Otto Jelinek

Otto John Jelinek PC (Czech: Otakar Jelínek;[2] born May 20, 1940) is a businessman, former figure skater, and Canadian politician.

After they won the World Championships in 1962, the Jelineks retired from competition, and toured professionally with Ice Capades.

[5] In late 1963, Jelinek became engaged to Darlene Streich, an American ice dancer who went on to win the U.S. Championships in that discipline in 1964.

Jelinek was also a chairman of the society Olympiad for Czech Republic, which led the activities of Prague to become the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics.

In 2011, Jelinek became a Managing Partner with Passport Energy, a Canadian oil and gas company, with responsibility for corporate and financial affairs in Europe.

Jelinek at the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention [ 1 ]