Golden Spin of Zagreb

Golden Spin of Zagreb
Logo of the Golden Spin of Zagreb
StatusActive
GenreISU Challenger Series
FrequencyAnnual
VenueKlizalište Velesajam
Zagreb Fair
LocationZagreb
Country Yugoslavia (1967–90)
Croatia Croatia (since 1992)
Inaugurated1967
Previous event
2025 Golden Spin of Zagreb
Next event
2026 Golden Spin of Zagreb
Organized byCroatian Skating Federation

The Golden Spin of Zagreb (Croatian: Zlatna pirueta Zagreba) is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Croatian Skating Federation (Croatian: Hrvatski klizački savez) at the Klizalište Velesajam in Zagreb, Croatia. The competition debuted in 1967 when Croatia was part of Yugoslavia. It was suspended in 1991 owing to the Croatian War of Independence, but continued as a Croatian event beginning in 1992. When the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the Golden Spin of Zagreb was one of the inaugural competitions. It has been a Challenger Series event every year since, except for 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; and as part of the Challenger Series, skaters earn World Standing points based on their results.

László Vajda of Hungary holds the record for winning the most Golden Spin of Zagreb titles in men's singles (with four), while Sanda Dubravčić of Yugoslavia holds the record in women's singles (with five). Three teams are tied for winning the most titles in pair skating (with two each): Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach of East Germany, Cornelia Haufe and Kersten Bellmann of East Germany, and Anastasia Martiusheva and Alexei Rogonov of Russia; Rogonov also won an additional title with a different partner. Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy hold the record in ice dance (with four).

History

The first installment of the Golden Spin of Zagreb – originally called the Zagreb International Figure Skating Championship (Croatian: Međunarodno prvenstvo Zagreba u umjetničkom klizanju) – was held in 1967 in Šalata, a neighborhood of Zagreb, in what was at the time Yugoslavia. The competition featured skaters from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia. The competition adopted the name "Golden Spin" (Croatian: Zlatna pirueta) in 1971. The breakup of Yugoslavia began with the secession of Slovenia and Croatia in June 1991, and no competition was held that year owing to the Croatian War of Independence. Despite some hesitation, the Croatian government was adamant that the Golden Spin of Zagreb be held in 1992, even while Croatia experienced intermittent combat with Yugoslavia. In addition to its jubilee status as the event's 25th anniversary, 1992 also marked the 750th anniversary of the establishment of Zagreb as a free royal city. Organizers hoped the competition would help dispel international perceptions of potential danger in travel to Croatia. While some nations declined to send athletes, the competition was held in 1992, and every year thereafter, except for 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2001, the Golden Spin of Zagreb served as the qualifying competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

The Challenger Series was introduced in 2014. It is a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and organized by ISU member nations. Its objective is to ensure consistent organization and structure within a series of international competitions linked together, providing opportunities for senior-level skaters to compete at the international level and also earn ISU World Standing points. The 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb was one of the inaugural competitions. When an event is held as part of the Challenger Series, it must host at least three of the four disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance) and representatives from at least ten different ISU member nations. The minimum number of entrants required for each discipline is eight skaters each in men's singles and women's singles, five teams in pair skating, and six teams in ice dance. Each ISU member nation is eligible to enter up to three skaters or teams per discipline in each competition, although the Croatian Skating Federation may enter an unlimited number of entrants in their own event.

In February 2016, the ISU declared that the Nebelhorn Trophy, the Finlandia Trophy, the Ondrej Nepela Trophy, and the Golden Spin of Zagreb would constitute a core group of Challenger Series events in recognition of their long-standing tradition. In April 2026, the ISU again announced that the Golden Spin of Zagreb would again be included in a core group of Challenger Series events, along with the Nebelhorn Trophy, the Nepela Memorial, and one competition from either Canada or the United States. The Golden Spin of Zagreb has been a Challenger Series event every year since the series' inception, except for 2020, when the event was cancelled. The 2026 Golden Spin of Zagreb is scheduled to be held from 2 to 5 December in Zagreb.

