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:

    Hello, my name is Marek and I have been active in skateboarding and snowboarding since I was a child, which means more than a quarter of a century.


    I also participated in the co-organization of the cult event Lords of Metal and the Spectrum skate Cup.

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    Several times I managed to finish on the podium at the already mentioned events Lords of Metal, Spectrum Skate Cup and I also managed to win the slopestyle race at Donovaly.


    As a former representative in skateboarding, I had the opportunity to represent our country at the World Championships in the German city of Munster and race alongside such stars as Tony Hawk or Jamie Thomas.

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    In the position of snowboard coach, I had the honor to participate in top world events such as X-Games, Dew Tour, Burton US Open.


    As a freestyle snowboarding coach, thanks to Klaudia Medlova, we managed to win podium positions for Slovakia at world cups or world championships.

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    Thanks to snowboarding, I got the opportunity to work as a coach in an American private program in Colorado and to work with riders, now rising stars of the American national team or American snb videos.


    I currently run my private training programs in freestyle snowboarding and skateboarding, I co-organize various events in snowboarding and skateboarding.

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    Snowboarding and skateboarding is first and foremost a passion and a lifestyle for me.