Jiří Bělohradský
| Jiří Bělohradský | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1999 Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic |
| Hometown | Mariánské Lázně |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Coach | Vlasta Kopřivová, Tomáš Verner |
| Skating club | HC Stadion Cheb |
| Began skating | 2006 |
Jiří Bělohradský (born 20 January 1999) is a Czech competitive figure skater. He is the 2015 Merano Cup bronze medalist and 2016 Czech national silver medalist. He has qualified for the free skate at two ISU Championships.
Personal life
Jiří Bělohradský was born on 20 January 1999 in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic.[1] He has a younger brother, Matyáš, who also competes in figure skating.[2]
Career
Bělohradský's ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in the 2014–15 season; he placed 14th in Ljubljana, Slovenia in late August 2014 and 18th in Zagreb, Croatia in October. He was selected to compete at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, but was eliminated after placing 39th in the short program. He trained under Monika Škorničková in Mariánské Lázně until the end of the season.[3]
Bělohradský changed coaches ahead of the 2015–16 season, joining Vlasta Kopřivová in Prague.[4] In September, he competed at two 2015 JGP events, finishing 18th in Linz, Austria and 11th in Toruń, Poland. Making his senior international debut, he placed 9th at the 2015 Ice Challenge, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event in October. He won a bronze medal at the Merano Cup and placed 10th at the NRW Trophy. In December, he made his first senior national podium, taking silver behind Michal Březina.
Bělohradský was selected to compete at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia as the Czech Republic's second entry in the men's event. Ranked 19th in the short program,[5] he qualified for the free skate and finished 20th overall. He also reached the final segment at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, placing 16th in both segments and overall.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2016–17 [1] |
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| 2015–16 [4] |
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| 2014–15 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Single skating
| International[6] | ||||
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| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| Europeans | 20th | |||
| CS Finlandia | 12th | |||
| CS Ice Challenge | 9th | |||
| Merano Cup | 3rd | |||
| NRW Trophy | 10th | |||
| International: Junior[6] | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 39th | 16th | ||
| JGP Austria | 18th | |||
| JGP Croatia | 18th | |||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 8th | |||
| JGP Poland | 11th | |||
| JGP Slovenia | 14th | 10th | ||
| NRW Trophy | 5th J | |||
| Skate Helena | 2nd J | |||
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | 1st J | |||
| National[6] | ||||
| Czech Champ. | 7th | 6th | 2nd | |
| J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned | ||||
Pair skating
- with Vanessa Štefanová
| International | |
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| Event | 2014–15 |
| NRW Trophy | 1st N |
| National | |
| Czech Championships | 1st N |
| N = Advanced novice level | |
References
- ^ a b "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
- ^ Hronová, Zuzana (19 February 2015). "Krasobruslařský šampion poráží děti i v houslích a klavíru". magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech).
- ^ a b "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Březina útočí na evropskou medaili, po krátkém programu je třetí". sport.aktualne.cz (in Czech). 27 January 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Competition Results: Jiri BELOHRADSKY". International Skating Union.