Senior medalists

Kévin Aymoz at the 2018 Autumn Classic International
Bradie Tennell at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri at the 2025 World Championships
Audrey Shin and Balázs Nagy at the 2026 U.S. Championships
The 2025 Golden Spin of Zagreb champions (from left to right): Kévin Aymoz of France (men's singles); Bradie Tennell of the United States (women's singles); Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy (ice dance); and Audrey Shin and Balázs Nagy of the United States (pair skating)

CS: Challenger Series event

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1967 Austria Günter Anderl Austria Josef Schneider Czechoslovakia Petr Starec
1968 East Germany Günter Zöller West Germany Klaus Grimmelt Austria Günter Anderl
1969 Hungary Zoltán Horváth Poland Janusz Czakon Italy Stefano Bargauan
1970 Switzerland Daniel Höner Hungary László Vajda East Germany Michael Glaubitz
1971 Hungary László Vajda Czechoslovakia Mr. Masek
1972 East Germany Michael Glaubitz West Germany Rudi Cerne
1973 Soviet Union Sergey Volkov Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Pazdírek France Didier Gailhaguet
1974 Hungary László Vajda Soviet Union Alexander Majorov France Christophe Boyadjian
1975 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Šoška
1976 Czechoslovakia František Pechar Soviet Union Igor Lisovsky Austria Gerhard Haubmann
1977 West Germany Gert-Walter Gräbner Austria Gerhard Haubmann East Germany Torsten Ohlow
1978 France Jean-Christoph Simond Austria Helmut Kristofics-Binder Hungary László Vajda
1979 West Germany Rudi Cerne United States Reggie Raiford Austria Helmut Kristofics-Binder
1980 France Hervé Pornet East Germany Ralf Lewandowski United States James Santee
1981 United States James Santee France Hervé Pornet
1982 Japan Masaru Ogawa West Germany Joachim Ehmann Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miljan Begović
1983 United States Scott Hamilton West Germany Norbert Schramm Japan Makato Kano
1984 United States Scott Williams Poland Grzegorz Filipowski France Fernand Fedronic
1985 West Germany Heiko Fischer United States John Filbig East Germany Nils Köpp
1986 Soviet Union Viktor Petrenko France Philippe Roncoli United States James Cygan
1987 United States Scott Kurttila Australia Cameron Medhurst Canada Martin Marceau
1988 East Germany Riko Krahnert Hungary András Száraz Canada Norm Proft
1989 Soviet Union Sergei Dudakov United States Craig Heath Sweden Peter Johansson
1990 United States Aren Nielsen Austria Ralph Burghart Soviet Union Igor Pashkevich
