Karel Zelenka

Karel Zelenka
Karel Zelenka
	Zelenka in 2007
Full name	Karel Zelenka
Born	March 31, 1983 (age 41); Louny, Czechoslovakia
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 31 March 1983, in Czechoslovakia. His family moved 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. He trained in Milan, Italy, and Oberstdorf, Germany.^[1]

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
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