Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships

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The Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Czech Figure Skating Association, Hungarian National Skating Federation, Polish Figure Skating Association, and Slovak Figure Skating Association. The genesis of this competition was in 2006, when the skating federations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia held their national championships together as one unified competition. Poland joined in 2008 and the competition was named the Three Nationals Figure Skating Championships. Hungary joined in 2013; hence the formation of the Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance 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. The results are then split to form national podiums for each nation.

StatusActive
FrequencyAnnual
CountryCzech Republic Czech Republic
Hungary Hungary
Poland Poland
Slovakia Slovakia
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Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships
Logo of the Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships
StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
CountryCzech Republic Czech Republic
Hungary Hungary
Poland Poland
Slovakia Slovakia
Previous event2026 Four Nationals Championships
Next event2027 Four Nationals Championships
Organized byCzech Figure Skating Association
Hungarian National Skating Federation
Polish Figure Skating Association
Slovak Figure Skating Association
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Tomáš Verner of the Czech Republic currently holds the record for winning the most championship titles in men's singles (with six), while Ekaterina Kurakova of Poland holds the record in women's singles (with seven). Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko of Hungary hold the record in pair skating (with three), while Ioulia Chtchetinina of Poland and Márk Magyar of Hungary have also each won three championship titles in pair skating, and while two of those titles were won together, the others were won with different partners. Natalia Kaliszek and Maksym Spodyriev of Poland hold the record in ice dance (with six).

History

After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia 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 inaugural Czech and Slovak Figure Skating Championships were held in Liberec in the Czech Republic. Tomáš Verner of the Czech Republic won the men's event, while Igor Macypura was the highest ranked Slovak men's singles skater. Ivana Reitmayerová of Slovakia won the women's event, while Nella Simaová was the highest ranked Czech women's singles skater. Kamila Hájková and David Vincour of the Czech Republic were the only entrants in the ice dance event.[1] 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 were officially formed.[2] Since Hungary joined during the 2013–14 season, the event has been known as the Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships.[3] The four nations rotate as hosts, while skaters from the four countries compete together and the results are then split at the end of the competition to form national podiums.[4]

In 2021, Hungary held their own national championships when the COVID-19 pandemic made travel to the 2021 Four Nationals Championships in Cieszyn, Poland, unfeasible.[5]

Senior medalists

Kateřina Mrázková and Daniel Mrázek at the 2025 World Championships
Ekaterina Kurakova at the 2025 Skate America
Adam Hagara at the 2024 World Championships
Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko at the 2024 World Championships
From left to right: The reigning Four Nationals champions: Kateřina Mrázková and Daniel Mrázek of the Czech Republic (ice dance); Ekaterina Kurakova of Poland (women's singles); Adam Hagara of Slovakia (men's singles); and Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko of Hungary (pair skating)

From 2007 to 2008, skaters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed at the Czech and Slovak Figure Skating Championships. From 2009 to 2013, skaters from the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia competed at the Three National Figure Skating Championships. Since 2014, skaters from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have competed at the Four Nationals Figure Skating Championships. These tables reflect all of these competitions.

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

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Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2007–08 No pairs competitors
2009 Czech Republic Třinec
  • United Kingdom
[2]
2010 Poland Cieszyn [7]
2011 Slovakia Žilina [8]
2012 Czech Republic Ostrava
  • Poland
  • Aleksandra Malinkiewicz
  • Sebastian Lofek
[9]
2013 Poland Cieszyn
  • Poland
No other competitors [10]
2014 Slovakia Bratislava No other competitors [3]
2015 Hungary Budapest No pairs competitors [11]
2016 Czech Republic Třinec
  • Hungary
No other competitors [12]
2017–19 No pairs competitors
2020 Czech Republic Ostrava No other competitors [16]
2021 Poland Cieszyn [17]
2022 Slovakia Spišská Nová Ves
  • Poland
[18]
2023 Hungary Budapest
  • Czech Republic
  • Federica Simioli
  • Alessandro Zarbo
No other competitors [19]
2024 Czech Republic Turnov
  • Czech Republic
[20]
2025 Poland Cieszyn No other competitors [21]
2026 Slovakia Prešov [22]
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Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2007 Czech Republic Liberec No other competitors [1]
2008 Slovakia Trenčín No other competitors [6]
2009 Czech Republic Třinec [2]
2010 Poland Cieszyn [7]
2011 Slovakia Žilina [8]
2012 Czech Republic Ostrava [9]
2013 Poland Cieszyn [10]
2014 Slovakia Bratislava [3]
2015 Hungary Budapest [11]
2016 Czech Republic Třinec No other competitors [12]
2017 Poland Katowice [13]
2018 Slovakia Košice [14]
2019 Hungary Budapest [15]
2020 Czech Republic Ostrava [16]
2021 Poland Cieszyn No other competitors [17]
2022 Slovakia Spišská Nová Ves [18]
2023 Hungary Budapest [19]
2024 Czech Republic Turnov
  • Slovakia
  • Mária Sofia Pucherová
  • Nikita Lysak
  • Slovakia
  • Anna Simová
  • Kirill Aksenov
[20]
2025 Poland Cieszyn
  • Slovakia
  • Mária Sofia Pucherová
  • Nikita Lysak
[21]
2026 Slovakia Prešov [22]
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Junior medalists

