Jiří Bělohradský
| Jiří Bělohradský | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Czech Republic |
| Born |
20 January 1999 Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic |
| Home town | Mariánské Lázně |
| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Coach | Vlasta Kopřivová, Tomáš Verner |
| Former coach | Monika Škorničková |
| Choreographer | Hana Bělohradská |
| Former choreographer | Monika Škorničková |
| Skating club | HC Stadion Cheb |
| Former skating club | Karlovy Vary FSC |
| Training locations | Prague |
| Former training locations | Mariánské Lázně |
| Began skating | 2006 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
168.57 2016 Europeans |
| Short program |
61.96 2016 Junior Worlds |
| Free skate |
112.84 2015 Ice Challenge |
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.[1] 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,[4] 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 [1] |
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| 2014–15 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| Europeans | 20th | ||
| CS Ice Challenge | 9th | ||
| Merano Cup | 3rd | ||
| NRW Trophy | 10th | ||
| International: Junior[5] | |||
| Junior Worlds | 39th | 16th | |
| JGP Austria | 18th | ||
| JGP Croatia | 18th | ||
| JGP Poland | 11th | ||
| JGP Slovenia | 14th | ||
| NRW Trophy | 5th J. | ||
| Skate Helena | 2nd J. | ||
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | 1st J. | ||
| National[5] | |||
| Czech Champ. | 7th | 6th | 2nd |
| J. = Junior level | |||
References
- 1 2 3 "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Hronová, Zuzana (19 February 2015). "Krasobruslařský šampion poráží děti i v houslích a klavíru". magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech).
- 1 2 "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Březina útočí na evropskou medaili, po krátkém programu je třetí" [Březina in in third after the short program]. sport.aktualne.cz (in Czech). 27 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Jiri BELOHRADSKY". International Skating Union.