterschaften).[8] Those results are considered the historical results of the Austrian Figure Skating Championships. No championships were held in 1944 or 1945 due to World War II. After the war ended and Austria regained its independence,[9] national championships resumed,[10] and have been held without interruption since.
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Senior medalists
From left to right: Maurizio Zandron, seven-time Austrian champion in men's singles; Olga Mikutina, five-time Austrian champion in women's singles; Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer, eight-time Austrian champions in pair skating; and Barbora Silná and Juri Kurakin, three-time Austrian champions in ice dance
Men's singles
Women's singles
Pairs
Ice dance
- Notes
- Prague, in present-day Czech Republic, was at this point in time part of Austria-Hungary.
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Junior medalists
Men's singles
Women's singles
Pairs
Ice dance
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Records
From left to right: Regine Heitzer has won seven Austrian Championship titles in women's singles; Viktor Pfeifer has won nine Austrian Championship titles in men's singles; Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer have won nine Austrian Championship titles in pair skating; and Dmitri Matsjuk has won eight Austrian Championship titles in ice dance, four of which were with Barbora Silná.
- Notes
- Severin Kiefer won three championship titles while partnered with Stina Martini (2011–13) and nine with Miriam Ziegler (2014–22).
- Dmitri Matsjuk won three championship titles while partnered with Barbara Herzog (2002–04), four with Barbora Silná (2006–09), and one with Kira Geil (2010).
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References
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