Pairs

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Junior pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2007 Czech Republic Liberec
  • Slovakia
No other competitors [1]
2008 Slovakia Trenčín No junior pairs competitors [6]
2009 Czech Republic Třinec
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Poland
[2]
2010–11 No junior pairs competitors
2012 Czech Republic Ostrava
  • Czech Republic
No other competitors [9]
2013 Poland Cieszyn No junior pairs competitors [10]
2014 Slovakia Bratislava No other competitors [3]
2015 Hungary Budapest [11]
2016–18 No junior pairs competitors
2019 Hungary Budapest
  • Slovakia
  • Tereza Zendulková
  • Simon Fukas
No other competitors [15]
2020 Czech Republic Ostrava
  • Czech Republic
  • Lucie Novotná
  • Mykyta Husakov
[16]
2021 Poland Cieszyn
  • Czech Republic
  • Barbora Kucianová
  • Lukáš Vochozka
  • Slovakia
  • Margaréta Mušková
  • Oliver Kubačák
No other competitors [17]
2022 Slovakia Spišská Nová Ves [18]
2023 Hungary Budapest
  • Slovakia
  • Nikola Sitková
  • Oliver Kubačák
[19]
2024 Czech Republic Turnov
  • Czech Republic
  • Debora Anna Cohen
  • Lukáš Vochozka
[20]
2025 Poland Cieszyn
  • Slovakia
  • Laura Hečkova
  • Alex Války
  • Czech Republic
  • Johanka Žilková
  • Matyáš Becerra
  • Czech Republic
  • Alzbeta Kviderova
  • Jindrich Klement
[21]
2026 Slovakia Prešov
  • Hungary
  • Lily Wilberforce
  • Mózes József Berei
  • Czech Republic
  • Debora Anna Cohen
  • Lukáš Vochozka
[22]
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Ice dance

