Michal Češka

Michal Češka
Personal information
Country represented Czech Republic
Born (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992
Děčín, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Cortney Mansour
Former partner Karolína Procházková
Coach Carol Lane, John Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Former coach Rostislav Sinicyn, Natalia Karamysheva, Eva Horklová
Choreographer Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Former choreographer Maurizio Margaglio, Rostislav Sinicyn, Natalia Karamysheva
Skating club SK Kraso Děčín
Training locations Toronto
Former training locations Prague
Oberstdorf
Began skating 1996

Michal Češka (born 2 September 1992) is a Czech ice dancer. With partner Cortney Mansour, he placed 13th at the 2014 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Michal Češka was born 2 September 1992 in Děčín.[1] His father is a former figure skater.[2]

Career

Michal Češka began skating at age four and switched from singles to ice dancing when he was about fifteen.[2] He began competing with Karolína Procházková in 2007. In 2010, they were selected for their first World Junior Championships and finished 26th at the event in The Hague, Netherlands.

Procházková/Češka's luggage containing their skates did not arrive in time at the 2011 Junior Worlds in Gangneung, South Korea, forcing them to withdraw.[3] They placed 21st at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus and 23rd at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy. They were coached by Rostislav Sinicyn and Natalia Karamysheva in Prague.[3]

In mid-2013, Češka teamed up with Canadian ice dancer Cortney Mansour. They train in Toronto, coached by Carol Lane, John Lane, and Juris Razgulajevs.[1] Mansour/Češka were sent to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria and finished 13th.

Programs

With Mansour

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[1]
  • Kiss Me
    by Brenda Boykin
  • It Don't Mean A Thing
    performed by Club des Belugas
  • The Great Gatsby

With Procházková

Season Short dance Free dance
2012–2013
[3]
2011–2012
[4]
  • Cha Cha
  • Samba
2010–2011
[5]
  • Waltz: Happy Day
  • Quickstep: I Won't Dance
  • Chicago
    by John Kander, Fred Ebb
2009–2010
[6]		 Czech polka:
  • Spanish medley

Results

With Mansour

International[7]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
Europeans 17th
Nebelhorn Trophy 9th
International: Junior[7]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
Junior Worlds 13th
JGP Czech Republic 10th
JGP Poland 12th
Pavel Roman Memorial 2nd J.
National[7]
Czech Champ. 1st J. 1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

With Procházková

International[8][9][10]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
Golden Spin 7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 26th WD 21st 23rd
JGP Austria 8th 7th
JGP Croatia 10th
JGP Czech Rep. 10th 6th
JGP Germany 9th
JGP Italy 8th
JGP Latvia 4th
JGP Poland 9th
JGP Turkey 7th
Bavarian Open 3rd J. 1st J.
Ice Challenge 1st J.
NRW Trophy 10th J. 10th J.
Pavel Roman 10th J. 4th J. 2nd J. 1st J.
Tirnavia 3rd J.
National
Czech Champ. 1st J. 1st J. 3rd 1st J.
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Interview with Karolina Procházková / Michal Češka". figureskating-online.com. July 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Karolina PROCHAZKOVA / Michal CESKA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Karolina PROCHAZKOVA / Michal CESKA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Karolina PROCHAZKOVA / Michal CESKA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Karolina PROCHAZKOVA / Michal CESKA: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA". International Skating Union.
  8. ↑ "Competition Results: Karolina PROCHAZKOVA / Michal CESKA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Karolina Prochazkova & Michal Ceska". Tracings.net.
  10. ↑ "Karolina Prochazkova / Michal Ceska".

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