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'''Alena "Ája" Vrzáňová''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈalɛna ˈaːja ˈvr̩zaːɲovaː}}, also '''Zanová''', [[married name]]: Steindler; 16 May 1931 – 30 July 2015) was a Czech [[figure skater]] who represented [[Czechoslovakia]] in competition. Vrzáňová is the 1949 & 1950 [[World Figure Skating Championships|World champion]] and 1950 [[European Figure Skating Championships|European champion]].


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==Early life==
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'''Alena "Ája" Vrzáňová''' ({{IPA-cs|ˈalɛna ˈaːja ˈvr̩zaːɲovaː}}, also '''Zanová''', [[married name]]: Steindler; 16 May 1931 – 30 July 2015) was a Czech [[figure skater]] who represented [[Czechoslovakia]] in competition. Vrzáňová is the 1949 & 1950 [[World Figure Skating Championships|World champion]] and 1950 [[European Figure Skating Championships|European champion]].

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==Personal life==
Vrzáňová was born in [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]], in 1931. In addition to figure skating, she also played piano and attended ballet school.<ref name=RP120705/>
Vrzáňová was born in [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]], in 1931. In addition to figure skating, she also played piano and attended ballet school.<ref name=RP120705/>


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After spending the winter of 1949 at home in Czechoslovakia, her father advised her not to come back from the upcoming World Championships and she agreed. She defected<ref name=NYT900404/> from Czechoslovakia during the [[1950 World Figure Skating Championships|1950 World Championships]] in [[London]] and was eventually offered political asylum. Her mother followed her in March under dramatic circumstances – her plane was hijacked.<ref name=RP120705/> Her father, a professional cello player, visited them several times, but decided not to leave his country permanently. He was held as a political prisoner for 13 years and forced to work in a coal mine.<ref name=NYT150801/> His daughter did not return to Prague until 1990, after the [[Velvet Revolution]].<ref name=NYT900404/>

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In 1969, Vrzáňová married Czech-born innkeeper Pavel Steindler; they adopted two children. They ran the Duck Joint restaurant in New York City, and later the Czech Pavilion. She died on 30 July 2015 at the age of 84 while living in [[New York City]].<ref name=NYT150801/><ref name=CT150730/>

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==Career==
Vrzáňová started sports at the age of three when her parents bought her skis. They spent each winter in the [[Krkonoše]] mountains. After this tradition was interrupted during [[World War II]], Vrzáňová started figure skating. The training conditions were difficult, as she had to skate in early winter mornings.<ref name=RP120705/> Her training sessions were held in darkness because of the dim-out regulations. She skated at the open [[Štvanice Stadium]] before the sessions for hockey players, or at the CLTK club tennis courts, which were flooded with water and frozen.
Vrzáňová started sports at the age of three when her parents bought her skis. They spent each winter in the [[Krkonoše]] mountains. After this tradition was interrupted during [[World War II]], Vrzáňová started figure skating. The training conditions were difficult, as she had to skate in early winter mornings.<ref name=RP120705/> Her training sessions were held in darkness because of the dim-out regulations. She skated at the open [[Štvanice Stadium]] before the sessions for hockey players, or at the CLTK club tennis courts, which were flooded with water and frozen.


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==Career==
In 1946, Vrzáňová became the Czechoslovak junior national champion. In early 1947, she moved to [[Richmond, London]] to be coached by [[Arnold Gerschwiler]].<ref name=RP120705/> In 1947, she won the Czechoslovak national championships and placed 7th at the [[1947 World Figure Skating Championships]].
In 1946, Vrzáňová became the Czechoslovak junior national champion. In early 1947, she moved to [[Richmond, London]] to be coached by [[Arnold Gerschwiler]].<ref name=RP120705/> In 1947, she won the Czechoslovak national championships and placed 7th at the [[1947 World Figure Skating Championships]].


Vrzáňová represented [[Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Winter Olympics]]. She placed [[figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics|fifth in the event]], finishing fifth behind compatriot [[Jiřina Nekolová]].
Vrzáňová represented [[Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Winter Olympics]]. She placed [[figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics|fifth in the event]], finishing behind compatriot [[Jiřina Nekolová]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Ája Vrzáňová |quote=Full name: Alena "Ája" Vrzáňová (-Zanová, -Steindler)}}</ref>


