1966 Prague Skate

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1966 Prague Skate
Date:17 November – 19 November 1966
Location: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ondrej Nepela  (TCH)
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Hana Mašková  (TCH)
Pair skating:
Flag of Germany.svg  Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne  (FRG)
Ice dance:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jitka Babicka / Jaromir Holan  (TCH)
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The 1966 Prague Skate was a senior international figure skating competition held in Czechoslovakia in November 1966. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing; future Olympic medalists won gold in the first three categories. In the men's event, Czechoslovakia's Ondrej Nepela defeated West German national champion Peter Krick and the Soviet Union's Sergei Chetverukhin on his way to his second Prague Skate title. Hana Mašková took the ladies' title for the second year in a row, outscoring Hungary's Zsuzsa Almassy and Austria's Elisabeth Nestler. The pairs' podium was filled by Germans, led by West Germany's Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne.

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Men

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Ondrej Nepela Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
2 Peter Krick Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
3 Sergei Chetverukhin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
4 Günter Zöller Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
5 Marian Filc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
6 Philippe Pelissier Flag of France.svg  France
7 Günter Anderl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
8 Josef Tuma Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
9 John Curry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
10 Stefano Bargauan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
...

Ladies

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Hana Mašková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
2 Zsuzsa Almássy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3 Elisabeth Nestler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4 Martina Clausner Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
5 Eva Gasparcova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
6 Charlotte Walter Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
7 Rita Trapanese Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
8 Galina Grzhibovskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
9 Marie Víchová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
10 Joëlle Cartaux Flag of France.svg  France
...

Pairs

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
2 Gudrun Hauss / Walter Häfner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
3 Heidemarie Steiner / Heinz-Ulrich Walther Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
4 Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
5 Dana Fialova / Milos Man Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
6 Brigitte Weise / Michael Brychy Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
7 Bohunka Šrámková / Jan Šrámek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
8 Agnesa Wlachovska / Peter Bartosiewicz Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
9 Janina Poremska / Piotr Sczypa Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
10 Edith Sperl / Heinz Wirz Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
11 Emanuele Gianoli / Michele Bargauan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Ice dancing

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Jitka Babická / Jaromír Holan Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
2 Gabriele Matysik / Rudi Matysik Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
3 Irina Grishkova / Viktor Ryzhkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
4 Dana Novotná / Jaroslav Hainz Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
5 Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
6 Sylva Dreisaitlova / Miroslav Gresek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
7 ??? Murray / Peter Dalby Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
8 ??? Hunt / ??? Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
9 Edit Mato / Karoly Csanadi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
10 Steffi Böhm / Bernd Egert Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
11 Susanna Carpani / Sergio Pirelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
...

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References

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