Matyáš Bělohradský (born 7 June 2001) is a retired Czech

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. He is a two-time Czech national champion (2019, 2022).

Personal life

Matyáš Bělohradský was born on 7 June 2001 in Planá, Czech Republic. He is the younger brother of Czech figure skater

Jiří Bělohradský 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 ...

Career

Early career

Bělohradský began learning to skate in 2007. He competed on the advanced novice level from April 2013 to February 2014. His junior international debut came in September 2014 at the

ISU Junior Grand Prix in the Czech Republic The ISU Junior Grand Prix in the Czech Republic – also known as the Czech Skate – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Czech Figure Skating Associatio ...

. At the time, he was coached by Monika Škorničková in

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2016–2017 season

In September 2016, Bělohradský won bronze at the 2016 Cup of Mordovia in

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. In December, he finished fourth, competing in the senior ranks at the 2017 Four National Championships in

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. He won his first senior national medal, silver, having finished second to his brother,

. Vlasta Kopřivová and

Tomáš Verner Tomáš Verner (; born 3 June 1986) is a former Czech Republic, Czech Figure skating, figure skater. He is the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships, 2008 European champion, a medalist at two other European Championships (2007 European Figur ...

coached him in

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2017–2018 season

Making his senior international debut, Bělohradský finished 12th at the

2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star The 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star is a senior international figure skating competition to be held in October 2017 in Minsk, Belarus. It is part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, l ...

in October. In December, he placed third at the 2018 Four National Championships in Košice, Slovakia, having ranked sixth in the short program and first in the free skate. He repeated as national silver medalist, again finishing second to his brother.

2018–2019 season

Bělohradský appeared at two Junior Grand Prix events and then placed sixth in the senior ranks at the

2018 CS Tallinn Trophy The 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy was held from November 26–December 2, 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia. It is part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice danc ...

. In December 2018, he finished first at the Four National Championships in

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. It was his first senior national title. He was named in the Czech team to the 2019 European Championships in

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2021–2022 season

Bělohradský began the season at the

2021 CS Lombardia Trophy The 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy Memorial Anna Grandolfi was held on September 10–12, 2021 in Bergamo, Italy. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice danc ...

, where he placed seventeenth. At this second Challenger event, the

2021 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy was held on October 7–10, 2021 in Espoo, Finland. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, pairs, an ...

, he finished sixteenth and was later fifteenth at the

2021 CS Cup of Austria The 2021 CS Cup of Austria by Icechallenge was held on November 11–14, 2021 in Graz, Austria. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entri ...

. He was twenty-seventh at the

2022 European Championships The 2022 European Championships were the second edition of the European Championships (multi-sport event), European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Munich, Germany from 11 to 21 August 2022. The event started three d ...

, failing to qualify for the free skate.

Programs

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belohradsky, Matyas 2001 births Living people Czech male single skaters People from Planá Sportspeople from the Plzeň Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen