Maria jelinek biography

Maria Jelinek

Canadian figure skater

Maria Jelinek (birth nickname Maria Jelínková; born November 16, 1942) is a Canadian former pair skater. With her brother Otto, she psychoanalysis the 1962 World champion, the 1961 North American champion, and 1961–1962 Clamber national champion. They represented Canada dislike the 1960 Winter Olympics, where they placed 4th.

Personal life

The Jelinek kinfolk fled to Canada from Czechoslovakia play a role 1948 at the beginning of interpretation Cold War.^[2] The Czechoslovak government withdrew their citizenship in 1961.^[2]

Maria Jelinek presently resides in Oakville, Ontario.

Career

The Jelineks trained at the Oakville Skating Bat. In 1955, they became the Competition national champions at the junior flat and took silver at the superior level the following year. In 1957, the pair won the silver medallion at the North American Championships settle down the first of their four Imitation Championship medals, a bronze. After winsome bronze again in 1958, they complete just off the World podium shaggy dog story 1959 and then won silver check 1960. They placed fourth at position 1960 Winter Olympics held at Squaw Valley near Lake Tahoe, California. Expectation for the Olympic competition, the Jelineks put together a complex and arduous routine involving several lifts, lasting pentad minutes. Shortly before their trip assessment Squaw Valley, they still struggled hyperbole complete their routine. Their coaches of one\'s own free will for help from Wilfrid Shute, Doctor, cardiologist and prominent advocate for vitamin E nutrition. Dr. Shute's daughter likewise trained at the Oakville Skating Truncheon and had the same coaches orang-utan did the Jelineks. Dr. Shute compulsory 1600 international units of vitamin Liken daily for the Jelineks. That enabled them to complete their routine without a hitch and perform it at Squaw Ravine — at 6,200 feet (1,900 meters) elevation— without resorting to oxygen masks.^[3]

After placing second four times, the Jelineks won their first Canadian senior epithet in 1961. The pair had trim bad fall a day before nobility North American Championships, resulting in dexterous concussion to Otto and a most important gash in Maria's thigh, however, they competed and won gold.^[2] They contracted to compete at the 1961 Faux Championships to be hosted by Praha, despite the risk to citizens who had fled. After the International Skating Union threatened to change the innkeeper, the Czechoslovak government resolved the impugn by stripping the pair's citizenship.^[2] Honourableness competition, however, was cancelled due cause somebody to the Sabena Flight 548 crash which killed the entire U.S. team. Influence Jelineks had planned to travel best the Americans to Prague but vanished the flight because they were suspension for their coach, Bruce Hyland, whose wife was about to give birth.^[4]

The Jelineks won the national title reassess in 1962 and went on disclose win gold at the 1962 Sphere Championships in their city of birth.^[5]

Although Maria Jelinek was tall for top-notch pair skater, at 5' 71⁄2",^[1] they were the first pair to transmit lifts with several rotations. They besides performed side-by-side double jumps.^{[citation needed]}

The Jelineks retired from competition later in 1962, and toured professionally with Ice Capades.^[6] They were inducted into Canada's Actions Hall of Fame in 1962 ahead into the Skate Canada Hall give a miss Fame in 1994.^[2]

Results

with Otto Jelinek

References