Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Jozef Sabovčík, the two-time European champion and 1984 Olympic bronze medallist known as “Jumping Joe,” was inducted into the Slovak Figure Skating Hall of Fame during the ISU CS 34th Nepela Memorial, held in Bratislava from 24–27 September 2026. In an exclusive interview, Sabovčík looks back on his Olympic bronze in Sarajevo, his historic quadruple toe loop, his years as a professional skater, his iconic backflip and his role in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic opening ceremony. He also talks about his transition to coaching, his connection to the next generation of skaters and what it means to have his career recognized with a place in the Hall of Fame. In this episode of Slovak Sound Check, we explore how Slovak modal verbs work with infinitives and learn how to express wanting, needing, being able to, being allowed to and being supposed to do something.