Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:37:12 +0200https://english.radio.cz/otto-jelinek-part-2-success-business-and-politics-and-return-prague-8244287© 2026 Radio Prague International Prague-born Otto Jelinek became Canada’s ambassador to the Czech Republic in 2013, six and a half decades after his family moved to the North American state from communist Czechoslovakia. After becoming figure skating world champion in his early 20s, Mr. Jelinek was also successful in his next venture as a skating goods manufacturer. That was followed by a political career with the Progress Conservative party that included a string of ministerial positions. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/jelinek_otto1.jpg?timestamp=1590641348 https://english.radio.cz/otto-jelinek-part-2-success-business-and-politics-and-return-prague-8244287 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9