an excellent tuck Axel. "Sometimes there is beauty in simplicity and I think an open Axel is very beautiful. A tuck Axel is basically the same thing, but it has a little more edge to it, which is great for me, because I can use it with my rock numbers. If you noticed in my slower, quieter programs I always do an open Axel as it's better suited for that kind of music." He was disappointed by the loss of compulsory figures, saying, "In my opinion, the quality of skating itself (not jumping) has gone down. Figures taught how to use edges, like Robin Cousins and Brian Boitano still do, that with a couple of pushes they can get across the whole rink, you don't see that with the new skaters." Sabovčík coaches skating at the Weber County Sports Complex in Utah. Programs Some of his programs were to the following music: Trapped by Bruce Springsteen, Alone You Breathe by Savatage, and In Loving Memory by Alter Bridge. Results References Sabovcik, Jozef. Jumpin' Joe: The Jozef Sabovcik Story. 1998. External links 1963 births Living people Czechoslovak sportspeople Czechoslovak male single skaters Slovak male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in figure skating European Figure Skating Championships medalists Canadian people of Slovak descent Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Slovak emigrants to Canada Slovak people of Czech descent Figure skaters from Bratislava