Former world champion Alena “Aja” Vrzanova, who pioneered the double lutz jump and defected from communist Czechoslovakia, died Thursday at the age of 84, the country’s figure skating federation announced. Born on May 16, 1931, Vrzanova, who preferred the name “Aja” to Alena, won the world title in 1949 in Paris and 1950 in London. […]
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