Attila Elek
Attila Elek (born 6 December 1982 in Budapest) is a Hungarian ice dancer. With former partner Nóra Hoffmann, he is a two-time (2003–2004) World Junior silver medalist, the 2003 JGP Final champion, and a five-time (2003–2007) Hungarian national champion. They placed 17th at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.
Career
Elek was paired with Nóra Hoffmann by coaches when he was nine years old.[1] They twice won the silver medal at Junior Worlds, in 2003 and 2004. Hoffmann / Elek were silver medalists at the 2002–2003 Junior Grand Prix Final and won the title in 2003–2004. On the senior Grand Prix series, their best placement was 5th at 2006 Cup of Russia. Their best finish at senior Worlds was 15th in 2005. They competed at the 2006 Olympics, finishing 17th. During the warm-up at 2006 Worlds, another couple was performing a lift nearby and the woman's skates accidentally cut Hoffmann's back and elbow.[2] Despite the pain, Hoffmann skated with Elek a few minutes later and they finished 18th.
At the 2007 European Championships, they were 7th after the original dance but they were forced to withdraw – Elek broke his leg during the morning practice before the free dance.[2] They split up at the end of the season.
Personal life
Elek's younger brother is György Elek, who also competed in ice dancing.[1]
Programs
(with Hoffmann)
Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2006–2007 [3] |
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2005–2006 [4] |
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2004–2005 [1][5] |
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2003–2004 [6] |
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2002–2003 [7] |
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2001–2002 [8] |
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2000–2001 [9] |
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Results
(with Hoffmann)
Results[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||||||||
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International | |||||||||
Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
Olympics | 17th | ||||||||
Worlds | 18th | 18th | 15th | 18th | |||||
Europeans | 14th | 11th | 10th | 12th | WD** | ||||
GP Bompard | 7th | 6th | |||||||
GP Cup of China | 6th | ||||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 5th | ||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 7th | ||||||||
Bofrost Cup | 5th | ||||||||
Golden Spin | 1st | ||||||||
Karl Schäfer | 8th | ||||||||
International: Junior | |||||||||
Junior Worlds | 21st | 17th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | |||
JGP Final | 5th | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
JGP Bulgaria | 3rd | 1st | |||||||
JGP China | 9th | ||||||||
JGP Germany | 1st | ||||||||
JGP Italy | 2nd | ||||||||
JGP Japan | 6th | ||||||||
JGP Mexico | 7th | 3rd | |||||||
JGP Netherlands | 8th | ||||||||
JGP Norway | 4th | ||||||||
JGP Slovenia | 1st | ||||||||
JGP USA | 1st | ||||||||
National | |||||||||
Hungarian | 2nd J. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew; **7th after OD |
References
- ^ a b c Mittan, Barry (6 February 2005). "Hoffmann and Elek Revive Hungarian Ice Dancing". Skate Today.
- ^ a b Bod, Titanilla (2009). "Nóra Hoffmann – haunted by bad luck". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.
- ^ a b "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
- ^ a b "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
- ^ a b "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003.
- ^ a b "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
- ^ a b "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001.
External links
- Nora Hoffmann / Attila Elek at the International Skating Union
- Nora Hoffmann / Attila Elek official site
- Care to Ice Dance - Hoffmann / Elek
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