1991 Competition cancelled due to the Croatian War of Independence
1992 France Axel Médéric Croatia Tomislav Čižmešija Romania Luis Taifas
1993 France Rodolphe Marechal Slovakia Rastislav Vnučko France Mr. Roublin
1994 Hungary Zsolt Kerekes Russia Igor Sinyutin Slovakia Rastislav Vnučko
1995 Romania Marius Negrea Slovenia Jan Čejvan France Terrence Besnier
1996 Russia Roman Serov Hungary Szabolcs Vidrai Australia Anthony Liu
1997 United States Trifun Živanović Hungary Szabolcs Vidrai
1998 Ukraine Yevgeny Martynov Azerbaijan Sergei Rylov Germany Stefan Lindemann
1999 Russia Roman Serov France Gabriel Monnier
2000 United States Ryan Bradley Finland Markus Leminen
2001 Belarus Sergei Davydov Belgium Kevin van der Perren Georgia (country) Vakhtang Murvanidze
2002 Romania Gheorghe Chiper Russia Alexei Vasilevski United States Benjamin Miller
2003 China Ma Xiaodong Hungary Zoltán Tóth Israel Roman Serov
2004 Canada Hugh Yik Germany Martin Liebers Ukraine Anton Kovalevski
2005 Slovenia Gregor Urbas Canada Marc-André Craig Russia Ilia Klimkin
2006 Russia Denis Leushin Germany Martin Liebers
2007 Sweden Adrian Schultheiss Russia Vladimir Uspenski
2008 Japan Yasuharu Nanri Italy Samuel Contesti Sweden Alexander Majorov
2009 Kazakhstan Denis Ten Russia Artem Borodulin Sweden Adrian Schultheiss
2010 Russia Denis Leushin Czech Republic Michal Březina Ukraine Anton Kovalevski
2011 Japan Tatsuki Machida Kazakhstan Denis Ten Russia Ivan Bariev
2012 Russia Vladislav Sesganov Russia Mark Shakhmatov Denmark Justus Strid
2013 Russia Sergei Voronov Russia Artur Gachinski Italy Ivan Righini
2014 CS Kazakhstan Denis Ten Czech Republic Michal Březina Russia Konstantin Menshov
2015 CS United States Adam Rippon Russia Adian Pitkeev
2016 CS Israel Alexei Bychenko Israel Daniel Samohin Canada Keegan Messing
2017 CS Georgia (country) Morisi Kvitelashvili Israel Alexei Bychenko Russia Artur Dmitriev Jr.
2018 CS United States Jason Brown Russia Mikhail Kolyada Russia Alexander Samarin
2019 CS Georgia (country) Morisi Kvitelashvili Russia Makar Ignatov
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 CS Canada Keegan Messing Russia Andrei Mozalev United States Jimmy Ma
2022 CS United States Camden Pulkinen Italy Matteo Rizzo Estonia Mihhail Selevko
2023 CS China Jin Boyang Kazakhstan Mikhail Shaidorov Estonia Aleksandr Selevko
2024 CS Estonia Mihhail Selevko Estonia Aleksandr Selevko France François Pitot
2025 CS France Kévin Aymoz Estonia Arlet Levandi France Luc Economides

