Danish Figure Skating Championships
| Danish Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | National championships |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Country | Denmark |
| Inaugurated | 1912 |
| Organized by | Danish Skating Union |
The Danish Figure Skating Championships (Danish: Danske Mesterskaber) are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Danish Skating Union (Danish: Dansk Skøjte Union) to crown the national champions of Denmark. The first Danish Championships were held in 1912 in Copenhagen. Early competitions featured events in single skating, pair skating, and speed skating, and were sporadic for the first several decades on account of unsuitable weather as well as World War II.
Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. Denmark has not seen competition in pair skating since 1965. Per Cock-Clausen holds the record for winning the most Danish Championship titles in men's singles (with thirteen). Cock-Clausen was 51 years old when he won his last championship title in 1963. Anisette Torp-Lind holds the record in women's singles (with seven). Ayoe Bardram and Alf Refer hold the record in pair skating (with six), although Refer won an additional three titles with other partners. Vivi Christiansen and Kurt Poulsen hold the record in ice dance (with six).