In 1949, Vrzáňová was awarded the silver medal at the [[1949 European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] in Milan and won her first [[1949 World Figure Skating Championships|World title]] in [[Paris]]. She seized her chance to win the gold medal as the Olympic runner-up and reigning European champion [[Eva Pawlik]] of Austria had dropped out because of a broken boot heel just before the free program.<ref name=LM490314/><ref name=IFS2008/><ref name=Hampe2010/> At the event, she was credited as being the first woman to land a double [[Lutz jump]].<ref name=LAT090313/>
In 1949, Vrzáňová was awarded the silver medal at the [[1949 European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] in Milan and won her first [[1949 World Figure Skating Championships|World title]] in [[Paris]]. She seized her chance to win the gold medal as the Olympic runner-up and reigning European champion [[Eva Pawlik]] of Austria had dropped out because of a broken boot heel just before the free program.<ref name=LM490314/><ref name=IFS2008/><ref name=Hampe2010/> At the event, she was credited as being the first woman to land a double [[Lutz jump]].<ref name=LAT090313/>
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After winning the [[1950 European Figure Skating Championships|1950 European Championships]], she won a second world title at the [[1950 World Figure Skating Championships|1950 World Championships]]. She then went on a European tour instead of returning home. She eventually moved to the United States and performed for the traveling show [[Ice Follies]] for three years under the name "Aja Zanova" before joining the [[Ice Capades]]. She also participated in television ads and other shows. After her husband's death, she worked for the [[Ice Capades]] and led New York City's largest public ice rink, the [[Wollman Rink]].
After winning the [[1950 European Figure Skating Championships|1950 European Championships]], she won a second world title at the [[1950 World Figure Skating Championships|1950 World Championships]]. She then went on a European tour instead of returning home. She eventually moved to the United States and performed for the traveling show [[Ice Follies]] for three years under the name "Aja Zanova" before joining the [[Ice Capades]]. She also participated in television ads and other shows. After her husband's death, she worked for the [[Ice Capades]] and led New York City's largest public ice rink, the [[Wollman Rink]].


==Personal life==
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In February 1948 communists [[1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état|seized power]] in Czechoslovakia. After spending the winter of 1949 at home in Czechoslovakia, her father advised her not to come back from the upcoming World Championships and she agreed. She defected<ref name=NYT900404/> from Czechoslovakia during the [[1950 World Figure Skating Championships|1950 World Championships]] in [[London]] and was eventually offered [[political asylum]]. Her mother followed her in March under dramatic circumstances – her plane was hijacked.<ref name=RP120705/> Her father, a professional cello player, visited them several times, but decided not to leave his country permanently. He was held as a political prisoner for 13 years and forced to work in a coal mine.<ref name=NYT150801/> His daughter did not return to Prague until 1990, after the [[Velvet Revolution]].<ref name=NYT900404/>

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In 1969, Vrzáňová married Czech-born innkeeper Pavel Steindler;<ref name=Zapad/> they adopted two children. They ran the Duck Joint restaurant in New York City, and later the Czech Pavilion. She died on 30 July 2015 at the age of 84 while living in [[New York City]].<ref name=NYT150801/><ref name=CT150730/>

==Awards==
Vrzáňová was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2009.<ref name=LAT090313/> In 2009, she also received the title of the [[Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)|Sports Legend of the Czech Republic]]. In 2012, Czech Foreign Minister [[Karel Schwarzenberg]] presented to her the 16th annual [[Gratias Agit Awards]] in recognition of those who promote the good name of the Czech Republic abroad.<ref name=RP120601/>
Vrzáňová was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2009.<ref name=LAT090313/> In 2009, she also received the title of the [[Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)|Sports Legend of the Czech Republic]]. In 2012, Czech Foreign Minister [[Karel Schwarzenberg]] presented to her the 16th annual [[Gratias Agit Awards]] in recognition of those who promote the good name of the Czech Republic abroad.<ref name=RP120601/>


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<ref name=LM490314>{{citation |title= Figure skating: "Favored to win, Eva Pawlik was forced to withdraw" |work= Life Magazine |date= 14 March 1949 }}</ref>
<ref name=LM490314>{{citation |title= Figure skating: "Favored to win, Eva Pawlik was forced to withdraw" |work= Life Magazine |date= 14 March 1949 }}</ref>

<ref name=Zapad>{{cite news |url= http://www.ustrcr.cz/data/pdf/casopis_zapad/1980_2.pdf |title= Západ hovoří s Ajou Vrzáňovou |language= cs |trans-title=Západ interviews Aja Vrzanová |work= Západ |pages= 18–22 |date= April 1980 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161124092940/http://www.ustrcr.cz/data/pdf/casopis_zapad/1980_2.pdf |archive-date= 24 November 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>


<ref name=IFS2008>{{citation |title= Eva Pawlik and Rudi Seeliger |first= Susan D. |last= Russell |work= International Figure Skating Magazine |date= January 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name=IFS2008>{{citation |title= Eva Pawlik and Rudi Seeliger |first= Susan D. |last= Russell |work= International Figure Skating Magazine |date= January 2008 }}</ref>
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<ref name=Hampe2010>{{citation |first= Matthias |last= Hampe |title= The genesis of figure skating. Doctoral thesis at the Potsdam University |year= 2010 |page= 218 }}</ref>
<ref name=Hampe2010>{{citation |first= Matthias |last= Hampe |title= The genesis of figure skating. Doctoral thesis at the Potsdam University |year= 2010 |page= 218 }}</ref>


