Ondřej Hotárek

Ondřej Hotárek

Hotárek with Berton in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Italy
Former country(ies) represented Czech Republic
Born (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Valentina Marchei
Former partner Stefania Berton, Laura Magitteri, Veronika Havlíčková
Coach Franca Bianconi, Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier
Former coach Jason Dungjen, Karel Fajfr, Rosanna Murante
Choreographer Massimo Scali, Corrado Giordani, Franca Bianconi
Former choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, Muriel Zazoui, Frank Dehne
Skating club Fiamme Azzurre
Training locations Montreal
Milan
Began skating 1989
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 182.61
2016 Europeans
Short program 62.43
2015 Rostelecom Cup
Free skate 124.14
2016 Europeans
Medal record
Competitor for  Italy
Figure skating: Pairs
European Championships
2013 Zagreb Pairs

Ondřej Hotárek (born 25 January 1984) is a Czech-Italian pair skater who began competing for Italy in 2006. He currently competes with Valentina Marchei. With former partner Stefania Berton, he is the 2013 European bronze medalist, the 2013 Skate Canada International champion, and a three-time Italian national champion. Berton/Hotárek are the first Italian pair skaters to win European and Grand Prix medals.

Previously, Hotárek competed as a single skater and pair skater for the Czech Republic.

Personal life

Ondřej Hotárek was born 25 January 1984 in Brno, Czechoslovakia.[1] He moved from the Czech Republic to Italy in 2005 and became an Italian citizen in September 2010.[2] In January 2012, he became a member of the sports group of the Italian police.[2][3]

In August 2014, it was announced that he was engaged to his girlfriend and Italian ice dancer, Anna Cappellini.[4] The couple married on June 20, 2015, in Brescia, Italy.[5] Figure skater, Michal Březina, was the best man at their wedding.[6]

Career

Early career

Hotárek began his career as a singles skater for the Czech Republic. He is the 2003 and 2004 Czech bronze medalist and competed in several international events.

Hotárek found the jump elements difficult, and believed his skill set would be better suited to pairs skating.[7] His first partner was Veronika Havlíčková. In January 2006, he teamed up with Laura Magitteri to compete for Italy.[8] They were the 2007 and 2008 Italian national champions. Their partnership ended in January 2009.[9]

Partnership with Berton

Berton and Hotárek at the Skate Canada podium.

Hotárek teamed up with Stefania Berton in early 2009.[10] They won the silver medal at 2010 Italian Nationals and were selected to compete at the World Championships. They placed 11th in their debut at the event.

During the 2010–11 season, Berton/Hotárek won silver at the Nebelhorn Trophy and also debuted on the Grand Prix circuit, finishing sixth at Cup of Russia. They won their first Italian national title and were sent to the 2011 European Championships. They placed fourth in the short program and fifth in the free program, setting personal bests in both, and finished fifth overall with their best combined total to date, 164.83 points.

Berton/Hotárek began the 2011–12 season at the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, where they won the silver medal. In the Grand Prix season, they placed 4th at 2011 NHK Trophy and then won bronze at 2011 Rostelecom Cup, making them the first Italian pair to medal on the Grand Prix circuit.[11] At the 2012 European Championships, they placed 4th, historically the highest Italian result in pairs.[7]

In the 2012–13 season, Berton/Hotárek were assigned to the 2012 Skate Canada International and 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard.[12] After taking bronze at both events, they won bronze at the 2013 European Championships, becoming the first Italian pair skaters to medal at Europeans.[13][14]

Berton/Hotárek started the 2013–14 Grand Prix season at the 2013 Skate America and finished 5th. They won their first GP title at the 2013 Skate Canada and then finished 4th at the 2014 European Championships, behind Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov. Berton/Hotárek finished 11th in the pairs event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[1]

For the 2014-15 season, Berton/Hotarek were assigned to 2014 Skate America and the 2014 Rostelecom Cup.[15] On 2 July 2014, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that their partnership had ended.[16][17]

Partnership with Marchei

On 2 July 2014, La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote that Hotárek and Valentina Marchei, a single skater, were considering a partnership.[16] Bruno Marcotte confirmed on 26 July 2014 that the two were training together.[18] They are coached by Marcotte in Montreal and by Franca Bianconi in Milan.[18]

Marchei/Hotárek won the Italian national title in December 2014. In January 2015, they placed fourth at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden and 11th at the World Championships in March.[19]

Programs

With Marchei

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[20]
2014–2015
[21]

With Berton

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[22]
2012–2013
[23][3][24]
  • Dirty Dancing
2011–2012
[10]
2010–2011
[25]
2009–2010
[26]
  • Caos Calmo
    by Buonvino

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2001–2002
[27]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs career with Marchei for Italy

International[28]
Event 2014–15 2015–16
World Champ. 11th 14th
European Champ. 4th 5th
GP Skate Canada International WD
GP Rostelecom Cup 6th
CS Golden Spin 2nd
CS Warsaw Cup 3rd WD
Lombardia Trophy 1st
Seibt Memorial 1st
National[28]
Italian Champ. 1st 2nd
WD = Withdrew

