Petr Kotlařík (born 1 November 1998) is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2023
Czech national Champion. He has competed in the final segment at two
ISU Championships.
Personal life
Petr Kotlařík was born on 1 November 1998 in
Jihlava
Jihlava (; german: Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia.
Historically, Jihlava i ...
and grew up in
Brno
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, Czech Republic.
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Career
Early years
Kotlařík began learning to skate in 2003.[ He has trained in both singles and pairs. He teamed up with Natálie Kratěnová around 2011 and skated with her for several years.
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2013 to 2015
Kotlařík debuted on the Junior Grand Prix
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(JGP) series in October 2013, coached by Eva Horklová and Lucie Kratěnová in Brno
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and Prague
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.[ The following season, he was coached by ]Karel Fajfr
Karel Jiri Jan Josef Fajfr (born 7 September 1943) is a German figure skating coach based in Oberstdorf and a former pair skater for Czechoslovakia.
Life and career
Competing in partnership with Věra Stehlíková, Fajfr won two silver medals a ...
in Brno and Oberstdorf
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At the&nb ...
.[ He was eliminated after the short program at the 2015 World Junior Championships in ]Tallinn
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, Estonia.
2015–2016 season
Kotlařík became the Czech national bronze medalist at the 2016 Four Nationals and made his senior international debut at the Bavarian Open
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in February 2016. He was coached by Fajfr, Danielle Montalbano
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, and Rudolf Březina.[
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2016–2017 season
Kotlařík was coached by Nikolai Morozov and Florent Amodio
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in .[ He withdrew from the 2017 Four Nationals. His first senior international title came at the ]Dragon Trophy The Dragon Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition. It is typically held in February in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Medals may be awarded in men's and ladies' singles on the senior, junior, and advanced novice levels. Senior events ...
in February 2017.[ In March, he competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in ]Taipei
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, Taiwan; he qualified to the free skate and finished 23rd overall.
2017–2018 season
In January 2018, Kotlařík won the senior bronze medal at the Bavarian Open
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. In March, he placed 20th at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia
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, Bulgaria. He was coached by Florent Amodio
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in , United States, and by Petr Starec in Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
, Czech Republic.[
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2018–2019 season
Kotlařík is coached by Amodio in Vaujany
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The hydroe ...
and Paris
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(France), Hackensack (New Jersey, United States), and Brno (Czech Republic).[
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2022–2023 season
After a 4-year break due to injury and retirement from skating (2019-2022), Kotlařík is returning to competitive skating. Kotlařík is coached by Brezina Rudolf, Brezina Michal and Josef Sabovcik in Brno
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(Czech Republic). He won his very first National Title in Senior category.
Programs
Competitive highlights
''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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Men's singles
Pairs with Kratěnová
References
External links
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1998 births
Czech male single skaters
Living people
Sportspeople from Jihlava
Competitors at the 2023 Winter World University Games