Anna Dušková

Anna Dušková

Dušková and Bidař at the 2015–16 JGP Final
Personal information
Country represented Czech Republic
Born (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999
Nymburk, Czech Republic
Home town Lysá nad Labem, Czech Republic
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Partner Martin Bidař
Coach Eva Horklová, Iveta Bidařová
Former coach Markéta Procházková
Choreographer Gabriela Žilková Hrázská
Skating club USK Praha
Training locations Prague
Brno
České Budějovice
Began skating 2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 181.82
2016 World Junior Championships
Short program 64.71
2016 World Junior Championships
Free skate 117.11
2016 World Junior Championships

Anna Dušková (born 30 December 1999) is a Czech figure skater. Competing in pairs with partner Martin Bidař, she is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2016 Youth Olympic silver medalist (individually and in the team event), and 2015 JGP Final silver medalist. As a single skater, she is the 2015 NRW Trophy bronze medalist.

Career

Dušková began skating in 2004.[1]

Partnership with Bidař

Dušková/Bidař began competing together in the 2011–12 season, appearing on the novice national level. Their ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in the 2013–14 season; they finished 8th in September 2013 in Košice, Slovakia and 6th the next month in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In March 2014, the pair placed 10th at the World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, having ranked 10th in both segments.

In 2014–15, Dušková/Bidař continued on the JGP series, finishing 10th in Estonia and 8th in Germany. They came in 8th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia after placing 9th in both segments.

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Dušková/Bidař won a silver medal in August in Linz, Austria and finished 4th the following month in Riga, Latvia. The results qualified them for the 2015–16 JGP Final, held in December 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, Dušková/Bidař edged out Russia's Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov by 0.33 for the silver medal behind Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot, who won gold by a margin of 9.53 points.[2] They are the first Czech pair to step on the podium at a JGP Final.

In February 2016, Dušková/Bidař competed in Hamar, Norway at the Winter Youth Olympics, placing first in the short program, second in the free skate, and second overall with a total score 2.53 less than Borisova/Sopot. Their silver is the Czech Republic's first Youth Olympic medal in figure skating. In March, Dušková/Bidař won gold at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Ranked first in both segments, they outscored two Russian pairs – silver medalists Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev by 9.22 points and bronze medalists Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot by 12.82 points – to become the Czech Republic's first World Junior champions in figure skating. They are also the first pair skaters from outside China, Russia, or the United States to win the competition since 2000.

Single skating

As a single skater, Dušková made her JGP debut in September 2013, placing 12th at an event in Gdańsk, Poland. She competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria but was eliminated after placing 32nd in the short program. During the 2014–15 season, she placed 10th and 14th at her JGP assignments.

In 2015–16, Dušková was 10th at her JGP event in Toruń, Poland. She made her senior international debut in October, finishing 11th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and 6th at the 2015 Ice Challenge, both of which were part of the ISU Challenger Series (CS). In late November, she won the senior bronze medal at the 2015 NRW Trophy in Dortmund Germany.

Programs

Dušková/Bidař at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

With Bidař

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[1]
  • Mamboleo
    by Mambo Mania
2014–2015
[3]
  • Cirque du Soleil
2013–2014
[4]
  • Italian Street Song
    by Victor Herbert
  • Waltz
  • Italian Street Song
    by Victor Herbert
  • Burlesque:
    • Jungle Berlin
      by Joseph L. Altruda
    • Show Me How You Burlesque
    • Bound to You

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2014–2016
[5][6]
  • Larrons En Foire
    (from Micmacs)
    by Raphael Beau
2013–2014
[7]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Bidař

Dušková/Bidař at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final
International[2]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Junior Worlds 10th 8th 1st
Youth Olympics 2nd
JGP Final 2nd
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Czech Rep. 6th
JGP Estonia 10th
JGP Germany 8th
JGP Latvia 4th
JGP Slovakia 8th
Ice Challenge 1st N. 1st J. 1st J.
NRW Trophy 1st J. 2nd J.
National[2]
Czech Champ. 1st N. 1st N. 1st J. 1st J.
Team events
Youth Olympics 2nd T
(2nd P)
Levels: N. = Advanced novice; J. = Junior

Single skating

International[8]
Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
CS Ice Challenge 6th
CS Nepela Trophy 11th
NRW Trophy 3rd
International: Junior or novice[8]
Junior Worlds 32nd
JGP Croatia 14th
JGP Czech Rep. 10th
JGP Poland 12th 10th
EYOF 8th
Cup of Nice 3rd J.
Ice Challenge 2nd J. 3rd J.
New Year's Cup 1st N. 2nd N.
Seibt Memorial 2nd N.
National[8]
Czech Champ. 3rd
Levels: N. = Advanced novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR". International Skating Union.
  3. "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  4. "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  5. "Anna DUSKOVA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015.
  6. "Anna DUSKOVA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
  7. "Anna DUSKOVA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Anna DUSKOVA". International Skating Union.

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