Pairs career with Berton for Italy

Berton/Hotárek at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup.
Berton/Hotárek at the 2010 World Championships.
International[29]
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Olympics 11th
Worlds 11th 10th 11th 10th 9th
Europeans 5th 4th 3rd 4th
GP Bompard 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 4th
GP Rostelecom 6th 3rd
GP Skate America 5th
GP Skate Canada 3rd 1st
Cup of Nice 1st
Ice Challenge 3rd
Lombardia Trophy 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
NRW Trophy 2nd 1st 2nd
Ondrej Nepela 2nd 2nd
National[29]
Italian Champ. 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
Team events
Olympics 4th

Pairs career with Magitteri for Italy

Magitteri/Hotárek in 2008
International[30]
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
Worlds 16th 13th
Europeans 9th 11th
GP Cup of Russia 8th
GP NHK Trophy 6th
GP Skate America 6th
Cup of Nice 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy WD 9th
National[30]
Italian Champ. 1st 1st 3rd
WD = Withdrew

Singles career for the Czech Republic

International[27][31]
Event 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Ondrej Nepela 6th
International: Junior[27][31]
JGP Czech Rep. 12th
JGP Italy 15th
JGP Serbia 13th
EYOF 7th
Grand Prize SNP 3rd J. 5th
National[27][31]
Czech Champ. 4th 3rd 3rd
Czech Junior Ch. 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd
J. = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Ondrej HOTAREK". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 Flade, Tatjana (29 April 2012). "Italy’s Berton and Hotarek gain ground". Golden Skate.
  3. 1 2 Golinsky, Reut (20 January 2013). "Stefania Berton and Ondřej Hotárek: "You connect with people's hearts and they will remember forever"". Absolute Skating.
  4. ↑ Luchianov, Vladislav. "Two disciplines, one skater: Marchei's bold move". Ice Network. Ice Network. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Caso, Emanuele. "Campionessa del mondo e principessa: Anna Cappellini si è sposata a Breccia". Quicomo (in Italian). Quicomo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Our Very Best Wishes". Facebook. International Figure Skating. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  7. 1 2 Bőd, Titanilla (22 March 2012). "Ondrej Hotarek: "Pairs' elements are much more suitable for me"". Absolute Skating.
  8. ↑ Mittan, Barry (10 March 2008). "Italian Pair Shines". SkateToday. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Magitteri/Hotarek si sono separati" [Magitteri/Hotarek have split]. ArtOnIce.it (in Italian). 30 January 2009.
  10. 1 2 "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.
  11. ↑ Kondakova, Anna (26 November 2011). "Savchenko and Szolkowy win Cup of Russia; Italians make history". Golden Skate.
  12. ↑ Sciarrillo, Laura (30 November 2012). "Ondrej Hotarek tells us about the Grand Prix competitions and the start of the season.". ArtOnIce.it. "Ondrej Hotarek ci racconta le gare del Grand Prix e l'inizio stagione" (in Italian).
  13. ↑ Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (24 January 2013). "Volosozhar, Trankov oust rival Germans for gold". IceNetwork.
  14. ↑ Bőd, Titanilla (12 March 2013). "Stefania Berton and Ondřej Hotárek: "We always have new goals and we never stop"". Absolute Skating.
  15. ↑ "2014 - 2015 Grand Prix Assignments Pairs" (PDF). June 28, 2014.
  16. 1 2 Buongiovanni, Andrea (2 July 2014). "Ghiaccio, Berton-Hotarek, favola finita; C'è un progetto Marchei-Hotarek" [Ice skating, Berton-Hotarek story over; Marchei-Hotarek may skate together]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  17. ↑ "Italians Berton, Hotarek end partnership". IceNetwork. 2 July 2014.
  18. 1 2 Rutherford, Lynn (26 July 2014). "Detroit postcards: More pair action off ice than on". IceNetwork.
  19. ↑ Bőd, Titanilla (22 March 2015). "Valentina Marchei and Ondřej Hotárek: "The key word is trust"". Absolute Skating.
  20. ↑ Marchei, Valentina (16 September 2015). "We have been waiting a lot To release our musics for The season 2015/2016" (Facebook).
  21. ↑ "Valentina MARCHEI / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
  23. ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012.
  24. ↑ Sciarrillo, Laura; D'Eredità, Eleonora; Castellaro, Barbara (27 August 2012). "Berton/Hotarek: we are aiming high with our interpretation". ArtOnIce.it. "Berton/Hotarek: una delle qualità su cui puntiamo è l'interpretazione" (in Italian). 20 August 2012.
  25. ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
  26. ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "Ondrej HOTAREK: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 July 2003.
  28. 1 2 "Competition Results: Valentina MARCHEI / Ondrej HOTAREK". International Skating Union.
  29. 1 2 "Competition Results: Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.
  30. 1 2 "Competition Results: Laura MAGITTERI / Ondrej HOTAREK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013.
  31. 1 2 3 "Ondrej HOTAREK: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009.

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