Pavel Roman
Pavel Roman was a Czech figure skater who competed in pair skating and ice dancing. Together with his sister Eva Romanová he 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 years old 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 1962-65. After retiring from competition they skated in the professional revue Holiday on Ice.Death
Roman died in a car crash in Tennessee, five days after his 29th birthday.Results
Pairs with Romanová
