Eva Romanová


Eva Romanová is a former Czech figure skater. Together with her brother Pavel Roman she won four World Figure Skating Championships titles in ice dancing.

Career

The Romans started their competitive careers in pair skating rather than ice dance, placing third at the Czechoslovakian championships in 1957 and second in 1958 and 1959. They won the ice dancing title at the Czech championships in 1959, the first year that discipline was competed in Czechoslovakia. They competed in both disciplines at the 1959 European Figure Skating Championships, placing 7th in dance and 12th in pairs. After that they focused on ice dancing.
In 1962 they won their first World Championship in their home city of Prague, defeating their greatest rivals, Christian and Jean Paul Guhel of France. Eva was 16 and Pavel was 19. One year later they won the silver medal at the European Championships, behind Linda Shearman and Michael Phillips. After this competition they won every event they entered, winning the European title in 1964 and 1965, and World titles from 1962 to 1965.
After retiring from competition they skated in the professional revue Holiday on Ice.

Marriage

Romanová married Jackie Graham. After living in the US they returned to Great Britain. In 2000 they moved to Czech Republic due to Eva's mother's poor health. In 2006, after the death of Eva's mother they resettled in the UK where Graham died. Eva still lives in Great Britain.

Results

Pairs
Event195719581959
European Championships12th
Czechoslovakian Championships3rd2nd2nd

Ice Dance
Event1959196019611962196319641965
World Championships1st1st1st1st
European Championships7th7th5th3rd2nd1st1st
Czechoslovakian Championships1st