<ref name=LAT090313>{{cite news |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/03/brian-orser-hea.html |title= Brian Orser heads list of World Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductees |first= Helene |last= Elliott |work= Los Angeles Times |date= 13 March 2009 |accessdate= 8 November 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name=LAT090313>{{cite news |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/03/brian-orser-hea.html |title= Brian Orser heads list of World Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductees |first= Helene |last= Elliott |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date= 13 March 2009 |access-date= 8 November 2011 }}</ref>


<ref name=NYT900404>{{cite news |url= http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/04/style/chronicle-116290.html |title= Chronicle |first= Susan |last= Heller Anderson |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= 4 April 1990 |accessdate= 8 November 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name=NYT900404>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/04/style/chronicle-116290.html |title= Chronicle |first= Susan |last= Heller Anderson |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |date= 4 April 1990 |access-date= 8 November 2011 }}</ref>


<ref name=RP120601>{{cite news |url= http://www.radio.cz/en/print/article/148348 |title= Foreign Ministry honours 12 people for promoting good name of Czech Republic |first= Jan |last= Richter |work= [[Radio Prague]] |date= 1 June 2012 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68vW4fYWo |archivedate= 5 July 2012 |deadurl= no }}</ref>
<ref name=RP120601>{{cite news|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/print/article/148348 |title=Foreign Ministry honours 12 people for promoting good name of Czech Republic |first=Jan |last=Richter |work=[[Radio Prague]] |date=1 June 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210152337/http://www.radio.cz/en/print/article/148348 |archive-date=10 February 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name=RP120705>{{cite news |url= http://www.radio.cz/en/print/article/149003 |title= Ája Vrzáňová-Steindler: Former ice skating world champion recalls 1950s defection – and much more |first= Ian |last= Willoughby |work= [[Radio Prague]] |date= 5 July 2012 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68vWPtelw |archivedate= 5 July 2012 |deadurl= no }}</ref>
<ref name=RP120705>{{cite news|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/print/article/149003 |title=Ája Vrzáňová-Steindler: Former ice skating world champion recalls 1950s defection – and much more |first=Ian |last=Willoughby |work=[[Radio Prague]] |date=5 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210051310/http://www.radio.cz/en/print/article/149003 |archive-date=10 February 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name=NYT150801>{{cite news |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/sports/aja-zanova-top-czech-skater-who-defected-to-west-dies-at-84.html |title= Aja Zanova, Top Czech Skater Who Defected to West, Dies at 84 |first= Margalit |last= Fox |authorlink= Margalit Fox |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= 1 August 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name=NYT150801>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/sports/aja-zanova-top-czech-skater-who-defected-to-west-dies-at-84.html |title= Aja Zanova, Top Czech Skater Who Defected to West, Dies at 84 |first= Margalit |last= Fox |author-link= Margalit Fox |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |date= 1 August 2015 }}</ref>


<ref name=CT150730>{{cite news |url= http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/sport/zimni-sporty/krasobrusleni/318689-zemrela-krasobruslarska-legenda-aja-vrzanova/ |title= Zemřela krasobruslařská legenda Ája Vrzáňová |language= Czech |trans_title= Figure skating legend Ája Vrzáňová has died |work= [[Česká televize]] |date= 30 July 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name=CT150730>{{cite news |url= http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/sport/zimni-sporty/krasobrusleni/318689-zemrela-krasobruslarska-legenda-aja-vrzanova/ |title= Zemřela krasobruslařská legenda Ája Vrzáňová |language= cs |trans-title=Figure skating legend Ája Vrzáňová has died |work= [[Czech Television]] |date= 30 July 2015 }}</ref>


}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Alena Vrzáňová}}
{{Commons category|Alena Vrzáňová}}
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vr/alena-vrzanova-1.html Alena Vrzáňová] at [[Sports Reference]]
* {{Olympics.com profile|alena-vrzanova|Alena Vrzanova}}
* {{Olympedia|82968|Ája Vrzáňová}}


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Latest revision as of 12:39, 25 October 2024

Alena Vrzáňová
Vrzáňová in 2009
Full nameAlena Vrzáňová
Other namesÁja Zanová
Born(1931-05-16)16 May 1931
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died30 July 2015(2015-07-30) (aged 84)
New York City, US
Figure skating career
Country Czechoslovakia
CoachArnold Gerschwiler (former)
Skating clubVŠ Praha
Retired1950
Medal record
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 London Ladies' singles
Gold medal – first place 1949 Paris Ladies' singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Oslo Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 1949 Milan Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1948 Prague Ladies' singles

Alena "Ája" Vrzáňová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalɛna ˈaːja ˈvr̩zaːɲovaː], also Zanová, married name: Steindler; 16 May 1931 – 30 July 2015) was a Czech figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia in competition. Vrzáňová is the 1949 & 1950 World champion and 1950 European champion.

