Željka Cižmešija
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Željka Čižmešija is a Croatia
n retired figure skater who competed internationally for both Croatia and Yugoslavia
. On March 7, 1990, at the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships
, she became the last figure skater to compete a compulsory figure in international competition (David Liu
having previously become the last male skater to do it). Both she and Liu received certificates about their achievement. Competitively, she placed 22nd at the 1988 Winter Olympics
for Yugoslavia, and 24th at the 1992 Winter Olympics
for Croatia.
Her brother Tomislav Čižmešija
is also a retired figure skater.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n retired figure skater who competed internationally for both Croatia and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. On March 7, 1990, at the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
, she became the last figure skater to compete a compulsory figure in international competition (David Liu
David Liu
David Liu is a Taiwanese figure skater. He represented Taiwan at three Olympic Games: the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 27th; the 1992 Winter Olympics where he placed 17th; and the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he placed 25th...
having previously become the last male skater to do it). Both she and Liu received certificates about their achievement. Competitively, she placed 22nd at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
for Yugoslavia, and 24th at the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
for Croatia.
Her brother Tomislav Čižmešija
Tomislav Čižmešija
Tomislav Čižmešija is a Croatian retired figure skater who competed internationally for both Croatia and SFR Yugoslavia. He was Croatia's flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, the nation's first Olympics appearance since gaining independence in 1991...
is also a retired figure skater.