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1967 Austria Wilfriede Reiter Hungary Zsófia Wagner Czechoslovakia Iva Matysová
1968 Sweden Britt Elfving West Germany Bärbel Fimmen Austria Maja Winter
1969 Hungary Zsófia Wagner West Germany Brigitte Bergau Sweden Anita Johansson
1970 Switzerland Charlotte Walter East Germany Steffi Knoll West Germany Frigge Drzymalla
1971 East Germany Marion Weber Hungary Zsuzsa Homolya West Germany Ilka Spormann
1972 East Germany Birgit Süß Italy Manuela Bertelé West Germany Frigge Drzymalla
1973 East Germany Anett Pötzsch Czechoslovakia Zdenka Fiurašková Austria Susanne Altura
1974 Soviet Union Tatiana Rakomsa West Germany Vera Burding Czechoslovakia Yvette Stalová
1975 Soviet Union Lia Gabelaja West Germany Gabriele Mechling Czechoslovakia Iva Cibulková
1976 East Germany Carola Weißenberg Sweden Lotta Crispin Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sanda Dubravčić
1977 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sanda Dubravčić Australia Belinda Coulthard Soviet Union Liudmila Mineyeva
1978 Austria Claudia Kristofics-Binder Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sanda Dubravčić East Germany Katarina Witt
1979 West Germany Dagmar Lurz Austria Claudia Kristofics-Binder Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sanda Dubravčić
1980 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sanda Dubravčić United States Priscilla Hill East Germany Janina Wirth
1981 France Nathalie Hildescheimer West Germany Mercedes Roskam
1982 Soviet Union Natalia Ovchinnikova Belgium Katrien Pauwels
1983 United States Rosalynn Sumners Italy Karin Telser
1984 France Agnès Gosselin United States Kelly Webster Switzerland Claudia Villiger
1985 East Germany Constanze Gensel Switzerland Manuela Tschupp West Germany Heike Gobbers
1986 United States Caryn Kadavy Soviet Union Ana Kondrasova Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željka Čižmešija
1987 United States Jeri Campbell Canada Charlene Wong Belgium Katrien Pauwels
1988 Canada Lisa Sargeant United States Kelly Szmurlo West Germany Anja Geissler
1989 United States Kelly Szmurlo Canada Dianne Takeuchi South Korea Lily Lyoonjung Lee
1990 Soviet Union Julia Vorobieva West Germany Anja Geissler United States Tisha Walker
1991 Competition cancelled due to the Croatian War of Independence
1992 Croatia Melita Juratek Croatia Ivana Jakupčević France Vanessa Gusméroli
1993 Azerbaijan Julia Vorobieva Russia Ms. Usatova France Véronique Fleury
1994 Japan Tomoko Imagawi Hungary Barbara Maros
1995 Slovenia Mojca Kopač Azerbaijan Julia Vorobieva Croatia Ivana Jakupčević
1996 Australia Joanne Carter Poland Sabina Wojtala
1997 Uzbekistan Tatiana Malinina United States Brittney McConn Hungary Júlia Sebestyén
1998 Russia Julia Soldatova Hungary Júlia Sebestyén France Vanessa Gusméroli
1999 Russia Viktoria Volchkova Slovakia Zuzana Paurová Hungary Tamara Dorofejev
2000 Belarus Julia Soldatova Russia Kristina Oblasova
2001 Canada Michelle Currie United States Amber Corwin Austria Julia Lautowa
2002 Finland Alisa Drei United States Yebin Mok Hungary Júlia Sebestyén
2003 Slovakia Zuzana Babiaková Hungary Diána Póth Croatia Idora Hegel
2004 Croatia Idora Hegel Ukraine Galina Maniachenko Hungary Diána Póth
2005 Finland Alisa Drei Canada Meagan Duhamel Italy Silvia Fontana
2006 Czech Republic Nella Simaová Israel Tamar Katz Finland Alisa Drei
2007 Japan Akiko Suzuki Finland Kiira Korpi Russia Katarina Gerboldt
2008 Hungary Júlia Sebestyén Sweden Joshi Helgesson United Kingdom Jenna McCorkell
2009 Japan Shion Kokubun Russia Ekaterina Kozireva Russia Katarina Gerboldt
2010 Spain Sonia Lafuente Japan Kako Tomotaki Slovenia Patricia Gleščič
2011 Russia Adelina Sotnikova Japan Haruna Suzuki Russia Maria Artemieva
2012 Italy Carolina Kostner Russia Kristina Zaseeva Brazil Isadora Williams
2013 South Korea Yuna Kim Japan Miki Ando Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
2014 CS Finland Kiira Korpi Russia Maria Artemieva Slovakia Nicole Rajičová
2015 CS Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva United States Karen Chen
2016 CS Italy Carolina Kostner Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Russia Alena Leonova
2017 CS Russia Stanislava Konstantinova Russia Alisa Fedichkina Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
2018 CS United States Bradie Tennell Russia Anastasiia Gubanova United States Mariah Bell
2019 CS Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Belarus Viktoriia Safonova Germany Nicole Schott
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 CS Georgia (country) Anastasiia Gubanova United States Amber Glenn Estonia Niina Petrõkina
2022 CS United States Lindsay Thorngren United States Bradie Tennell Canada Madeline Schizas
2023 CS Italy Sarina Joos United States Amber Glenn United States Starr Andrews
2024 CS United States Alysa Liu Belgium Nina Pinzarrone United States Bradie Tennell
2025 CS United States Bradie Tennell Finland Iida Karhunen Kazakhstan Sofia Samodelkina

