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Croatian Figure Skating Championships

The Croatian Figure Skating Championships (Croatian: Prvenstvo Hrvatske u umjetničkom klizanju) are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Croatian Skating Federation (Croatian: Hrvatski klizački savez) to crown the national champions of Croatia. Croatia and Slovenia seceded from Yugoslavia in June 1991.[1] The first championships held after Croatian independence took place in Zagreb in March 1992.[2] Championships are currently held at the Klizalište Velesajam in Zagreb.[3]

Croatian Figure Skating Championships
Logo of the Croatian Skating Federation
StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
VenueKlizalište Velesajam
Zagreb Fair
LocationZagreb
CountryCroatia Croatia
Inaugurated1992
Organized byCroatian Skating Federation

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating at the senior and junior levels, although each discipline may not necessarily be held every year due to a lack of participants. Many early Croatian skaters had been champions of Yugoslavia before Croatian independence; siblings Tomislav and Željka Čižmešija had each won multiple Yugoslav Figure Skating Championship titles before becoming Croatian champions.[4] Jari Kessler and Boris Martinec are tied for winning the most Croatian Championship titles in men's singles (with five each), while Mirna Librić holds the record in women's singles (with eight). Lana Petranović and Antonio Souza-Kordeiru hold the record in pair skating (with three); however, they are the only pairs team Croatia has had compete at the senior level.

Senior medalists

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Jari Kessler at the 2024 World Championships
Idora Hegel at the 2004 NHK Trophy
Lana Petranović and Antonio Souza-Kordeiru at the 2018 European Championships
From left to right: Jari Kessler, five-time Croatian champion in men's singles; Idora Hegel, seven-time Croatian champion in women's singles; and Lana Petranović and Antonio Souza-Kordeiru, three-time Croatian champions in pair skating

Men's singles

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Senior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1992 Zagreb Tomislav Čižmešija Zoran Marković Joško Cerovac [2]
1993 [5]
1994 No other competitors [6]
1995 No men's competitors [7]
1996 Zoran Marković No other competitors [8]
1997 No men's competitors [9]
1998 Zoran Marković No other competitors [10]
1999 No men's competitors [11]
2000 Karlo Požgajčić No other competitors listed [12]
2001 Michael Bahorić Karlo Požgajčić No other competitors [13]
2002 [14]
2003–05 No men's competitors
2006 No competition held [15]
2007 Boris Martinec Josip Gluhak No other competitors [16]
2008 [17]
2009 [18]
2010 No other competitors [19]
2011 [20]
2012 Josip Gluhak [21]
2013 [22]
2014 [23]
2015 Steven Spencer Baker No other competitors [24]
2016 Steven Spencer Baker No other competitors [25]
2017 Tomislav Mikulandrić [26]
2018 Nicholas Vrdoljak [27]
2019 Charles Katanovic [28]
2020 Jari Kessler [29]
2021–22 No men's competitors
2023 Jari Kessler No other competitors [30]
2024 [31]
2025 [32]
2026 [3]

Women's singles

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Senior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1992 Zagreb Željka Čižmešija Ivana Jakupčević Melita Juratek [2]
1993 Melita Juratek Ana Ivančić [5]
1994 Tamara Panjkret [6]
1995 Ivana Jakupčević Ana Ivančić Melita Juratek [7]
1996 Tamara Panjkret [8]
1997 Danka Pivac [9]
1998 Tamara Panjkret [10]
1999 Tamara Panjkret No other competitors [11]
2000 Idora Hegel No other competitors listed [12]
2001 Ines Pavleković Željka Krizmanić [13]
2002 Tamara Panjkret No other competitors [14]
2003 Nataša Bahat [33]
2004 Željka Krizmanić Helena Pozojevic [34]
2005 No other competitors [35]
2006 No competition held [15]
2007 Idora Hegel Željka Krizmanić Mirna Librić [16]
2008 Mirna Librić Maria Dikanović Franka Vugec [17]
2009 [18]
2010 Franka Vugec Maria Dikanović [36]
2011 Mateja Bursić [20]
2012 Nika Zafran Petra Jurić [21]
2013 [37]
2014 Petra Jurić Mateja Bursić [23]
2015 Mateja Bursić Ema Lipovšćak [24]
2016 Tena Čopor Christina Baker Valentina Mikac [25]
2017 Mihaela Štimac Rojtinić Claudia Krizmanić [26]
2018 Patricia Skopancic Katarina Kitarovic Mihaela Štimac Rojtinić [27]
2019 Hana Cvijanović Patricia Skopancic [28]
2020 [29]
2021 Karla Coralic Stela Ristic Klara Krmpotic [38]
2022 Hana Cvijanović Patricia Skopancic Lorena Cizmek [39]
2023 Lorena Cizmek Luce Stipanicev [30]
2024 [31]
2025 [32]
2026 Meri Marinac Ema Vuković [3]

