Coach profile

  • Name: Marek Hlinican
  • Nationality: Slovenská
  • Residence: Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia
  • Language of coaching: SK, CZ, EN, DE, PL
  • Experience:

    Coach of the Slovak national team in freestyle snowboarding


    2 seasons coach in the American snowboard training program in Colorado


    Former representative in skateboarding


    Founder of the Jasná snowpark


    Co-organizer of events such as Lords of Metal, Spectrum Skate Cup, School Snowboard League

  • About me:

    Hi, my name is Marek, and I have been actively involved in skateboarding and snowboarding since childhood, which means more than 25 years of experience.

    I have also been involved in the co-organization of legendary events such as Lords of Metal and Spectrum Skate Cup.

    Throughout my riding career, I achieved several podium finishes at events such as Lords of Metal and Spectrum Skate Cup. I also managed to win a slopestyle competition in Donovaly.

    As a former Slovak national skateboard team rider, I had the opportunity to represent my country at the World Championships in Münster, Germany, where I competed alongside world legends such as Tony Hawk and Jamie Thomas.

    As a snowboard coach, I had the honor of attending some of the world’s most prestigious events, including X Games, Dew Tour, and Burton US Open.

    As a freestyle snowboard coach, together with Klaudia Medlová, we achieved important results for Slovakia by earning podium finishes at World Cups and World Championships.

    Thanks to snowboarding, I also had the opportunity to work as a coach in a private training program in Colorado, USA, where I collaborated with riders who are now becoming rising stars of the U.S. national team and the snowboard video scene.

    Currently, I run my own freestyle snowboard and skateboard training programs, while also helping organize snowboard and skateboard events.

    For me, snowboarding and skateboarding are not just sports – they are a passion, a lifestyle, and a community that I have dedicated a large part of my life to.