Pairs

Pairs' event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1967
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Miroslava Sáblíková
  • Pavel Komárek
  • Romania
  • Daniela Popesci
  • Marian Chiosea
No other competitors
1968
  • West Germany
  • Anneliese Seger
  • Karl-Heinz Zitterbart
  • East Germany
  • Beatrix von Brück
  • Reinhard Mirmsecker
1969
  • Hungary
  • Éva Farkas
  • Tamas Korpás
1970
  • East Germany
  • Fräulein Johne
  • Herr Kurzweg
1971
  • East Germany
No other competitors
1972
  • East Germany
  • Petra Hümmler
  • Peter Repa
1973
1974 Pairs competition cancelled
1975
  • East Germany
  • Fräulein Frank
  • Mathias Clausner
1976
  • Soviet Union
  • Galina Tairova
  • Alexei Golowkin
  • West Germany
1977
  • Soviet Union
  • Elena Vasyukova
  • Alexei Pogodin
  • West Germany
  • Gabriele Beck
  • Jochen Stahl
1978
  • Soviet Union
  • Julia Bystrova
  • Mikhail Valjenin
  • France
1979
  • East Germany
  • Cornelia Haufe
  • Kersten Bellmann
  • Soviet Union
  • Anna Malgina
  • Sergei Korovin
  • France
  • Kathia Dubec
  • Xavier Douillard
1980 No pairs competition
1981
  • East Germany
  • Cornelia Haufe
  • Kersten Bellmann
  • Soviet Union
  • Anna Malgina
  • Sergei Korovin
  • France
  • Kathia Dubec
  • Xavier Douillard
1982–90 No pairs competitions
1991 Competition cancelled due to the Croatian War of Independence
1992–93 No pairs competitions
1994
  • Russia
  • Julija Miškina
  • Aleksej Minin
  • Netherlands
No other competitors
1995 No pairs competition
1996
  • Azerbaijan
No other competitors
1997
  • United States
  • Naomi Grabow
  • Benjamin Oberman
1998
  • Canada
  • Canada
  • Marie-France LaChappelle
  • Sacha Blanchet
1999
  • France
  • Catherine Huc
  • Vivien Rolland
2000
  • United States
  • Molly Quigley
  • Bert Cording
2001
2002
2003
  • Canada
2004 No pairs competition
2005
  • United States
  • Katie Beriau
  • Joseph Gazzola
2006–07 No pairs competitions
2008
2009
2010
  • United States
  • Molly Arron
  • Daniyel Cohen
2011
2012
  • Azerbaijan
  • Angelina Ekaterina
  • Philipp Tarasov
2013
2014 CS
2015 CS
2016 CS
2017 CS
2018 CS
2019 CS
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 CS
2022 CS
2023 CS
2024 CS
2025 CS

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1981
  • West Germany
  • Brigit Goller
  • Peter Klisch
1982
1983
  • United States
  • Eva Hunyadi
  • Jay Pinkerton
1984
  • United States
  • Kandi Amelon
  • Alec Binnie
1985
  • Soviet Union
  • United States
1986
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Canada
  • Kim Weeks
  • Curtis Moore
1987
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Nathalie Lessard
  • Darcy Pleckham
1988
  • United States
  • Dorothy Rodek
  • Robert Nardozza
  • France
  • Christelle Gautier
  • Alberick Dalongeville
1989
  • France
  • Pascale Vrot
  • David Quinsac
  • United States
  • Lisa Grove
  • Scott Myers
1990
  • United States
  • Elisa Curtis
  • Robert Nardozza
  • Soviet Union
  • Ms. Karewskaja
  • Mr. Kurockin
  • Japan
  • Syoko Higashino
  • Tatsuro Matsumura
1991 Competition cancelled due to the Croatian War of Independence
1992 No ice dance competition
1993
  • Russia
  • Ms.Vożegova
  • Mr. Sadakov
1994
  • Netherlands
  • Anita Chaudhuri
  • Hans 't Hart
  • Australia
  • Christine Seydel
  • Duncan Smart
No other competitors
1995 No ice dance competition
1996
1997
  • Slovakia
  • Zuzana Merzová
  • Tomáš Morbacher
1998
  • France
  • Nadine Lesaout
  • Emmanuel Huet
1999
2000
2001
2002
  • United States
  • France
  • Eve Bentley
  • Cédric Pernet
2003
2004
2005
  • United States
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 CS
2015 CS
2016 CS
2017 CS
2018 CS
2019 CS
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 CS
2022 CS
2023 CS
2024 CS
2025 CS

Records

Anastasia Martiusheva and Alexei Rogonov at the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb
Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
From left to right: Anastasia Martiusheva and Alexei Rogonov of Russia won two Golden Spin of Zagreb titles in pair skating, while Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy won four Golden Spin of Zagreb titles in ice dance.
Records
Discipline Most titles
Skater(s) No. Years Ref.
Men's singles 4 1971–72
1974–75

Women's singles 5 1977;
1980–83


Pairs 2 1977–78
  • East Germany
  • Cornelia Haufe
  • Kersten Bellmann
1979;
1981
2010–11
3 2010–11;
2014
Ice dance 4 2015–16;
2019;
2025

