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Attila Elek

{{short description|Hungarian ice dancer}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Attila Elek

|image= Nora Hoffmann & Attila Elek - 2007 Europeans 2.jpg

|caption= Hoffmann and Elek at the 2007 European Championships

|country= Hungary

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1982|12|6|df=y}}

|birth_place = Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic

|residence=

|height= {{height|m=1.74}}

|formerpartner= Nóra Hoffmann

|formercoach= Sandor Nagy
Nikolai Morozov

|formerchoreographer= Nikolai Morozov

|skating club= Piruett S.E. Budapest

|beganskating = 1987

|retired=

|dance score= 161.57

|dance date= 2006 Cup of Russia

|CD score= 30.72

|CD date= 2005 Europeans

|OD score= 50.83

|OD date= 2007 Europeans

|FD score= 83.20

|FD date= 2005 Europeans

}}

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. 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. 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. They split up at the end of the season.

Personal life

Elek's younger brother is György Elek, who also competed in ice dancing.

Programs

(with Hoffmann)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season

! Original dance

! Free dance

2006–2007

|

  • Tango

|

  • Swing, Brother Swing
  • Why don't you do Right?
    by Julie London
  • Swing, Brother Swing
2005–2006

|

  • Cha Cha
  • Rhumba
  • Samba

|

  • Flamenco medley
2004–2005

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  • Slow foxtrot: Singing in the Rain
  • Quickstep: Music from "Ballroom Dancers"

|

2003–2004

|

  • 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

|

  • Quickstep
  • Slow foxtrot
  • Quickstep

|

2001–2002

|

  • Tango: Sombras
  • Flamenco: Granada

|

2000–2001

|

|

Results

Image:Nora Hoffmann & Attila Elek - 2007 Europeans 3.jpg ]]

(with Hoffmann)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=10 align=center | Results
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International
Event

! 1998–99

! 1999–00

! 2000–01

! 2001–02

! 2002–03

! 2003–04

! 2004–05

! 2005–06

! 2006–07

align=left | Olympics17th
align=left | Worlds18th18th15th18th
align=left | Europeans14th11th10th12thWD**
align=left | GP Bompard7th6th
align=left | GP Cup of China6th
align=left | GP Cup of Russia5th
align=left | GP NHK Trophy7th
align=left | Bofrost Cup5th
align=left | Golden Spinbgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | Karl Schäfer8th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International: Junior
align=left | Junior Worlds21st17th9th5thbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | JGP Final5thbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | JGP Bulgaria3rdbgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | JGP China9th
align=left | JGP Germanybgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | JGP Italybgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | JGP Japan6th
align=left | JGP Mexico7thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | JGP Netherlands8th
align=left | JGP Norway4th
align=left | JGP Sloveniabgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | JGP USAbgcolor=gold | 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National
align=left | Hungarianbgcolor=silver | 2nd J.bgcolor=gold | 1st J.bgcolor=gold | 1st J.bgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st

References

{{Reflist|2|refs=

{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00003375.htm | title = Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2000/2001 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010418203559/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00003375.htm | archive-date = 18 April 2001 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00003375.htm | title = Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2001/2002 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020602151820/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00003375.htm | archive-date = 2 June 2002 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00003375.htm | title = Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2002/2003 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030804030141/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00003375.htm | archive-date = 4 August 2003 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00003375.htm | title = Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2003/2004 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040603051343/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00003375.htm | archive-date = 3 June 2004 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00003375.htm | title = Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2004/2005 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050404013119/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00003375.htm | archive-date = 4 April 2005 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00003375.htm | title = Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2005/2006 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060425123710/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00003375.htm | archive-date = 25 April 2006 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00003375.htm | title = Nora HOFFMANN / Attila ELEK: 2006/2007 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825045940/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00003375.htm | archive-date = 25 August 2007 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite news | url = http://www.skatetoday.com/2005/02/06/hoffmann-and-elek-revive-hungarian-ice-dancing/ | title = Hoffmann and Elek Revive Hungarian Ice Dancing | first = Barry | last = Mittan | publisher = Skate Today | date = 6 February 2005 }}

{{cite news | url = http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2009hoffmann | title = Nóra Hoffmann – haunted by bad luck | first = Titanilla | last = Bod | work = AbsoluteSkating.com | year = 2009 | access-date = 23 December 2010 }}

}}

External links

{{Commons category|Attila Elek}}

  • {{isu name | id=00003375 | name=Nora Hoffmann / Attila Elek}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080223201722/http://hoffmann-elek.ice-dance.com/ Nora Hoffmann / Attila Elek official site]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20061206083215/http://www.caretoicedance.com/hofele.html Care to Ice Dance - Hoffmann / Elek]

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