György Elek

György Elek (born 2 May 1984) is a Hungarian former competitive ice dancer. With Zsuzsanna Nagy, he is a two-time national silver medalist. They competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships and also appeared on the senior Grand Prix series.

The native form of this personal name is Elek György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
György Elek
Personal information
Country representedHungary
Born (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PartnerZsuzsanna Nagy
Regina Szabo
CoachSándor Nagy
Gabriella Remport
ChoreographerGabriella Remport
Nanda Wolf
Skating clubRozmaring SE Budapest
ISU personal best scores
Combined total136.87
2004 JGP Budapest
Comp. dance31.26
2004 JGP Budapest
Original dance43.79
2004 JGP Budapest
Free dance64.58
2006 Europeans

Personal life

Elek was born on 2 May 1984 in Budapest, Hungary. He is the younger brother of Hungarian ice dancer Attila Elek.[1]

Career

Elek's partnership with Regina Szabo began by 2001. They competed at four ISU Junior Grand Prix events.

Elek teamed up with Zsuzsanna Nagy in the middle of the 2002–2003 season. The two qualified to the final segment at the 2003 World Junior Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and the 2004 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.

After moving up to the senior level, in the 2005–2006 season, Nagy/Elek appeared at two Grand Prix events and became two-time national silver medalists. They competed in the free dance at the 2006 European Championships in Lyon, France, and 2007 European Championships in Warsaw, Poland. They competed in the original dance at the 2007 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but did not advance to the free dance.

Nagy/Elek were coached by her parents, Sándor Nagy and Gabriella Remport.[1] Their partnership ended around 2007.

Programs

(with Nagy)

Season Original dance Free dance
2006–2007
[1]
2005–2006
[2]
  • Cha Cha
  • Rhumba
  • Samba
2004–2005
[3]
  • Carmina Burana
    by Carl Orff
    performed by Edvin Marton
2003–2004
[4]
  • Rock 'n Roll
  • Blues
  • Rock 'n Roll
2002–2003
[5]
  • Waltz
    by Johann Strauss
  • Polka
    by Johann Strauss

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Nagy
International[6]
Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07
World Champ.26th
European Champ.21st20th
GP Trophée Bompard12th
GP NHK Trophy11th
Golden Spin5th
Skate Israel5th
International: Junior[6]
World Junior Champ.23rd16th
JGP Croatia7th
JGP Hungary6th
JGP Mexico8th
JGP United States7th
EYOF9th
National[6]
Hungarian Champ.1st J2nd2nd
J = Junior level

With Szabo
International[7]
Event 01–02 02–03
JGP Czech Republic8th
JGP Germany14th
JGP Italy16th
JGP Netherlands14th

References
  1. "Zsuzsanna NAGY / György ELEK: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Zsuzsanna NAGY / György ELEK: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Zsuzsanna NAGY / György ELEK: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Zsuzsanna NAGY / György ELEK: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Zsuzsanna NAGY / György ELEK: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Zsuzsanna NAGY / György ELEK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. "Regina SZABO / Gyorgy ELEK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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