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}} Alena "Ája" Vrzáňová ((:ˈalɛna ˈaːja ˈvr̩zaːɲovaː), also Zanová, married name: Steindler; 16 May 1931 – 30 July 2015), was a Czech figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia in competition. Vrzáňová is the 1949 & 1950 World champion and 1950 European champion. ==Personal life== Vrzáňová was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1931. In addition to figure skating, she also played piano and attended ballet school.〔 After spending the winter of 1949 at home in Czechoslovakia, her father advised her not to come back from the upcoming World Championships and she agreed. She defected〔 from Czechoslovakia during the 1950 World Championships in London and was eventually offered political asylum. Her mother followed her in March under dramatic circumstances – her plane was hijacked.〔 Her father, a professional cello player, visited them several times, but decided not to leave his country permanently. He was held as a political prisoner for 13 years and forced to work in a coal mine.〔Fox, M., ("Aja Zanova, Top Czech Skater Who Defected to West, Dies at 84" ), ''New York Times'', Aug. 1, 2015.〕 His daughter did not return to Prague until 1990, after the Velvet Revolution.〔 In 1969, Vrzáňová married Czech-born innkeeper Pavel Steindler; they adopted two children. They ran the Duck Joint restaurant in New York City, and later the Czech Pavilion. She died on 30 July 2015 at the age of 84 while living in New York City, in exile.〔〔(Zemřela krasobruslařská legenda Ája Vrzáňová ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alena Vrzáňová」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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