The Golden Bear of Zagreb () is an annual figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. Held since 1986, the event was organized by the Medveščak Figure Skating Club. It was originally a companion event to the Golden Spin of Zagreb, intended for junior- and novice-level skaters. In 2012, senior-level events were added. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating.
Senior results Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Mario Rafael Ionian Josip Gluhak No other competitors 2013 David Richardson Kristof Forgo Márton Markó 2015 Matthias Versluis Peter James Hallam David Kranjec 2016 Kévin Aymoz Phillip Harris Stéphane Walker 2017 Daniel Grassl Graham Newberry Lukas Britschgi 2018 Paul Fentz Jari Kessler 2019 Irakli Maysuradze Luc Maierhofer Lukas Britschgi 2025 Jari Kessler Filip Scerba Tadeas Vaclavik
Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Kerstin Frank Nika Cerič Roberta Rodeghiero 2013 Nikol Gosviani Daša Grm Carol Bressanutti 2014 Carol Bressanutti Sophie Almassy 2015 Linnea Mellgren Lara Roth Carol Bressanutti 2016 Laurine Lecavelier Giada Russo Nicole Schott 2017 Diāna Ņikitina Dasa Grm Matilda Algotsson 2018 Natasha McKay Elettra Olivotto Alissa Scheidt 2019 Alessia Tornaghi Olga Mikutina Natasha McKay 2025 Julija Lovrencic Ginevra Lavinia Negrello Ariadna Gupta Espada
Junior medalists Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 1996 Gregor Urbas Andrej Gorkič No other competitors 1997 Janez Špoljar Andrea Livi Tayfun Anar 1998 Gregor Urbas Florian Just Michael Ganser 1999 Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Matthew Wilkinson 2000 Thomas Dussous Gregor Urbas Vadim Akolzin 2001 Sergei Kotov Alper Uçar Damjan Ostojič 2002 Mikko Minkkinen Visa Tuominen Alper Uçar 2003 Pavel Kaška Luka Čadež Michal Matloch 2004 Boris Martinec Kutay Eryoldas Josip Gluhak 2005 Thomas Paulson Josip Gluhak Boris Martinec 2006 Severin Kiefer Tobias Steindl Juriy Gnilozubov 2007 Mikael Redin Martin Rappe Boris Martinec 2009 Ivor Mikolčević No other competitors 2011 Mislav Blagojević Manuel Drechsler No other competitors 2012 Kristof Forgo Albert Mueck Krištof Brezar 2013 Charlie Parry-Evans Alexander Borovoj 2014 Alessandro Fadini Krištof Brezar Steven Spencer Baker 2015 Daniel Grassl Jari Kessler Josh Brown 2016 Nurullah Sahaka Maxence Collet 2017 Filip Scerba Gabriele Frangipani Charles Katanovic 2018 Gabriele Frangipani Andreas Nordebäck Alexander Zlatkov 2019 Iker Oyarzabal Egor Khlopkov Oliver Praetorius 2025 Maksym Petrychenko André Zapata Jack Donovan
Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 1997 Kati Simola Karin Brandstätter Anja Beslic 1998 Andrea Diewald Nina Sackerer Veronica Diewald 1999 Lucie Krausová Stephanie Lotterschmid Mari Hirvonen 2000 Idora Hegel Eva-Maria Fitze Stephanie Lotterschmid 2001 Anja Bratec Teodora Poštič 2002 Kristina Mikhailova Fleur Maxwell Darja Škrlj 2003 Jana Sýkorová Željka Krizmanić Kaja Otovic 2004 Henriikka Hietaniemi Kristina Geissler 2005 Alexandra Ievleva Franka Vugec 2006 Linnea Mellgren Katharina Gierok Katherina Hadford 2007 Nicole Gurny Virginie Clerc Linnea Mellgren 2009 Patricia Gleščič Mirna Librić Daša Grm 2011 Elettra Olivotto Amella Schwienbacher Noora Ikonen 2012 Ivett Tóth Seidi Rantanen Evelina Viljanen 2013 Pina Umek Bianka Friesz Alessia Zardini 2014 Violette Ivanoff Antonia Banović Alexandra Philippova 2015 Choi Yu-jin Rebecca Ghilardi Anna Litvinenko 2016 Starr Andrews Lisa Lager Ashley Kim 2017 Hannah Dawson Lucrezia Beccari Charlotte Vandersarren 2018 Alena Kanysheva Emilia Murdock Lucrezia Beccari 2019 Ginevra Negrello Stefanie Pesendorfer Nargiz Süleymanova 2025 Diana Alexandra Ziesecke Amanda Ghezzo Paula Kasnar
Pairs +Pairs event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2003 No other competitors
References
External links KKK Medvescak Golden Bear of Zagreb at SkatingScores.com Slovene Skating Union: Historical placements: Slovenian athletes Croatian Skating Union: History