Karel Zelenka
| Karel Zelenka | |
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Zelenka in 2007
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Karel Zelenka |
| Country represented |  Italy |
| Born | March 31, 1983 Louny, Czechoslovakia |
| Home town | Milan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Coach | Karel Zelenka Sr. Edoardo De Bernardis |
| Choreographer | Edoardo De Bernardis Frank Dehne Barbara Fusar-Poli |
| Skating club | Agora Skating Team |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 191.73 2007 Europeans |
| Short program | 64.53 2007 Europeans |
| Free skate | 127.20 2007 Europeans |
Karel Zelenka (born March 31, 1983 in Louny, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech-Italian figure skater. He is a five-time (2003–2007) Italian national champion.
Biography
Zelenka was born in 1983 in Czechoslovakia. His father was also a figure skater and won a bronze medal at the Czech National Championships.[1] His family moved to Italy when he was six years old.[1] 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.[2][3] His favorite skaters include Viktor Petrenko and Alexei Yagudin.[4]
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; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||||
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