Krisztina Czakó at the Europeans 1994 in Copenhagen
Czakó was born in Budapest, Hungary. Her mother Klara was a speed skater, while her father and coach György Czakó was himself a figure skater and a former Hungarian men's national champion. György began teaching Krisztina how to skate before she was a year old, making her a pair of skates himself when none could be found that were small enough to fit her.[1]
Czakó was the youngest athlete to compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics, at age 13 years and 2 months. She was so young that she was still able to compete in the World Junior Championship in 1994 and 1995 (finishing second and third, respectively), despite her Olympic experience. She made her second Olympic appearance in Lillehammer, Norway in 1994, finishing 11th. She intended to compete in her third Olympics in 1998 but had to withdraw due to injury.
Czakó won the silver medal at the 1997 European Championships skating her long program to the music of The Addams Family. It was the first medal for Hungary in the European ladies' event since 1971. Czakó also achieved a career-best 7th-place finish at the 1997 World Championships.
Czakó was a seven-time Hungarian national champion (1992-1998), and represented her country in two Olympics, six World Championships, and seven European championships, along with numerous other competitions. She was the first hungarian woman to land a triple-triple combination on a competition. She is now retired from competitive skating.
^Dobor, Helga (2006). "Krisztina Czakó: "Yes, the Hungarians are there, and they can skate"". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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krisztina, czakó, born, december, 1978, hungarian, former, figure, skater, 1997, european, silver, medalist, 1994, skate, canada, international, champion, czakó, europeans, 1994, copenhagenborn, 1978, december, 1978, budapest, hungaryfigure, skating, careercou. Krisztina Czako born 17 December 1978 is a Hungarian former figure skater She is the 1997 European silver medalist and 1994 Skate Canada International champion Krisztina CzakoCzako at the Europeans 1994 in CopenhagenBorn 1978 12 17 17 December 1978 age 45 Budapest HungaryFigure skating careerCountryHungaryCoachGyorgy CzakoRetired1999Medal record Representing HungaryLadies Figure skatingEuropean Championships1997 Paris Ladies singlesWorld Junior Championships1995 Budapest Ladies singles1994 Colorado Springs Ladies singles Contents 1 Career 2 Results 3 References 4 External links 5 NavigationCareer edit nbsp Krisztina Czako at the Europeans 1994 in CopenhagenCzako was born in Budapest Hungary Her mother Klara was a speed skater while her father and coach Gyorgy Czako was himself a figure skater and a former Hungarian men s national champion Gyorgy began teaching Krisztina how to skate before she was a year old making her a pair of skates himself when none could be found that were small enough to fit her 1 Czako was the youngest athlete to compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics at age 13 years and 2 months She was so young that she was still able to compete in the World Junior Championship in 1994 and 1995 finishing second and third respectively despite her Olympic experience She made her second Olympic appearance in Lillehammer Norway in 1994 finishing 11th She intended to compete in her third Olympics in 1998 but had to withdraw due to injury Czako won the silver medal at the 1997 European Championships skating her long program to the music of The Addams Family It was the first medal for Hungary in the European ladies event since 1971 Czako also achieved a career best 7th place finish at the 1997 World Championships Czako was a seven time Hungarian national champion 1992 1998 and represented her country in two Olympics six World Championships and seven European championships along with numerous other competitions She was the first hungarian woman to land a triple triple combination on a competition She is now retired from competitive skating Results editGP Champions Series Grand Prix International 2 Event 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 98 98 99 99 00Winter Olympics 23rd 11th WDWorld Champ 17th 15th 12th 23rd 11th 7thEuropean Champ 16th 6th 6th 8th 6th 2nd 5thGP Cup of Russia 6thGP Nations Cup 5thGP Skate Canada 4th 1st 7thGP Trophee de France Lalique 7th 6th 5th 5thFinlandia Trophy 3rdSchafer Memorial 8th 1st 2nd 1st 8th 2ndNepela Memorial 1stWinter Universiade 8thInternational Junior 2 Junior Worlds 25th 7th 2nd 3rdEYOF 3rd JNational 2 Hungarian Champ 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1stJ Junior level WD WithdrewReferences edit Dobor Helga 2006 Krisztina Czako Yes the Hungarians are there and they can skate AbsoluteSkating com Retrieved 7 February 2011 a b c Krisztina CZAKO International Skating Union Archived from the original on 20 April 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link External links editKrisztina Czako official home pageNavigation edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krisztina Czako amp oldid 1185166995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
