The Polish Figure Skating Championships () are an annual

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organized by the Polish Figure Skating Association to crown the

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of Poland. The senior-level championships are held in coordination with the skating federations of Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia as part of the

Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships The Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Czech Figure Skating Association, Hungarian Skating Federation, Polish Figure Skating Association, and Slovak Figure Skating Association. ...

. Senior-level skaters from the four nations compete at the Four Nationals Championships, and then the results are split to form national podiums for each nation. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles,

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) 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 ...

, 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. Junior-level singles skaters and novice-level skaters in all disciplines compete in a separate competition that is exclusive to Poland.

Robert Grzegorczyk Robert Grzegorczyk (; born 19 February 1973) is a Polish former competitive figure skater. He is an eight-time Polish national champion. Grzegorczyk started skating at age seven in Gdańsk and moved to Łódź Łódź is a city in centra ...

holds the record for winning the most Polish Championship titles in men's singles (with seven), while Elżbieta Kościk-Koczyba and Ekaterina Kurakova are tied for winning the most titles in women's singles (with seven each).

Mariusz Siudek Mariusz Krzysztof Siudek (Polish pronunciation: ; born 29 April 1972 in Oświęcim) is a retired Polish pair skater who competed with wife Dorota Siudek (Zagórska). They are the 1999 World bronze medalists, two-time (1999, 2000) European si ...

holds the record in pair skating (with eleven), although those were not all won with the same partner. Teresa Weyna and

Piotr Bojańczyk Piotr Paweł Bojańczyk (born 29 June 1946) is a Polish former ice dancer. Skating with Teresa Weyna, he became a nine-time Polish national champion (1968–76) and placed in the top ten at six European Championships, three World Championships, ...

hold the record in ice dance (with nine).

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 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 The Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Czech Figure Skating Association, Hungarian Skating Federation, Polish Figure Skating Association, and Slovak Figure Skating Association. ...

were officially formed. The 2009 Three Nationals Championships were held in

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in the Czech Republic.

Pavel Kaška Pavel Kaška (born 25 May 1988) is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2012 Merano Cup silver medalist, 2010 NRW Trophy bronze medalist, and 2009 Czech national champion. Kaška was coached by Miloslav Man from the age of ten until about 2010. Sin ...

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

Przemysław Domański Przemysław Domański (Polish pronunciation: ; born 27 June 1986, in Warsaw) is a Polish former competitive figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first win ...

was the highest ranked Polish men's singles skater.

Ivana Reitmayerová Ivana Reitmayerová (born 4 May 1992) is a Slovak former competitive figure skater. She is the 2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, 2008 Triglav Trophy silver medalist, and a two-time (2009, 2010) Slovak national champion. She competed at the ...

of Slovakia won the women's event, while

Anna Jurkiewicz Anna Jurkiewicz (Polish pronunciation: ; born 9 February 1984) is a Polish former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time (2007–2009) Polish national champion. She qualified to the free skate at four ISU Championships — 1998 Junior ...

was the highest ranked Polish women's singles skater. Guest skaters

Stacey Kemp Stacey King (née Kemp; born 25 July 1988) is an English former competitive pair skater who represented Great Britain. With her husband David King, she is an eight-time British national champion. Personal life Stacey Kemp was born on 25 Ju ...

and David King of Great Britain won the pairs event, while

Joanna Sulej Joanna Sulej (born 16 September 1989 in Łosice) is a Polish figure skater who competed as both a single skater and pair skater. As a single skater, she was the 2005 and 2006 Polish junior national champion. She teamed up with Mateusz Chruścińs ...

and

Mateusz Chruściński Mateusz Chruściński (born 29 November 1987 in Katowice, Poland) is a Polish Figure skating, figure skater who competed as a single skating, single skater and Pair skating, pair skater. He teamed up with Joanna Sulej in 2008 and began competing ...

were the highest ranked Polish pairs team. Kamila Hájková and

David Vincour David Vincour (born 14 March 1984, in Brno) is a Czech former competitive ice dancer. Skating with Kamila Hájková, he became a five-time Czech national champion and competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Career Vincour began skating at age fi ...

of the Czech Republic won the ice event, while

Joanna Budner Joanna Budner (born December 27, 1988, in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish former ice dancer. With partner Jan Mościcki Jan Mościcki (born 6 February 1988 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish former competitive ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes ref ...

and

Jan Mościcki Jan Mościcki (born 6 February 1988 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish former competitive ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the ...

were the highest ranked Polish ice dance team. Since the addition of Hungary during the 2013–14 season, the event has been known as the

. Skaters from the four countries compete together and the results are split at the end of the competition to form national podiums.

Senior medalists

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Junior medalists

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Records

References

External links

Polish Figure Skating Association

History of figure skating in Poland
{{National Figure Skating Championships Figure skating national championships Figure skating in Poland