Elvis Stojko

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Elvis Stojko is a Canadian figure skater renowned for his powerful jumping ability and multiple World and Olympic medals in the 1990s.

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Elvis Stojko canonical 8

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instanceOf Canadian athlete
figure skater
human
activeYears late 1980s–2000s
coach Doug Leigh
competitiveLevel senior international
continentRepresented North America
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1972-03-22
discipline men's singles
era 1990s
familyName Stojko
gender male
givenName Elvis
linked to: Elvis Presley
hasHeritage Hungarian descent
Slovenian descent
influenced technical development of men's figure skating
isKnownFor powerful jumping ability
quadruple jumps
technical difficulty
language English
medalType Olympic silver
World Championships gold
name Elvis Stojko
nationality Canadian
notablePeriod 1994–1998 Olympic cycles
notableSkill quadruple toe loop–triple toe loop combination
occupation competitive figure skater
performer
professional figure skater
olympicGames 1992 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
olympicMedalist silver medal
placeOfBirth Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Newmarket, Ontario
region Ontario, Canada
representedCountry Canada
residence Ontario, Canada
linked to: Ontario
sport figure skating
style athletic skating style
martial-arts-inspired choreography
trainingLocation Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
wonOlympicMedalAt 1994 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
wonWorldChampionship 1994 World Figure Skating Championships
1995 World Figure Skating Championships
1997 World Figure Skating Championships
worldChampionIn men's singles figure skating
worldTitleCount 3

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