Elaine Zayak is a former U.S. Ladies figure skater. She was born on 4 April 1965 in Paramus, New Jersey.
Elaine is the 1982 World Champions and the 1981 U.S. National Champion. She also competed at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, placing 6th.
Elaine was the first woman to consistently land many triple jumps in her programs. At the 1982 World Championships, she landed six triple jumps to win the title, although four of them were triple toe loops. While she also had triple salchows and loops in her repertoire, they were less consistent. Zayak's skating contributed to the creation of what became informally known as the Zayak Rule enacted at the 1982 ISU Congress, which states that a skater may not perform the same kind of triple jump more than twice, and for it to be given full credit on both occasions, one of the two triples must be incorporated into a combination or sequence. The rule encouraged skaters to display a greater variety of skills.
She retired from competitive skating in 1984 and started skating in Ice Capades shows (1984-86).
Zayak was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2003 and the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2013, she was elected into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
She teaches figure skating at the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey, and is a spokeswoman for U.S. Figure Skating.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Zayak
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/elainezayak/
Programs and Videos
1993/1994
SP: no information found
LP: "Reverie" by Arthur Fiedler
1994 U.S. National Championships
1983/1984
SP: no information found
LP: "Reverie" by Arthur Fiedler
1984 World Championships
1982/1983
SP: no information found
LP:no information found
1983 U.S. National Championships
1981/1982
SP: no information found
LP: Romanian Rhapsody
1982 World Championships
1980/1981
SP: no information found
LP: no information found
1981 World Championships1981 U.S. National Championships1980 Skate Canada
1979/1980
SP: no information found
LP: no information found
1980 U.S. National Championships
1978/1979
SP: no information found
LP: no information found
Results
Elaine is the 1982 World Champions and the 1981 U.S. National Champion. She also competed at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, placing 6th.
Elaine was the first woman to consistently land many triple jumps in her programs. At the 1982 World Championships, she landed six triple jumps to win the title, although four of them were triple toe loops. While she also had triple salchows and loops in her repertoire, they were less consistent. Zayak's skating contributed to the creation of what became informally known as the Zayak Rule enacted at the 1982 ISU Congress, which states that a skater may not perform the same kind of triple jump more than twice, and for it to be given full credit on both occasions, one of the two triples must be incorporated into a combination or sequence. The rule encouraged skaters to display a greater variety of skills.
She retired from competitive skating in 1984 and started skating in Ice Capades shows (1984-86).
Zayak was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2003 and the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2013, she was elected into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
She teaches figure skating at the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey, and is a spokeswoman for U.S. Figure Skating.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Zayak
https://www.instagram.com/elainezayak/
Programs and Videos
1993/1994
SP: no information found
LP: "Reverie" by Arthur Fiedler
1994 U.S. National Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7kOLzvxxm8 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlWcY3G0Imw
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4zFIashnc8 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yP_AGPWPY4
Medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AucAlGNg-p0
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4zFIashnc8 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yP_AGPWPY4
Medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AucAlGNg-p0
1983/1984
SP: no information found
LP: "Reverie" by Arthur Fiedler
1984 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfUfIWSFXbU
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xrb3k2y6Q0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTr95ezrOGQ
XIV Winter Olympic Games Sarajevo 1984LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xrb3k2y6Q0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTr95ezrOGQ
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2nzC7d_9-o / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhKgw-UE_GY
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjHfiv1pF5U / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MBbng2Mzj8
1984 U.S. National ChampionshipsLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjHfiv1pF5U / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MBbng2Mzj8
1982/1983
SP: no information found
LP:no information found
1983 U.S. National Championships
1981/1982
SP: no information found
LP: Romanian Rhapsody
1982 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1R2geqkSAA / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI06rChH4hY
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHLZfJiAvb0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHWnBNLV7QE
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew_neMpUT9M
Medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQxxS2i1lqc
1982 U.S. National ChampionshipsLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHLZfJiAvb0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHWnBNLV7QE
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew_neMpUT9M
Medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQxxS2i1lqc
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3amwSkZr5FQ / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIE3JWa5Fy4
1981 Skate America1980/1981
SP: no information found
LP: no information found
1981 World Championships1981 U.S. National Championships1980 Skate Canada
1979/1980
SP: no information found
LP: no information found
1980 U.S. National Championships
1978/1979
SP: no information found
LP: no information found
Results
Competition | CF | SP | LP | FR |
1993/1994 |