Early life

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Vrzáňová was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1931. In addition to figure skating, she also played piano and attended ballet school.[1]

Vrzáňová started sports at the age of three when her parents bought her skis. They spent each winter in the Krkonoše mountains. After this tradition was interrupted during World War II, Vrzáňová started figure skating. The training conditions were difficult, as she had to skate in early winter mornings.[1] Her training sessions were held in darkness because of the dim-out regulations. She skated at the open Štvanice Stadium before the sessions for hockey players, or at the CLTK club tennis courts, which were flooded with water and frozen.

Career

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In 1946, Vrzáňová became the Czechoslovak junior national champion. In early 1947, she moved to Richmond, London to be coached by Arnold Gerschwiler.[1] In 1947, she won the Czechoslovak national championships and placed 7th at the 1947 World Figure Skating Championships.

Vrzáňová represented Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Winter Olympics. She placed fifth in the event, finishing behind compatriot Jiřina Nekolová.[2]

In 1949, Vrzáňová was awarded the silver medal at the European Championships in Milan and won her first World title in Paris. She seized her chance to win the gold medal as the Olympic runner-up and reigning European champion Eva Pawlik of Austria had dropped out because of a broken boot heel just before the free program.[3][4][5] At the event, she was credited as being the first woman to land a double Lutz jump.[6]

After winning the 1950 European Championships, she won a second world title at the 1950 World Championships. She then went on a European tour instead of returning home. She eventually moved to the United States and performed for the traveling show Ice Follies for three years under the name "Aja Zanova" before joining the Ice Capades. She also participated in television ads and other shows. After her husband's death, she worked for the Ice Capades and led New York City's largest public ice rink, the Wollman Rink.

Personal life

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In February 1948 communists seized power in Czechoslovakia. After spending the winter of 1949 at home in Czechoslovakia, her father advised her not to come back from the upcoming World Championships and she agreed. She defected[7] from Czechoslovakia during the 1950 World Championships in London and was eventually offered political asylum. Her mother followed her in March under dramatic circumstances – her plane was hijacked.[1] Her father, a professional cello player, visited them several times, but decided not to leave his country permanently. He was held as a political prisoner for 13 years and forced to work in a coal mine.[8] His daughter did not return to Prague until 1990, after the Velvet Revolution.[7]

In 1969, Vrzáňová married Czech-born innkeeper Pavel Steindler;[9] they adopted two children. They ran the Duck Joint restaurant in New York City, and later the Czech Pavilion. She died on 30 July 2015 at the age of 84 while living in New York City.[8][10]

Awards

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Vrzáňová was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2009.[6] In 2009, she also received the title of the Sports Legend of the Czech Republic. In 2012, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg presented to her the 16th annual Gratias Agit Awards in recognition of those who promote the good name of the Czech Republic abroad.[11]

Competitive highlights

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International
Event 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Winter Olympics 5th
World Champ. 7th 5th 1st 1st
European Champ. 6th 3rd 2nd 1st
National
Czechoslovak Champ. 1st J. 1st 1st 1st 1st
J. = Junior level

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Willoughby, Ian (5 July 2012). "Ája Vrzáňová-Steindler: Former ice skating world champion recalls 1950s defection – and much more". Radio Prague. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ája Vrzáňová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Full name: Alena "Ája" Vrzáňová (-Zanová, -Steindler)
  3. ^ "Figure skating: "Favored to win, Eva Pawlik was forced to withdraw"", Life Magazine, 14 March 1949
  4. ^ Russell, Susan D. (January 2008), "Eva Pawlik and Rudi Seeliger", International Figure Skating Magazine
  5. ^ Hampe, Matthias (2010), The genesis of figure skating. Doctoral thesis at the Potsdam University, p. 218
  6. ^ a b Elliott, Helene (13 March 2009). "Brian Orser heads list of World Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  7. ^ a b Heller Anderson, Susan (4 April 1990). "Chronicle". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  8. ^ a b Fox, Margalit (1 August 2015). "Aja Zanova, Top Czech Skater Who Defected to West, Dies at 84". The New York Times.
  9. ^ "Západ hovoří s Ajou Vrzáňovou" [Západ interviews Aja Vrzanová] (PDF). Západ (in Czech). April 1980. pp. 18–22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Zemřela krasobruslařská legenda Ája Vrzáňová" [Figure skating legend Ája Vrzáňová has died]. Czech Television (in Czech). 30 July 2015.
  11. ^ Richter, Jan (1 June 2012). "Foreign Ministry honours 12 people for promoting good name of Czech Republic". Radio Prague. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013.
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