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Junior ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2007 Czech Republic Liberec No other competitors [1]
2008 Slovakia Trenčín No other competitors [6]
2009 Czech Republic Třinec
  • Czech Republic
  • Czech Republic
No other competitors [2]
2010 Poland Cieszyn No other competitors [7]
2011 Slovakia Žilina
  • Czech Republic
[8]
2012 Czech Republic Ostrava
  • Poland
  • Czech Republic
  • Jana Čejková
  • Alexandr Sinicyn
  • Czech Republic
  • Kateřina Koníčková
  • Matěj Lang
[9]
2013 Poland Cieszyn
  • Czech Republic
[10]
2014 Slovakia Bratislava
  • Czech Republic
  • Kateřina Koníčková
  • Matěj Lang
[3]
2015 Hungary Budapest
  • Czech Republic
  • Nicole Kuzmichová
  • Alexandr Sinicyn
[11]
2016 Czech Republic Třinec
  • Czech Republic
  • Nicole Kuzmichová
  • Alexandr Sinicyn
  • Poland
  • Olexandra Borysova
  • Cezary Zawadzki
  • Hungary
  • Kimberly Wei
  • Iliász Fourati
[12]
2017 Poland Katowice
  • Poland
  • Hungary
  • Hanna Jakucs
  • Dániel Illés
[13]
2018 Slovakia Košice
  • Hungary
  • Poland
  • Olexandra Borysova
  • Cezary Zawadzki
[14]
2019 Hungary Budapest
  • Hungary
  • Hungary
  • Adelina Zvezdova
  • Alfréd Söregi-Niksz
[15]
2020 Czech Republic Ostrava
  • Czech Republic
  • Denisa Cimlová
  • Vilém Hlavsa
[16]
2021 Poland Cieszyn
  • Czech Republic
  • Denisa Cimlová
  • Vilém Hlavsa
  • Poland
  • Arina Klimova
  • Filip Bojanowski
[17]
2022 Slovakia Spišská Nová Ves
  • Slovakia
  • Anna Simová
  • Kiril Aksenov
[18]
2023 Hungary Budapest
  • Czech Republic
  • Natalie Blaasová
  • Filip Blaas
[19]
2024 Czech Republic Turnov
  • Czech Republic
  • Eliška Žáková
  • Filip Mencl
  • Czech Republic
  • Natalie Blaasová
  • Filip Blaas
  • Czech Republic
  • Lauren Audrey Batkova
  • Jacob Yang
[20]
2025 Poland Cieszyn
  • Slovakia
  • Aneta Václavíková
  • Ivan Morozov
  • Czech Republic
  • Eliška Žáková
  • Filip Mencl
  • Slovakia
  • Lucia Štefanovová
  • Jacopo Boeris
[21]
2026 Slovakia Prešov
  • Czech Republic
  • Diane Sznajder
  • Jáchym Novák
  • Slovakia
  • Lucia Štefanovová
  • Jacopo Boeris
  • Czech Republic
  • Eliška Žáková
  • Filip Mencl
[22]
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Records

Tomáš Verner at the 2009 Grand Prix Final
Ekaterina Kurakova at the 2024 World Championships
Ioulia Chtchetinina and Márk Magyar at the 2020 European Championships
Natalia Kaliszek and Maksym Spodyriev at the 2018 European Championships
From left to right: Tomáš Verner of the Czech Republic has won six Four Nationals Championship titles in men's singles; Ekaterina Kurakova of Poland has won seven Four Nationals Championship titles in women's singles; Ioulia Chtchetinina of Poland and Márk Magyar of Hungary have each won three Four Nationals Championship titles in pair skating, twice while partnered together; and Natalia Kaliszek and Maksym Spodyriev of Poland have won six Four Nationals Championship titles in ice dance.
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Records
Discipline Most championship titles
Skater(s) No. Years Ref.
Men's singles 6 2007–08;
2011–14
[23][1][6]
Women's singles 7 2019–24;
2026
[24]
Pairs [a] 3 2020;
2022;
2025
[25][26]
[b] 2016;
2020;
2022
[27][25]
2023–24;
2026
[28]
Ice dance 6 2017–22 [29]
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  1. Ioulia Chtchetinina won two championship titles while partnered with Márk Magyar and competing for Hungary (2020, 2022),[25] and one with Michał Woźniak and competing for Poland (2025).[26]
  2. Márk Magyar won one championship title while partnered with Anna Marie Pearce (2016),[27] and two with Ioulia Chtchetinina (2020, 2022).[25]

Cumulative medal count (senior medalists)

Men's singles

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Total number of Four Nationals Championship medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Czech Republic1513836
2 Slovakia3306
3 Poland241218
Totals (3 entries)20202060
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Women's singles

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Total number of Four Nationals Championship medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Poland90312
2 Slovakia77115
3 Czech Republic391022
4 Hungary14611
Totals (4 entries)20202060
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Pairs

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Total number of Four Nationals Championship medals in pairs by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary6107
2 Poland46313
3 Czech Republic2237
4 Great Britain2002
5 Estonia0011
Totals (5 entries)149730
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Ice dance

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Total number of Four Nationals Championship medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Czech Republic106319
2 Poland76821
3 Slovakia3339
4 Hungary0426
Totals (4 entries)20191655
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Total medals

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Total number of Four Nationals Championship medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Czech Republic30302484
2 Poland22162664
3 Slovakia1313430
4 Hungary79824
5 Great Britain2002
6 Estonia0011
Totals (6 entries)746863205
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