Elvis Stojko

Elvis Stojko is a Canadian figure skater who won the world title three times, in 1994, 1995 and 1997, took Olympic silver medals in 1994 and 1998 and was a seven-time Canadian champion. Born in Newmarket, Ontario, to a Hungarian mother and a Slovenian father, he was named after Elvis Presley. At the 1991 World Championships he became the first person to land a quadruple-double jump combination, and he finished seventh at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. He also competed in Chinese martial arts and placed first in that division at the 2005 WKA Canadian Championships.