{"id":10130,"date":"2015-11-18T13:52:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T17:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/?p=10130"},"modified":"2015-11-18T13:52:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T17:52:45","slug":"from-dick-button-push-dicks-button-skating-behind-the-iron-curtain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/2015\/11\/from-dick-button-push-dicks-button-skating-behind-the-iron-curtain.html","title":{"rendered":"From Dick Button, “Push Dick’s Button”–Skating Behind the Iron Curtain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Otto and Maria Jelinek had left Prague with their parents, settling in Canada when the Russians took over Czechoslovakia. They were scheduled to compete as members of the Canadian team in the pair skating event [at the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships, held in Prague]. According to Czechoslovakian law, every male citizen was required to serve in the army, and any male who had fled the country was still considered to be a citizen and subject to army subscription, and in their view this applied to Otto Jelinek. The [International Skating Union] said, in essence, \u201cNot so, boys; the Jelineks are both Canadian and represent Canada in this event, and if you insist, we will move the event to another country.\u201d (Good for them!) The law was exempted for this case, but the government retaliated by never mentioning the Jelineks\u2019 names, not listing them or recognizing that they were there, and not allowing the newspapers to print their name.<\/p>\n

But guess what? Everyone in Prague knew their story and that they were there.<\/p>\n

During every practice session, people came and constantly chanted their name. \u201cJelinek! Jelinek! Jelinek!\u201d and stomped their feet in time with their chanting. The Jelineks won the World Pair Championship title, and the city went berserk for them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(\u201cUncle Dick\u2019s\u201d book<\/a>, which is very much \u201cold man rambles at clouds\u201d\u2013and very self-consciously so)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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