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

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and grew up in

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, Czech Republic.

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.

2013 to 2015

Kotlařík debuted on the

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(JGP) series in October 2013, coached by Eva Horklová and Lucie Kratěnová in

and

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. The following season, he was coached by Karel Fajfr in Brno and

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. He was eliminated after the short program at the 2015 World Junior Championships in

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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

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in February 2016. He was coached by Fajfr, Danielle Montalbano, and Rudolf Březina.

2016–2017 season

Kotlařík was coached by Nikolai Morozov and

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. He withdrew from the 2017 Four Nationals. His first senior international title came at the Dragon Trophy in February 2017. In March, he competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in

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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

. In March, he placed 20th at the 2018 World Junior Championships in

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, Bulgaria. He was coached by

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, United States, and by Petr Starec in

, Czech Republic.

2018–2019 season

Kotlařík is coached by Amodio in

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and

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(France), Hackensack (New Jersey, United States), and Brno (Czech Republic).

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

(Czech Republic). He won his very first National Title in Senior category.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

Men's singles

Detailed results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kotlarik, Petr 1998 births Czech male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Jihlava Competitors at the 2023 Winter World University Games 21st-century Czech sportsmen