Marco Klepoch

Marco Klepoch (born 3 November 1997) is a Slovak figure skater.^[1] He is the 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania champion, the 2014 New Year's Cup silver medalist, and a five-time Slovak national champion (2013–15, 2019, 2021).

Marco Klepoch
Born	(1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 27) Bratislava, Slovakia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Slovakia
Discipline	Men's singles
Skating club	SKP Bratislava
Began skating	2003
Medal record
Slovak Championships 2013 Cieszyn Singles 2014 Bratislava Singles 2015 Budapest Singles 2019 Budapest Singles 2021 Cieszyn Singles 2020 Ostrava Singles 2016 Třinec Singles 2017 Katowice Singles 2018 Košice Singles

Career

On the ice from the age of five, Klepoch began skating because his father wanted him to learn a variety of sports.^[2][3] His first instructor was Eva Takáčová and then Vladimir Dvojnikov.^[3] He is a member of ŠKP Bratislava's skating club and trains at the Vladimír Dzurilla ice rink in Bratislava.^[4]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2016–2018 [5][6]	Writing's on the Wall (from Spectre) by Sam Smith	Rock You Like a Hurricane by the Scorpions
2014–2016 [7][8]	Money by Pink Floyd	Navras (from The Matrix Revolutions) by Don Davis
2013–2014 [9]	Perfect Day for a Murder (from The Pink Panther) by Christophe Beck	Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana performed by David Garrett
2012–2013 [10]		Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

Competitive highlights

• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

Competition placements at senior level ^[11][1]

Season	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21
European Championships		26th	29th
Slovak Championships	1st	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	2nd	1st
Four Nationals Championships	7th	8th	8th	14th	17th	19th	14th	13th	7th
CS Alpen Trophy							25th
CS Budapest Trophy									11th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb				23rd
CS Ice Challenge			14th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy					12th
CS Nepela Memorial	17th	19th	6th	14th	19th	21st	13th	16th
CS Volvo Open Cup			17th
CS Warsaw Cup				16th
Crystal Skate of Romania							1st
Dragon Trophy						5th
Golden Bear of Zagreb						6th
Merano Cup						8th
New Year's Cup		2nd
Santa Claus Cup					16th	12th		7th
Tirnavia Ice Cup								3rd
World University Games					36th		20th

Competition placements at junior level ^[11][1]

Season	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17
World Junior Championships		36th	27th	30th
Slovak Championships			1st	1st	1st
JGP Austria	20th	16th
JGP Germany						26th
JGP Poland			27th		20th
JGP Slovakia			21st		14th
JGP Slovenia		22nd
European Youth Olympic Festival		16th
Grand Prix of Bratislava				1st
Grand Prix SNP	1st			2nd	1st
Hellmut Seibt Memorial			7th	7th	4th
Ice Challenge		6th	10th
Mentor Toruń Cup		4th
New Year's Cup	1st	7th	1st
Santa Claus Cup	3rd		2nd
Skate Celje					4th
Tirnavia Ice Cup	6th	3rd	1st	4th		6th
World Development Trophy					8th