Pairs

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Senior pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
No pairs competitors prior to 2017
2017 Zagreb No other competitors [40]
2018 [41]
2019 No pairs competitors [28]
2020 No other competitors [42]
No pairs competitors since 2020

Junior medalists

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While junior-level championships were held in Croatia prior to 2008, this is earliest for which full results have been documented.

Men's singles

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Junior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2008 Zagreb Ivor Mikolčevič No other competitors [17]
2009 Borna Blagojevič No other competitors [18]
2010 No other competitors [43]
2011 No junior men's competitors [20]
2012 Mislav Blagojevič No other competitors [21]
2013 Steven Spencer Baker Mislav Blagojevič No other competitors [44]
2014 Petar Cetinic Tomislav Mikulandrić [23]
2015 Tomislav Mikulandrić No other competitors [24]
2016 Josip Skalec No other competitors [25]
2017 Josip Skalec No other competitors [26]
2018 Charles Katanovič [27]
2019 Andrej Galjar [28]
2020 [29]
2021 [38]
2022–23 No junior men's competitors
2024 Fran Petrovič No other competitors [31]
2025 Petar Miklenic Fran Petrovič No other competitors [32]
2026 No junior men's competitors [3]

Women's singles

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Junior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2008 Zagreb Monia Aleksić Mateja Bursić Nika Zec [17]
2009 Petra Jurić Ema Lipovšćak Monia Aleksić [18]
2010 Nika Zafran [45]
2011 Nika Zafran Monia Aleksić [20]
2012 Valentina Mikac Barbara Nicol Kukla Izabela Cerkuc [21]
2013 Ivona Repe [46]
2014 Tena Čopor Antonija Banović [23]
2015 Tena Čopor Valentina Mikac [24]
2016 Katarina Kitarović Patricia Skopančić Mihaela Štimac Rojtinić [25]
2017 Hana Cvijanović Katarina Kitarović Patricia Skopančić [26]
2018 Marta Nedved Lucija Simon [27]
2019 Hana Kosić Josipa Jagodic [28]
2020 Luce Stipanicev Lorena Cizmek [29]
2021 Lorena Cizmek Ema Vukovic [38]
2022 Nevia Ana Medic Meri Marinac Tonka Zitkovic [39]
2023 Meri Marinac Lena Cusak Nevia Ana Medic [30]
2024 Lena Cusak Megy Filipovic Bruna Baric [31]
2025 Klara Cusak Meri Marinac [32]
2026 Paula Kasnar Tara Plahutar [3]

Pairs

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Junior pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2008–12 Zagreb No junior pairs competitors
2013
No other competitors [47]
2014 No junior pairs competitors [23]
2015
  • Christina Baker
  • Steven Spencer Baker
  • Ivona Horvat
  • Tomislav Mikulandrić
 No other competitors [24]
No junior pairs competitors since 2015

Records

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Boris Martinec at the 2006 European Championships
Boris Martinec won five Croatian Championship titles in men's singles.
Records
Discipline Most championship titles
Skater(s) No. Years Ref.
Men's singles 5 2020;
2023–26		 [29][30]
[48][3]
2004–05;
2007–11		 [49]
Women's singles
  • Mirna Librić
 8 2008–15 [50]
Pairs 3 2017–18;
2020		 [51]

References

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