Karel Zelenka
Karel Zelenka | |
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Full name | Karel Zelenka |
Hometown | Milan |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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 Czech-Italian figure skater. He is a five-time (2003-2007) 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, due to his father's 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
Event | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 25th | |||||||||||
World Championships | 25th | 20th | 25th | 17th | 16th | |||||||
European Championships | 19th | 16th | 19th | 7th | 15th | 23rd | ||||||
World Junior Championships | 20th | 19th | 8th | |||||||||
Italian Championships | 1st J. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | WD | 3rd |
Cup of China | 6th | |||||||||||
Skate America | 10th | 12th | ||||||||||
Skate Canada International | 10th | |||||||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 7th | 16th | ||||||||||
NRW Trophy | 13th | |||||||||||
Triglav Trophy | 4th | |||||||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | |||||||||||
Karl Schäfer Memorial | 4th | |||||||||||
Golden Spin of Zagreb | 10th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||
Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 3rd | |||||||||||
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
References
External links
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