Cumulative medal count

Men's singles

Total number of Golden Spin of Zagreb medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States95418
2 Russia68822
3 Hungary64212
4 France51915
5 Soviet Union3317
 West Germany3317
7 Kazakhstan3205
8 Slovenia3104
9 Japan3014
10 East Germany2349
11 Canada2136
12 Romania2013
13 China2002
14 Austria1438
15 Czechoslovakia1225
 Estonia1225
17 Israel1214
18 Georgia1113
19 Ukraine1023
20 Belarus1001
 Switzerland1001
22 Azerbaijan0303
23 Italy0224
24 Czech Republic0202
 Poland0202
26 Sweden0134
27 Germany0123
28 Australia0112
 Slovakia0112
30 Belgium0101
 Croatia0101
32 Denmark0011
 Finland0011
 Yugoslavia0011
Totals (34 entries)575757171

Women's singles

Total number of Golden Spin of Zagreb medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States710522
2 Russia68620
3 Yugoslavia5139
4 East Germany5128
5 Finland3216
 Soviet Union3216
7 Italy3126
8 Hungary24612
9 Japan2406
10 Canada2316
11 Austria2136
12 Croatia2125
13 Azerbaijan2103
14 Slovenia2013
15 West Germany15612
16 Sweden1214
17 France1135
18 Slovakia1113
 Switzerland1113
20 Belarus1102
21 South Korea1012
22 Czech Republic1001
 Georgia1001
 Spain1001
 Uzbekistan1001
26 Australia0202
27 Czechoslovakia0134
28 Belgium0123
29 Kazakhstan0112
30 Israel0101
 Ukraine0101
32 Brazil0011
 Estonia0011
 Germany0011
 Great Britain0011
 Poland0011
Totals (36 entries)575757171

Pairs

Total number of Golden Spin of Zagreb medals in pair skating by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States88925
2 Russia86216
3 East Germany5229
4 Canada3137
5 West Germany3126
6 France2158
7 Poland2114
8 Czechoslovakia2002
9 Soviet Union1506
10 Austria1225
11 Italy1203
12 Azerbaijan1102
13 Israel1012
14 Finland1001
 Great Britain1001
16 Slovakia0303
17 Germany0213
18 Estonia0101
 Georgia0101
 Netherlands0101
 Romania0101
 Switzerland0101
23 Ukraine0033
24 Bulgaria0022
 Uzbekistan0022
26 Hungary0011
Totals (26 entries)404036116

Ice dance

Total number of Golden Spin of Zagreb medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States58821
2 Italy53210
3 Russia47415
4 Ukraine4138
5 Hungary3025
6 West Germany3014
7 Soviet Union2406
8 Azerbaijan2305
9 Poland2204
10 Canada2125
11 Czech Republic2035
12 Israel2002
13 Great Britain1225
 Lithuania1225
15 Armenia1012
 Germany1012
17 Netherlands1001
18 France0336
19 Australia0101
 Bulgaria0101
 Czechoslovakia0101
 Georgia0101
 Switzerland0101
24 Slovakia0022
 Turkey0022
26 Japan0011
 Spain0011
Totals (27 entries)414140122

Total medals

Total number of Golden Spin of Zagreb medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States29312686
2 Russia24292073
3 East Germany126826
4 Hungary1181130
5 West Germany1091029
6 Soviet Union914225
7 Italy98623
8 Canada96924
9 France862034
10 Azerbaijan58013
11 Japan54211
12 Ukraine52815
13 Yugoslavia51410
14 Slovenia5117
15 Austria47819
16 Poland45211
17 Israel4329
18 Finland4228
19 Czechoslovakia34512
20 Kazakhstan3317
21 Czech Republic3238
22 Georgia2316
 Switzerland2316
24 Great Britain2237
25 Croatia2226
26 Romania2114
27 Belarus2103
28 China2002
29 Slovakia15410
30 Germany1359
31 Sweden1348
32 Estonia1337
33 Lithuania1225
34 Netherlands1102
35 Uzbekistan1023
36 Armenia1012
 South Korea1012
 Spain1012
39 Australia0415
40 Belgium0224
41 Bulgaria0123
42 Turkey0022
43 Brazil0011
 Denmark0011
Totals (44 entries)195195190580

Notes

  1. ↑ Alexei Rogonov won three two titles while partnered with Anastasia Martiusheva, and one with Kristina Astakhova.

References

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