Krisztina Czakó

Krisztina Czakó (born December 17, 1978 in Budapest, Hungary) is a former Hungarian figure skater. She is the 1997 European silver medalist and 1994 Skate Canada International champion.

Krisztina Czakó
Krisztina Czakó at the Europeans 1994 in Copenhagen
Personal information
Country represented Hungary
Born (1978-12-17) December 17, 1978
Budapest, Hungary
CoachGyörgy Czakó
Retired1999

Career
Krisztina Czakó at the Europeans 1994 in Copenhagen

Czakó's 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 six European championships, along with numerous other competitions. She is now retired from competitive skating.

Results

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

International[2]
Event 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98-99 99–00
Winter Olympics23rd11thWD
World Champ.17th15th12th23rd11th7th
European Champ.16th6th6th8th6th2nd5th
GP Cup of Russia6th
GP Nations Cup5th
GP Skate Canada4th1st7th
GP Trophée de
France / Lalique		7th6th5th5th
Finlandia Trophy3rd
Schäfer Memorial8th1st2nd1st8th 2nd
Nepela Memorial1st
Winter Universiade 8th
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds25th7th2nd3rd
EYOF3rd J
National[2]
Hungarian Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References
  1. Dobor, Helga (2006). "Krisztina Czakó: "Yes, the Hungarians are there, and they can skate"". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  2. "Krisztina CZAKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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