3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1675+ words) Canadian iceskaters Maria and Otto Jelinek in October, 1961. After his skating career, Otto went on to become a businessman, member of Parliament and federal cabinet minister, before eventually returning to the Czech Republic.dpa/Reuters It was the depth of…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (850+ words) Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 86. "He was quite the ambitious guy," his younger brother Henry said Sunday, a day after Jelinek's death. "He was also sincerely and strongly…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (353+ words) To commemorate the 38th anniversary of the Seoul Olympics, a Grand Prix speed skating event will ignite the waters at Misari. The 'Seoul Olympics 38th Anniversary Grand Prix Speed Skating', scheduled for September 16 and 17 as the 38th round, will see top competitors who…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (504+ words) Participants from nine countries compete in over 4,000 events SOME 1,400 skaters representing 38 ice rinks competed in the lar­gest edition of Skate Asia at Sunway Pyramid Ice in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya. Skaters from nine countries and territories were represented – Malaysia,…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (816+ words) OTTAWA — Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 86. “He was quite the ambitious guy,” his younger brother Henry said Sunday, a day after Jelinek’s death. “He was also sincerely and…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (828+ words) OTTAWA — Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 86. “He was quite the ambitious guy,” his younger brother Henry said Sunday, a day after Jelinek’s death. “He was also sincerely and…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (477+ words) That Eric Alper A family that fled Czechoslovakia with almost nothing after Communists nationalized their father’s factory went on to produce a World Champion figure skater and, decades later, a member of the Canadian federal cabinet, all in the person…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (164+ words) The World Curling governing body has re-elected its president, Beau Welling, for another four-year term. Welling, from the US, was re-elected over the weekend at the body's latest annual general assembly, held in Bratislava, Slovakia. He secured 75% of the available…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (219+ words) Home » Trending » Former World-Champion Skater and Federal Minister Otto Jelinek Dies at 86 Ottawa is mourning the loss of Otto Jelinek, a prominent former figure skater and federal cabinet minister, who passed away at the age of 86. According to a statement…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (898+ words) Nordic Mag...