Ondřej Hotárek

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Ondřej Hotárek
Personal information
Full name Ondřej Hotárek
Country represented Italy
Former country(ies) represented Czech Republic
Born (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Stefania Berton
Former partner Laura Magitteri
Veronika Havlíčková
Coach Franca Bianconi
Jason Dungjen
Former coach Karel Fajfr
Rosanna Murante
Choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo
Anjelika Krylova
Former choreographer Muriel Zazoui
Frank Dehne
Skating club Fiamme Azzurre
Began skating 1989
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 195.61
2014 European
Short program 69.38
2013 Skate Canada
Free skate 126.39
2014 European
Medal record
Competitor for  Italy
Pairs Figure skating
European Championships
Bronze 2013 Zagreb Pairs

Ondřej Hotárek (born 25 January 1984) is a Czech-Italian pair skater who competes for Italy. With partner Stefania Berton, he is the 2013 European bronze medalist, the 2013 Skate Canada International champion, and a three-time Italian national champion. Berton / Hotárek are the first Italian pair skaters to win European and Grand Prix medals.

Previously, Hotárek competed as a single skater and pair skater for the Czech Republic.

Career

Berton and Hotárek with coach Franca Bianconi at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup.

Hotárek began his career as a singles skater for the Czech Republic. He is the 2003 and 2004 Czech bronze medalist and competed in several international events.

Hotárek found the jump elements difficult, and felt his skill set would be better suited to pairs skating.[1] His first partner was Veronika Havlíčková. In 2006, he began competing with Laura Magitteri representing Italy.[2] They were the 2007 and 2008 Italian national champions. Their partnership ended in January 2009.[3]

Hotárek teamed up with Stefania Berton in early 2009.[4] They won the silver medal at 2010 Italian Nationals and were selected to compete at the World Championships. They placed 11th in their debut at the event.

During the 2010–2011 season, Berton and Hotárek won silver at the Nebelhorn Trophy and also debuted on the Grand Prix circuit, finishing sixth at Cup of Russia. They won their first Italian national title and were sent to the 2011 European Championships. They placed fourth in the short program and fifth in the free program, setting personal bests in both, and finished fifth overall with their best combined total to date, 164.83 points.

Berton and Hotárek began the 2011–2012 season at the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, where they won the silver medal. In the Grand Prix season, they placed 4th at 2011 NHK Trophy and then won bronze at 2011 Rostelecom Cup, making them the first Italian pair to medal on the Grand Prix circuit.[5] At the 2012 European Championships, they placed 4th, historically the highest Italian result in pairs.[1]

In the 2012–2013 season, Berton and Hotárek were assigned to the 2012 Skate Canada International and 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard.[6] They won bronze medals at both events. They then won bronze at the 2013 Europeans becoming the first Italian pair skaters to medal at a European Championships.[7][8]

Personal life

Hotárek moved from the Czech Republic to Italy in 2005 and became an Italian citizen in September 2010.[9] In January 2012, he and Berton became members of the sports group of the Italian police.[9][10]

Programs

With Berton

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[11]
2012–2013
[12][10][13]
  • Dirty Dancing
2011–2012
[4]
2010–2011
[14]
  • Invierno Porteno
    by Ástor Piazzolla
2009–2010
[15]
  • Caos Calmo
    by Buonvino

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2001–2002
[16]

Competitive highlights

Pairs career with Berton for Italy

Berton / Hotárek at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup.
Berton / Hotárek at the 2010 World Championships.
Results[17]
International
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Worlds 11th 10th 11th 10th
Europeans 5th 4th 3rd 4th
GP Bompard 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 4th
GP Rostelecom 6th 3rd
GP Skate America 5th
GP Skate Canada 3rd 1st
Nebelhorn 2nd
Ondrej Nepela 2nd 2nd
Coupe de Nice 1st
Ice Challenge 3rd
Lombardia Trophy 1st
NRW Trophy 2nd 1st 2nd
National
Italian Champ. 2nd 1st 1st 1st
GP = Grand Prix; TBD = Assigned

Pairs career with Magitteri for Italy

Hotárek with Magitteri in 2008
Results[18]
International
Event 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009
Worlds 16th 13th
Europeans 9th 11th
GP Cup of Russia 8th
GP NHK Trophy 6th
GP Skate America 6th
Nebelhorn WD 9th
Coupe de Nice 3rd
National
Italian Champ. 1st 1st 3rd
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

Singles career for the Czech Republic

Results[16]
International
Event 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Ondrej Nepela 6th
International: Junior
JGP Czech 12th
JGP Italy 15th
JGP Serbia 13th
EYOF 7th J.
Grand Prize SNP 3rd J. 5th
National
Czech Champ. 4th 3rd 3rd
Czech Junior Ch. 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bőd, Titanilla (22 March 2012). "Ondrej Hotarek: "Pairs' elements are much more suitable for me"". Absolute Skating. 
  2. ↑ Mittan, Barry (10 March 2008). "Italian Pair Shines". SkateToday. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Magitteri/Hotarek si sono separati" [Magitteri/Hotarek have split]. ArtOnIce.it (in Italian). 30 January 2009. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. 
  5. ↑ Kondakova, Anna (26 November 2011). "Savchenko and Szolkowy win Cup of Russia; Italians make history". Golden Skate. 
  6. ↑ Sciarrillo, Laura (30 November 2012). "Ondrej Hotarek tells us about the Grand Prix competitions and the start of the season.". ArtOnIce.it.  "Ondrej Hotarek ci racconta le gare del Grand Prix e l'inizio stagione" (in Italian). 
  7. ↑ Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (24 January 2013). "Volosozhar, Trankov oust rival Germans for gold". IceNetwork. 
  8. ↑ Bőd, Titanilla (12 March 2013). "Stefania Berton and Ondřej Hotárek: "We always have new goals and we never stop"". Absolute Skating. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Flade, Tatjana (29 April 2012). "Italy’s Berton and Hotarek gain ground". Golden Skate. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Golinsky, Reut (20 January 2013). "Stefania Berton and Ondřej Hotárek: "You connect with people's hearts and they will remember forever"". Absolute Skating. 
  11. ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. 
  13. ↑ Sciarrillo, Laura; D'Eredità, Eleonora; Castellaro, Barbara (27 August 2012). "Berton/Hotarek: we are aiming high with our interpretation". ArtOnIce.it.  "Berton/Hotarek: una delle qualità su cui puntiamo è l'interpretazione" (in Italian). 20 August 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. 
  15. ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Ondrej HOTAREK: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. 
  17. ↑ "Competition Results: Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK". International Skating Union. 
  18. ↑ "Competition Results: Laura MAGITTERI / Ondrej HOTAREK". International Skating Union. 

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