Michaela Lucie Hanzlíková (born 29 October 1999) is a 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 ...

. She is the 2017 Czech national champion and has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships.

Personal life

Hanzlíková was born on 29 October 1999 in

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...

, Czech Republic. She has two younger sisters.

Career

Hanzlíková began learning to skate in 2008. She is coached by Monika Škorničková. She appeared internationally on the novice level in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. Her junior international debut came in October 2014 at the Tirnavia Ice Cup.

2015–2016 season

Making her first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) appearances, Hanzlíková placed 10th in

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in September 2015 and 8th in

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the following month. In December, she ranked 8th in her senior international debut, at the Santa Claus Cup in

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, and became the Czech senior national silver medalist, having finished second to

Eliška Březinová Eliška Březinová (born 19 February 1996) is a Czech figure skater. She is the 2019 EduSport Trophy champion, the 2014 New Year's Cup champion, the 2015 Santa Claus Cup champion, a two-time 2021 Four National Figure Skating Championships, Fou ...

at the Four Nationals in

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2016–2017 season

Hanzlíková began her season in September 2016 with two 2016–17 JGP events; she placed 9th in

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and 7th in

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. At the end of the month, she debuted on the Challenger Series, placing 11th at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial. In December 2016, Hanzlíková outscored Březinová by seven points to win the Czech senior national title at the Four Nationals in

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. She was selected to compete at the 2017 European Championships in

. She qualified to the free skate by placing 15th in the short program and went on to finish 20th overall.

Programs

Competitive highlights

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanzlikova, Michaela Lucie 1999 births Czech female single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Karlovy Vary