title: 1966 Prize of Moscow News
text: # 1966 Prize of Moscow News
  
  The 1966 Prize of Moscow News was the first edition of an annual international figure skating competition organized in Moscow, Soviet Union. It was held December 15–18, 1966. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. Czechoslovakia's Ondrej Nepela won the men's title ahead of East Germany's Günter Zöller and the Soviet Union's Vladimir Kurenbin. Martina Clausner of East Germany defeated Hungary's Zsuzsa Szentmiklossy for the ladies' title. Soviet skaters swept the pairs' podium, led by Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin. The ice dancing title was won by Soviets Irina Grishkova / Viktor Ryzhkin.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ondrej Nepela | Czechoslovakia |
  | 2 | Günter Zöller | East Germany |
  | 3 | Vladimir Kurenbin | Soviet Union |
  | 4 | Valeri Meshkov | Soviet Union |
  | 5 | Sergei Chetverukhin | Soviet Union |
  | 6 | Alexander Vedenin | Soviet Union |
  
  ### Ladies
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Martina Clausner | East Germany |
  | 2 | Zsuzsa Szentmiklossy | Hungary |
  | 3 | Sybille Stolfig | East Germany |
  | 4 | Elena Shcheglova | Soviet Union |
  | 5 | Marie Vichova | Czechoslovakia |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin | Soviet Union |
  | 2 | Tatiana Sharanova / Anatoli Evdokimov | Soviet Union |
  | 3 | Ludmila Smirnova / Andrei Suraikin | Soviet Union |
  | 4 | Marianne Mirmsecker / Peter Göbel | East Germany |
  
  ### Ice dancing
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Irina Grishkova / Viktor Ryzhkin | Soviet Union |
  | 2 | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger | East Germany |
  | 3 | Dana Novotná / Jaroslav Hainz | Czechoslovakia |
  