The 1998 Ondrej Nepela Memorial was the Ondrej Nepela Memorial

Ondrej Nepela Memorial

The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held....

 competition of the 1998–1999 season. It was the 6th Ondrej Nepela Memorial to be held. It is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

, held in Bratislava

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

, Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pairs, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. It is usually one of the first senior internationals of the season.

The competition is named for 1972 Olympic gold medalist

Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Figure skating was contested at the 1972 Winter Olympic Games . The competition took place at the Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink.Results of both the men's and ladies' singles events were dominated by placements in the compulsory figures, which at this time were nominally worth 50% of the total...

 Ondrej Nepela

Ondrej Nepela

Ondrej Nepela was an Olympic gold medalist and three-time World champion Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:...

. The 1998 competition was its 6th year. It took place between September 25 and 27, 1998.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	SP	FS
1	Laurent Tobel Laurent Tobel Laurent Tobel is a French figure skater. He is the 1999 French national champion.-Results:-References:* -External links:*...		1.5	1	1
2	Jayson Dénommée Jayson Dénommée Jayson Denommee is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2001 Canadian national silver medalist. He won the bronze medal at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy.-Results:-External links:...		4.0	4	2
3	Evgeni Pliuta Evgeni Pliuta Evgeni Pliuta is a Ukrainian figure skater. He is the 1993 World Junior Champion.-Results:...		4.5	3	3
4	Vitali Danilchenko Vitali Danilchenko Vitali Danilchenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. He is a five time national champion. He was coached by Viacheslav Zagorodniuk.-Results:-Navigation:...		7.0	6	4
5	Róbert Kažimír Róbert Kažimír Róbert Kažimír is a Slovak figure skater. He is a four-time national champion. He competed for Slovakia at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 26th. His highest placement at an ISU championship was 10th at the 2001 European Figure Skating Championships...		8.5	5	6
6	Robert Grzegorczyk Robert Grzegorczyk Robert Grzegorczyk is a Polish figure skater. He is an eight-time Polish national champion.He started training at the age of seven, in Gdansk, at the age of 14 moved to Łódź. He retired from competitive skating following the 2000/2001 season. He has a degree as a sport teacher from the Academy of...		9.0	2	8
7	Frédéric Dambier Frédéric Dambier Frédéric Dambier is a French figure skater. He is a four-time French national silver medalist and competed at two Olympic Games. He twice placed fourth at the European Figure Skating Championships...		10.0	10	5
8	Patrick Schmit Patrick Schmit Patrick Schmit is a Luxembourgish retired competitive figure skater. He placed 29th at the 1998 Winter Olympics.-Results:-References:* -External links:*...		11.0	8	7
9	Juraj Sviatko Juraj Sviatko Juraj Sviatko is a Slovak figure skater. He is the six time national champion and four time national silver medalist. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 8th at the 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships...		12.5	7	9
10	Silvio Smalun Silvio Smalun Silvio Smalun is a German figure skater. He is the 2001 & 2003 German national champion.-Career:...		14.5	8	10
11	Gheorghe Chiper Gheorghe Chiper Gheorghe Chiper is a Romanian former competitive figure skater. He is an eight time Romanian national champion and competed at two Olympic Games. He is the first Romanian skater to win a medal on the Grand Prix circuit and the first Romanian to land a quadruple toe loop in competition. He moved to...		16.5	11	11
12	Roman Martonenko		21.0	16	13
13	Ladislav Hluchy		21.0	12	15
14	Radek Horak		22.0	20	12
15	Hristo Tourlakov		23.5	19	14
16	Petr Jaros		23.5	15	16
17	Florian Gerlach		26.0	18	17
18	Sebastian Prahl		27.0	14	20
19	Karol Gornal		28.5	21	18
20	Karel Nekola		28.5	13	22
21	Sascha Lorenz		29.5	17	21
22	Peter Ciz		30.5	23	19
23	Matthew van den Broeck		34.0	22	23

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	SP	FS
1	Zuzana Paurova		1.5	1	1
2	Mojca Kopač Mojca Kopac Mojca Kopač is a Slovenian figure skater. She won the gold medal at the Slovenian Figure Skating Championships nine times between 1991 and 2004. She represented Slovenia at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where she placed 25th, at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where she placed 23rd, and at the 2002 Winter...		3.0	2	2
3	Christina Riedel		4.5	3	3
4	Olga Vassiljeva Olga Vassiljeva Olga Vassiljeva is an Estonian figure skater. She is the 1999-2001 & 2003 Estonian national champion.Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 15th at the 2003 European Figure Skating Championships....		7.5	5	5
5	Sarah Jentgens		8.0	8	4
6	Christal Borghi		9.0	4	7
7	Tara Fergusson		11.0	10	6
8	Anna Dimova		11.5	7	8
9	Eva Babicova		12.0	6	9
10	Veronika Skalicka		15.5	11	10
11	Ingrida Snieskiene		16.5	9	12
12	Noemi Bedo		18.0	14	11
13	Ellen Mareels		18.0	12	12
14	Lucia Starovičová Lucia Starovicová Lucia Starovičová is a Slovakian figure skater. She is the 2001-2005 national bronze medallist. Her highest placement at an ISU championship was 17th at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....		20.5	13	14

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	SP	FS
1	Kateřina Beránková Katerina Beránková Katerina Berankova was an Czech figure skater. Initially, she competed in ladies singles, finishing 10th at the 1995 European Figure Skating Championships. She switched to pair skating in 1997 and competed with Otto Dlabola, with whom she finished 8th at the 2002 Winter...  / Otto Dlabola Otto Dlabola Otto Dlabola is a retired Czech pair skater. Initially, he skated with Veronika Joukalova, and in 1997, he teamed up with Kateřina Beránková, with whom she finished 8th at the 2002 Winter Olympics-Results:...		1.5	1	1
2	Oľga Beständigová Olga Beständigová Oľga Beständigová is a Slovak pair skater. She competed with her brother Jozef Beständig. She retired from skating following the 2002 Winter Olympics but returned to compete with her brother again for the 2004-2005 season. She participated in the Turkish show Buzda Dans in the winters of 2006-2007...  / Jozef Beständig Jozef Beständig Jozef Beständig is a former Slovak pair skater. He competed with his sister Oľga Beständigová. His sister retired from skating following the 2002 Winter Olympics, but the pair returned to the ice again for the 2004/2005 season.-Results:-External links:...		3.5	3	2
3	Katsjarina Danko / Henadzi Yemelyanenko		4.5	2	3

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Zuzana Merzova / Tomas Morbacher		2.0	1	1	1	1
2	Zuzana Durkovska / Marian Mesaros		4.0	2	2	2	2