Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:11:53 +0200Otto Jelinek, Part 1: Escape, tragedy and “incredibly emotional” triumph in Praguehttps://english.radio.cz/otto-jelinek-part-1-escape-tragedy-and-incredibly-emotional-triumph-prague-8245002© 2026 Radio Prague International Otto Jelinek (75) is in the highly unusual position of being ambassador to the city of his birth. Canada’s envoy to the Czech Republic was born in Prague during WWII but fled with his family after the Communist takeover of 1948. Fourteen years later, he returned to the city as a Canadian – winning gold with his sister Maria at the World Figure Skating Championships in front of a delighted “home crowd”. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/jelinek_otto_1.jpg?timestamp=1590641348 Otto Jelinek, Part 1: Escape, tragedy and “incredibly emotional” triumph in Prague https://english.radio.cz/otto-jelinek-part-1-escape-tragedy-and-incredibly-emotional-triumph-prague-8245002 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9