Attila Elek

Attila Elek
Attila Elek
	Hoffmann and Elek at the 2007 European Championships
Born	6 December 1982 (age 41); Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Hungary
Skating club	Piruett S.E. Budapest
Began skating	1987

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
2006–2007 ^[3]	Tango	Swing, Brother Swing Why don't you do Right? by Julie London Swing, Brother Swing
2005–2006 ^[4]	Cha Cha Rhumba Samba	Flamenco medley
2004–2005 ^[1]^[5]	Slow foxtrot: Singing in the Rain Quickstep: Music from "Ballroom Dancers"	Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003–2004 ^[6]	Rock'n'roll: Great Balls of Fire Blues: Big Legged Woman Rock'n'roll: Great Balls of Fire	Dance with Me: Black Machine by Jazz Machine You are my Everything by Ana Gabriel Pantera en Libertad by Monica Navanjo
2002–2003 ^[7]	Quickstep Slow foxtrot Quickstep	Quidam (from Cirque du Soleil by René Dupéré
2001–2002 ^[8]	Tango: Sombras Flamenco: Granada	Toccata and Fugue in D-Minor (modern version) by Johann Sebastian Bach
2000–2001 ^[9]	Waltz: My Sweet and Tender Beast by Eugen Doga Polka: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, op. 214 by Johann Strauss II	Lovely Sunset by Claude Challe

Results

(with Hoffmann)

Results^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
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

[st05-1] Mittan, Barry (6 February 2005). "Hoffmann and Elek Revive Hungarian Ice Dancing". Skate Today.

[abssk09-2] Bod, Titanilla (2009). "Nóra Hoffmann – haunted by bad luck". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.

[bio0607-3] "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007.

[bio0506-4] "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.

[bio0405-5] "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.

[bio0304-6] "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.

[bio0203-7] "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003.

[bio0102-8] "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.

[bio0001-9] "Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001.

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