Career
As a skater, he competed as a senior on the national level He coaches at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Zakrajsek first went skating at age 7 but did poorly.
He came back to the sport three years later and started training.
His training locations included Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Denver. He was coached by Norma Sahlin for seven years.
He competed in men"s singles, including winning the junior title at the 1979 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championship and the senior title at the 1986 Southwestern Regional Championship. He competed in men"s singles at the United States. Nationals five times, once as a junior (1983) and four times as a senior (1985-1988).
He also competed in pair skating with Sheila Nobles at 1985 Nationals.
After retiring from competition, he toured with Disney on Ice. Zakrajsek began coaching in 1991 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and later moved to the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His current and former students include:
Joshua Farris
Kaja Hanevold
Alexandra Kamieniecki
Austin Kanallakan, 2007 United States. national junior bronze medalist
Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker
Brandon Mroz, 2009 United States. national silver medalist
Paul Bonifacio Parkinson
Andrei Rogozine
Agnes Zawadzki, 2010 World Junior silver medalist, coached her 2008–2011 and from October 2013
Mirai Nagasu
Vincent Zhou.
