Jiří Bělohradský

Jiří Bělohradský
Personal information
Country represented Czech Republic
Born (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999
Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic
Home town Mariánské Lázně
Residence Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Former partner Vanessa Štefanová
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 179.28
2015 Merano Cup
Short program 61.96
2016 Junior Worlds
Free skate 121.57
2016 JGP Czech Skate

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
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[4]
2014–15
[3]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Single skating

International[6]
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
Event 2014–15
NRW Trophy 1st N
National
Czech Championships 1st N
N = Advanced novice level

References

  1. 1 2 "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ Hronová, Zuzana (19 February 2015). "Krasobruslařský šampion poráží děti i v houslích a klavíru". magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech).
  3. 1 2 "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Jiri BELOHRADSKY". International Skating Union.
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