Winners: Elvis Stojko, Figure Skating
Elvis Stojko on his way to winning the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
Date: January 15, 1994
Collection: CP photo/Ray Giguere
1994 - Feature Story
Quad King. Quad God. Sportswriters had a field day trumpeting Elvis Stojko’s athleticism. In 1991, he became the first skater to land a quadruple toe-double toe loop jump in competition, quickly rising in the world’s top ranks. He finished third at the 1992 World Figure Skating Championships in Oakland, California and then in second a year later behind compatriot Kurt Browning. In early 1994, 21-year-old Stojko defeated four-time world champion Browning at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Edmonton, arriving at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway as a major contender for Olympic Gold. A martial arts expert, Stojko unleashed an outstanding kung-fu-styled free skating program that delighted onlookers but drew lukewarm presentation marks from judges, and he wound up with the Silver medal. Weeks later, at the World Figure Skating Championships in Chiba, Japan, Stojko skated the same program and struck Gold, earning a perfect 6 from one judge to win his first world title.
Career Highlights
- 1998 Silver medallist at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano
- 1994, 1996-2000, 2002 Canadian Figure Skating Champion
- 1994, 1995, 1997 World Figure Skating Champion
- 1994 Silver medallist at the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer
- 1994 Lionel Conacher Award (Canada’s male athlete of the year)
Elvis Stojko competing at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
Date: January 15, 1994
Collection: CP photo/Dave Buston
Elvis Stojko on the podium after winning the Silver medal at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer.
Date: February 19, 1994
Collection: CP photo/Tom Hanson
Elvis Stojko competing in Skate Canada International in Red Deer, Alberta.
Date: November 4, 1994
Collection: CP photo/Dave Buston
Elvis Stojko during a figure skating competition.
Date: 1992
Collection: Skate Canada archives
Elvis Stojko competing at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships.
Date: 1992
Collection: Skate Canada archives
Elvis Stojko competing in Skate Canada.
Date: 1993
Collection: Skate Canada archives
Elvis Stojko during a figure skating performance.
Date: 1990’s
Collection: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Elvis Stojko gliding on the ice during a figure skating routine.
Date: 1995-2003
Collection: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
