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30/07/2015 Aja Vrzáňová, legendary Czech figure skater, dies

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ITNY: 2005 Benefit Gala - Aja Zanova Tribute Video

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Alena Vrzánová (TCH) - World Championships Paris 1949 - ISU Archives

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Aja Vrzanova-Steindler Clip 1

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Aja Vrzanova-Steindler Clip 2

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Aja Vrzanova-Steindler Clip 3

Alena Vrzáňová won a 1949 & 1950 World Championship and 1950 European championship in figure skating. After the championship in London, she defected from Czechoslovakia and was offered political asylum. Sometime later, she moved to the US where she stayed. Vrzáňová died on Manhattan, in NYC, at the age of 84.