1966 Prize of Moscow News

The 1966 Prize of Moscow News was the first edition of an annual international figure skating competition organized in Moscow, Soviet Union. It was held December 15–18, 1966. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. Czechoslovakia's Ondrej Nepela won the men's title ahead of East Germany's Günter Zöller and the Soviet Union's Vladimir Kurenbin. Martina Clausner of East Germany defeated Hungary's Zsuzsa Szentmiklossy for the ladies' title. Soviet skaters swept the pairs' podium, led by Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin. The ice dancing title was won by Soviets Irina Grishkova / Viktor Ryzhkin.

1966 Prize of Moscow News
Date:December 15 – 18
Season:1966-67
Location:Moscow
Champions
Men's singles:
 Ondrej Nepela (TCH)
Ladies' singles:
 Martina Clausner (GDR)
Pairs:
 Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin (URS)
Ice dance:
 Irina Grishkova / Viktor Ryzhkin (URS)
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1967 Prize of Moscow News

Results

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Rank Name[1][2] Nation
1 Ondrej Nepela   Czechoslovakia
2 Günter Zöller   East Germany
3 Vladimir Kurenbin   Soviet Union
4 Valeri Meshkov   Soviet Union
5 Sergei Chetverukhin   Soviet Union
6 Alexander Vedenin   Soviet Union
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Ladies

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Rank Name[1][2] Nation
1 Martina Clausner   East Germany
2 Zsuzsa Szentmiklossy   Hungary
3 Sybille Stolfig   East Germany
4 Elena Shcheglova   Soviet Union
5 Marie Vichova   Czechoslovakia
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Pairs

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Rank Name[1][2] Nation
1 Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin   Soviet Union
2 Tatiana Sharanova / Anatoli Evdokimov   Soviet Union
3 Ludmila Smirnova / Andrei Suraikin   Soviet Union
4 Marianne Mirmsecker / Peter Göbel   East Germany
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Ice dancing

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Rank Name[1][2] Nation
1 Irina Grishkova / Viktor Ryzhkin   Soviet Union
2 Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger   East Germany
3 Dana Novotná / Jaroslav Hainz   Czechoslovakia
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "1966 Prize of Moscow News". Rudé právo Archive.
  2. ^ a b c d "1966 Prize of Moscow News". Neues Deutschland Archive.