Petr Kotlařík (born 1 November 1998) is a Czech competitive figure skater. He is the 2017 Dragon Trophy champion and 2016 Czech national bronze medalist. He has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships.
| Petr Kotlařík | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Czech Republic |
| Born | (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 23) Jihlava, Czech Republic |
| Home town | Brno, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Former partner | Natálie Kratěnová |
| Coach | Florent Amodio |
| Former coach | Nikolai Morozov, Petr Starec, Karel Fajfr, Danielle Montalbano, Rudolf Březina, Eva Horklová, Lucie Kratěnová |
| Skating club | TJ Stadion Brno |
| Training locations | Vaujany and Paris, France Hackensack, New Jersey, United States Brno, Czech Republic |
| Former training locations | Prague, Czech Republic Oberstdorf, Germany |
| Began skating | 2003 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 171.17 2017 CS Golden Spin |
| Short program | 62.17 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| Free skate | 112.35 2017 CS Golden Spin |
Petr Kotlařík was born on 1 November 1998 in Jihlava and grew up in Brno, Czech Republic.[1]
Kotlařík began learning to skate in 2003.[1] He has trained in both singles and pairs. He teamed up with Natálie Kratěnová around 2011 and skated with her for several years.
Kotlařík debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in October 2013, coached by Eva Horklová and Lucie Kratěnová in Brno and Prague.[2] The following season, he was coached by Karel Fajfr in Brno and Oberstdorf.[3] He was eliminated after the short program at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
Kotlařík became the Czech national bronze medalist at the 2016 Four Nationals and made his senior international debut at the Bavarian Open in February 2016. He was coached by Fajfr, Danielle Montalbano, and Rudolf Březina.[3]
Kotlařík was coached by Nikolai Morozov and Florent Amodio in Hackensack, New Jersey.[4] He withdrew from the 2017 Four Nationals. His first senior international title came at the Dragon Trophy in February 2017.[5] In March, he competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan; he qualified to the free skate and finished 23rd overall.
In January 2018, Kotlařík won the senior bronze medal at the Bavarian Open. In March, he placed 20th at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was coached by Florent Amodio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, and by Petr Starec in Brno, Czech Republic.[6]
Kotlařík is coached by Amodio in Vaujany and Paris (France), Hackensack (New Jersey, United States), and Brno (Czech Republic).[1]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2018–2019 [1] |
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| 2017–2018 [6] |
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| 2016–2017 [4] |
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| 2015–2016 [7] |
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| 2014–2015 [3] |
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| 2013–2014 [2] |
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CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[8] | |||||||
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| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| CS Finlandia | 12th | ||||||
| CS Golden Spin | 15th | 14th | |||||
| CS Lombardia | 7th | ||||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 8th | ||||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 14th | ||||||
| Bavarian Open | 7th | 6th | 3rd | ||||
| Challenge Cup | WD | ||||||
| Cup of Tyrol | 11th | ||||||
| Dragon Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| Seibt Memorial | 5th | ||||||
| Toruń Cup | 5th | ||||||
| Volvo Open | 6th | ||||||
| International: Junior[8] | |||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 28th | 23rd | 20th | ||||
| JGP Croatia | 9th | ||||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 18th | 8th | |||||
| JGP France | 13th | ||||||
| JGP Germany | 13th | ||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 10th | ||||||
| Bavarian Open | 4th J | ||||||
| Cup of Nice | 3rd J | ||||||
| EYOF | 6th | ||||||
| Lombardia Trophy | 3rd J | 1st J | 2nd J | ||||
| Seibt Memorial | 4th N | 6th J | |||||
| National[8] | |||||||
| Czech Champ. | 5th | 3rd | WD | 3rd | |||
| Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior WD = Withdrew | |||||||
| International | |||
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| Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Ice Challenge | 2nd N | 1st N | |
| National | |||
| Czech Championships | 2nd J | ||
| Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior | |||
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