Marco Klepoch

Marco Klepoch (born 3 November 1997) is a Slovak figure skater.^[1] He is the 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania champion, the 2014 New Year's Cup silver medalist, and a four-time Slovak national champion (2013–2015, 2019). He has appeared at five ISU Championships.

Marco Klepoch
Born	(1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 27) Bratislava, Slovakia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Slovakia
Coach	Vladimir Dvojnikov
Skating club	SKP Bratislava
Began skating	2003

Career

On the ice from the age of five, Klepoch began skating because his father wanted him to learn a variety of sports.^[2][3] His first instructor was Eva Takáčová and then Vladimir Dvojnikov.^[3] He is a member of ŠKP Bratislava's skating club and trains at the Vladimír Dzurilla ice rink in Bratislava.^[4]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2016–2018 [5][6]	Writing's on the Wall (from Spectre) by Sam Smith	Rock You Like a Hurricane by the Scorpions
2014–2016 [7][8]	Money by Pink Floyd	Navras (from The Matrix Revolutions) by Don Davis
2013–2014 [9]	Perfect Day for a Murder (from The Pink Panther) by Christophe Beck	Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana performed by David Garrett
2012–2013 [10]	Perfect Day for a Murder by Christophe Beck	Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[1]
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21
Europeans			26th	29th
CS Alpen Trophy								25th
CS Budapest Trophy										11th
CS Golden Spin					23rd
CS Ice Challenge				14th
CS Nebelhorn						12th
CS Ondrej Nepela				6th	14th	19th	21st		16th
CS Volvo Open				17th
CS Warsaw Cup					16th
Crystal Skate								1st
Golden Bear							6th
Merano Cup							8th
Ondrej Nepela		17th	19th					13th
New Year's Cup			2nd
Santa Claus Cup							12th		7th
Tirnavia Ice Cup									3rd
Universiade						36th		20th
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds		36th	27th	30th
JGP Austria	20th	16th
JGP Poland			27th		20th
JGP Slovakia			21st		14th
JGP Slovenia		22nd
EYOF		16th
GP Bratislava				1st
Grand Prize SNP				2nd
Hellmut Seibt			7th	7th
Ice Challenge		6th	10th
New Year's Cup		7th
Santa Claus Cup	3rd		2nd
Skate Celje					4th
Tirnavia Ice Cup	6th	3rd	1st	4th
Toruń Cup		4th
National[1]
Slovak Champ.		1st	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	1st
Slovak Junior Champ.			1st	1st	1st
Four Nationals		7th	8th	8th	14th	17th	19th	14th	13th	7th
J = Junior level

References

1. "Competition Results: Marco KLEPOCH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
2. Bőd, Titanilla (3 September 2014). "Marco Klepoch: "At first I couldn't really learn how to skate"". Absolute Skating.
3. Uličianska, Zuzana (21 March 2009). "Marco Klepoch: Malý princ na ľade" [Marco Klepoch: Little Prince on Ice]. SME (in Slovak).
4. Grodovská, Ľudmila (15 March 2012). "Chce byť najlepší na svete" [He wants to be the best in the world]. zenskyweb.sk (in Slovak).
5. "Marco KLEPOCH: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
6. "Marco KLEPOCH: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
7. "Marco KLEPOCH: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
8. "Marco KLEPOCH: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
9. "Marco KLEPOCH: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
10. "Marco KLEPOCH: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013.

External links

• Marco Klepoch at the International Skating Union