Elaine Zayak

Quick Facts

Full Name	Elaine Zayak
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1965(1965-04-04)
Age	59
Birthplace	Belleville
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Elaine Zayak Biography

Elaine Zayak is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on April 4, 1965 in Belleville, United States. Elaine Kathryn Zayak (born April 4, 1965) is an American former figure skater. She is the 1982 World champion and 1981 U.S. national champion. She competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics, placing 6th.

Zayak was born and raised in Paramus, New Jersey. At age two, she lost three toes on her left foot as a result of a lawn mower accident. On the advice of her doctors, she began figure skating as physical therapy. Her left boot was stabilized with a wood mold to compensate for the irregularity in the shape of her left foot. Zayak attended Paramus High School and was awarded the Dial Award for the national high-school scholar-athlete of the year in 1982.

In 1993, Zayak was the only U.S. female singles skater to reinstate to eligible status in an attempt to make the 1994 Olympic team. Including triple jumps she had not performed in a decade, she finished 4th at the 1994 U.S. Championships and was named an alternate for the Olympic Games.

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.

Zayak 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.

Elaine Zayak Net Worth

Elaine Zayak is one of the richest Figure Skater from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Elaine Zayak 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Zayak was coached jointly by Peter Burrows and Marylynn Gelderman throughout her amateur and professional career. She won gold at the 1979 World Junior Championships. The next season, she began competing on the senior international level. Zayak stood atop the podium at the 1979 Skate Canada and Prague Skate and then appeared at her first senior World Championships. She was included in the first trip to China by American skaters, in 1980.

After her World title in 1982, Zayak’s placements suffered from generally poor performances in the then-prevalent compulsory figures (attributed after the fact to her damaged foot). She took the bronze medal at the 1983 U.S. Championships and was sent to the 1983 World Championships. Ranked 11th in the middle of the school figures portion, Zayak abruptly withdrew from the competition with just one more tracing to go and flew back to the United States. She attributed her poor figures to a sore, injured ankle and equipment problems.

Zayak won the bronze medal at the 1984 U.S. Championships. She placed 6th at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and won bronze at the 1984 World Championships. Zayak turned professional later that year and performed with the Ice Capades from 1984 to 1986.

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Facts & Trivia

Elaine Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Elaine Zayak celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

Where is Elaine zayak now?

Zayak teaches figure skating at the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey , and is a spokeswoman for U.S. Figure Skating. Among her current and former students are Joelle Forte and Amelia Xu.

What is the Zagitova rule?

After the widespread criticism in 2018, the International Skating Union created a new rule saying skaters will only get 10% bonuses for up to three jumping passes in the second half of their free skate. The new rule has been dubbed the “Zagitova rule.”

How long can ice dancers not touch?

If there is an interruption while performing their program, ice dancers can lose one point if it lasts more than ten seconds but not over twenty seconds.

How old is Alina Zagitova?

20 years (May 18, 2002)

What is backloading in figure skating?

For short programs, the bonus kicks in at about one minute and 20 seconds; for free skates, it applies starting at the two-minute mark. In some cases, you may see figure skaters “backload” their program, performing the majority of their jump elements in the second half in order to take advantage of that bonus.