1980 Prague Skate

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1980 Prague Skate
Date: 7 November – 9 November 1980
Location: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jozef Sabovčík  (TCH)
Ladies' singles:
Flag of East Germany.svg  Carola Paul  (GDR)
Pair skating:
Flag of East Germany.svg  Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert  (GDR)
Ice dance:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Elena Garanina / Igor Zavozin  (URS)
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The 1980 Prague Skate was held November 1980. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

The Prague Skate is an international figure skating competition. It was a senior event from the 1960s to 1997, usually held in November or December in Prague. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. Since 1999, it is organized in some years as part of the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

Single skating discipline of figure skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles, along with the other figure skating disciples, pair skating, ice dance, and synchronized skating, are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU).

Pair skating discipline of figure skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. The International Skating Union (ISU) defines pair skating as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating as compared with independent Single Skating". The ISU also states that a pairs team must consist of "one Lady and one Man". Pair skating, along with men's and women's single skating, has been an Olympic discipline since figure skating, the oldest Winter Olympic sport, was introduced at the 1908 Olympic Games in London. The ISU World Figure Skating Championships introduced pair skating in 1908.

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Men

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Jozef Sabovčík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
2 Daniel Béland Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
3 Grzegorz Głowania Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
4 Ivan Kralik Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
...

Ladies

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Carola Paul Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
2 Anna Kondrashova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
3 Megumi Yanagihara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
...

Pairs

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
2 Becky Gough / Mark Rowsom Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
3 Ingrid Zenata / René Novotný Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
...

Ice dancing

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Elena Garanina / Igor Zavozin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
2 Jana Beránková / Jan Barták Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
3 Gina Aucoin / Hans Peter Ponikau Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
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6 Jindra Holá / Karol Foltán Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
...

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Results, Rude Pravo Archiv, 10 November 1980, p. 7
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 80–83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009.