Jiří Bělohradský

Jiří Bělohradský
Jiří Bělohradský at the 2017 European Figure Skating Championships, Ostrava
Born (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)
Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic
HometownMariánské Lázně
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCzech Republic
CoachVlasta Kopřivová, Tomáš Verner
Skating clubHC Stadion Cheb
Began skating2006

Jiří Bělohradský (born 20 January 1999) is a Czech competitive figure skater. He is the 2015 Merano Cup bronze medalist and two-time Czech national champion. He has qualified for the free skate at three ISU Championships.

Personal life

Jiří Bělohradský was born on 20 January 1999 in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic.[1] He is the older brother of Czech figure skater Matyáš Bělohradský.[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
2019–2020
[6]
  • Torn
    by Phil Thomalley, Scott Culler, Anne Preven
    performed by Nathan Lanier
  • Sand
    by Nathan Lanier
2018–2019
[7]
  • Sarabande Suite
    performed by Globus
  • Torn
    by Phil Thomalley, Scott Culler, Anne Preven
    performed by Nathan Lanier
  • Sand
    by Nathan Lanier
2017–2018
[8]
  • Sarabande Suite
    performed by Globus
2016–2017
[1]
  • Moonlight Sonata
    by Ludwig van Beethoven
2015–2016
[4]
2014–2015
[3]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Single skating

International[9]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20-21
Europeans 20th 20th 28th
CS Finlandia 12th WD
CS Ice Challenge 9th
CS Ice Star 11th
CS Lombardia 12th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy WD
CS Ondrej Nepela 8th 7th
CS Tallinn Trophy 12th 15th
CS Warsaw Cup C
Bavarian Open 9th
Cup of Nice 8th
Ice Star 4th
Merano Cup 3rd
NRW Trophy 10th
Prague Ice Cup 2nd
Santa Claus Cup 2nd
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds 39th 16th
JGP Austria 18th
JGP Belarus 6th
JGP Croatia 18th
JGP Czech Rep. 8th
JGP Poland 11th 9th
JGP Slovenia 14th 10th
NRW Trophy 5th J
Skate Helena 2nd J
Tirnavia Ice Cup 1st J
National[9]
Czech Champ. 7th 6th 2nd 1st 1st 5th 3rd 1st
Czech Junior Champ. 5th 1st 1st 2nd

References

  1. ^ a b "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ Hronová, Zuzana (19 February 2015). "Krasobruslařský šampion poráží děti i v houslích a klavíru". magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech).
  3. ^ a b "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "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 third after the short program]. sport.aktualne.cz (in Czech). 27 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2019/2020". International Skating Union.
  7. ^ "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Jiri BELOHRADSKY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Jiri BELOHRADSKY". International Skating Union.