Background
Czakó"s mother Klara was a speed skater, while her father and coach Gyorgy Czakó was himself a figure skater and a former Hungarian men"s national champion.
Czakó"s mother Klara was a speed skater, while her father and coach Gyorgy Czakó was himself a figure skater and a former Hungarian men"s national champion.
Gyorgy began teaching Krisztina how to skate before she was a year old, making her a pair of skates himself when none could be found that were small enough to fit her. Czakó was the youngest athlete to compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics, at age 13 years and 2 months. She was so young that she was still able to compete in the World Junior Championship in 1994 and 1995 (finishing second and third, respectively), despite her Olympic experience.
She made her second Olympic appearance in Lillehammer, Norway in 1994, finishing 11th.
She intended to compete in her third Olympics in 1998 but had to withdraw due to injury. lieutenant was the first medal for Hungary in the European ladies" event since 1971.
She is now retired from competitive skating.