Aja Vrzáňová, legendary Czech figure skater, dies
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.