The Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships () were an annual figure skating competition organized by the Czechoslovak Figure Skating Union () to crown the national champions of Czechoslovakia. The first championships were held in Prague in 1924, and featured competitions in both speed skating and figure skating. No competitions were held between 1940 and 1945 due to the German occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II. The last installment of the Czechoslovak Championships took place in December 1992, mere weeks before the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The establishment of independent Czech and Slovak Republics led to separate Czech and Slovak Figure Skating Championships.
Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Karol DivÃÂn holds the record for winning the most Czechoslovak Championship titles in men's singles (with eleven), while Hana Maà ¡ková holds the record in women's singles (with five), Soà Âa Balunová and Miloslav Balun hold the record in pair skating (with six), and Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman hold the record in ice dance (with seven).
In 1918, after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the First Czechoslovak Republic was established. The Skating Union of the Czechoslovak Republic (; ) was formed in 1922, which brought together Czechs and Slovaks in both figure skating and speed skating. Prior to the construction of indoor ice rinks, figure skating in Czechoslovakia was dependent on the weather, as lakes needed to be sufficiently frozen in order for skaters to practice, least of all compete. The first championships were held in Prague in 1924, and featured competitions in both speed skating and figure skating. The first indoor ice rink in Czechoslovakia was built on à  tvanice in Prague in 1932, establishing Prague as the skating center of Czechoslovakia. Skating lagged in Slovakia until the construction of an artificial ice rink in Bratislava. After the dissolution of the association during World War II, the Czechoslovak Figure Skating Union () was established in 1945 to foster cooperation between Czech and Slovak skaters.
The peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia occurred on 31 December 1992, leading to the creation of two independent nations: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. However, the 1993 Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships had already been held in Hradec Králové earlier in December. Therefore, the first figure skating championships of the newly independent Czech Republic and Slovakia did not take place until 1994. Many Czechoslovak medalists went on to compete successfully for the newly independent nations: Kateà Âina Beránková, Radka Kovaà ÂÃÂková, Lenka Kulovaná, René Novotný, Jaroslav Suchý, and Irena Zemanová for the Czech Republic; and Pavol PoráÃÂ, Viera PoráÃÂová, Zaneta à  tefániková, and Rastislav VnuÃÂko for Slovakia.
Ondrej Nepela, eight-time Czechoslovak national champion, died in 1989 at the age of 38. The Ondrej Nepela Memorial premiered in 1993, and is held annually at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia. Nepela was named the Slovak Athlete of the Century in 2000.
Pavel Roman, seven-time Czechoslovak champion in ice dance with his sister Eva Romanová, died in a motorcycle crash in 1972. In 1992, the Olomouc Figure Skating Club debuted the Pavel Roman Memorial â a competition exclusively for ice dance â in Olomouc, in what was then Czechoslovakia. Since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, this competition has continued annually in the Czech Republic.