Karel Zelenka

Karel Zelenka
Height	175 cm (5.74 ft)
Figure skating career
Country	Italy
Coach	Karel Zelenka Sr., Edoardo De Bernardis
Skating club	Agora Skating Team

Karel Zelenka (born March 31, 1983 in Louny, Czechoslovakia) is an Italian figure skater. He is the five-time Italian national champion.

Biography

Zelenka was born on 31st March 1983, in Czechoslovakia. His family emigrated from the Czech Republic to Italy when he was six years old, for his father work. He has lived in Italy ever since. Zelenka received Italian citizenship in January, 2006, in time for him to represent Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he placed 25th.

Competitive highlights

Post-2003

Event	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010
Winter Olympic Games			25th
World Championships		20th	25th	17th	16th
European Championships	16th		19th	7th	15th
Italian Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd
Cup of China					6th
Skate America				10th	12th
Skate Canada International			10th
Finlandia Trophy						7th	16th
Triglav Trophy						4th
Nebelhorn Trophy				5th
Karl Schäfer Memorial				4th
Golden Spin of Zagreb	4th		6th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial	3rd

Pre-2003

Event	1998-1999	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003
World Championships					25th
European Championships					19th
World Junior Championships	20th	19th	8th
Italian Championships	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb					10th
Junior Grand Prix, Italy				6th
Junior Grand Prix, Poland				2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany	12th		5th
Junior Grand Prix, Norway		15th	8th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia		10th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia	14th

• J = Junior level

External links

• Official Site
• Karel Zelenka at the International Skating Union