Krisztina Czakó

Krisztina Czakó
File:Kristina Czako 1.jpg Krisztina Czakó at the Europeans 1994 in Copenhagen
Personal information
Country represented	Hungary
Born	(1978-12-17) December 17, 1978 Budapest, Hungary
Coach	Gyorgy Czakó
Medal record Representing Hungary Ladies' Figure skating European Championships 1997 Paris Ladies' singles World Junior Championships 1995 Budapest Ladies' singles 1994 Colorado Springs Ladies' singles

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.

Career

File:Kristina Czako 2.jpg

Krisztina Czakó at the Europeans 1994 in Copenhagen

Czakó's mother Klara was a speed skater, while her father and coach Gyorgy Czakó 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.

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

International
Event	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1999–00
Olympics	23rd		11th				WD
Worlds	17th	15th	12th	23rd	11th	7th
Europeans	16th	6th	6th	8th	6th	2nd	5th
CS Cup of Russia					6th
CS Nations Cup						5th
CS Skate Canada			4th	1st	7th
CS Trophée de France / Lalique				7th	6th	5th	5th
Finlandia						3rd
Karl Schäfer		8th	1st	2nd	1st	8th		2nd
Ondrej Nepela					1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	25th	7th	2nd	3rd
EYOF				3rd J.
National
Hungarian	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
CS = Became part of Champions Series in 1995–1996 (later renamed Grand Prix) J. = Junior level

External links

• Krisztina Czakó official home page