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Ondřej Hotárek(born 25 January 1984) is a Czech-Italianpair skaterand coach who began competing for Italy in 2006. He competed withValentina Marcheiuntil the end of their partnership in 2018. With former partnerStefania Berton,he is the 2013Europeanbronze medalist, the2013 Skate Canada Internationalchampion, and a three-timeItaliannational champion. Berton/Hotárek are the first Italian pair skaters to win European and Grand Prix medals.

Ondřej Hotárek
Hotárek with Berton in 2012
Born(1984-01-25)25 January 1984(age 40)
Brno,Czechoslovakia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
CountryItaly
PartnerValentina Marchei
CoachFranca Bianconi,Bruno Marcotte,Richard Gauthier
Skating clubFiamme Azzurre
Began skating1989
Medal record
RepresentingItaly
Figure skating:Pairs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Zagreb Pairs

Earlier in his career, Hotárek competed as asingle skaterand pair skater for theCzech Republic.

Personal life

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Ondřej Hotárek was born 25 January 1984 inBrno,Czechoslovakia.[1][2]He moved from the Czech Republic to Italy in 2005 and became an Italian citizen in September 2010.[3]In January 2012, he became a member of the sports group of the Italian police.[3][4]

Hotárek's engagement to his girlfriend, Italian ice dancerAnna Cappellini,was announced in August 2014.[5]The couple married on June 20, 2015, in Breccia, Italy.[6]Figure skaterMichal Březinawas thebest manat their wedding.[7]

On July 2, 2021, Hotárek and Cappellini's first child, a girl named Diana, was born.[8]

Early career

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Hotárek began learning to skate in 1989.[1]He competed in men's singles for the Czech Republic. He became the 2003 and 2004Czech nationalbronze medalist and appeared in international events.[9]

Hotárek found the jump elements difficult, and believed his skill set would be better suited to pair skating.[10]His first partner was Veronika Havlíčková. In January 2006, he teamed up withLaura Magitterito compete for Italy.[11]They were the 2007 and 2008Italian national champions.Their partnership ended in January 2009.[12]

Partnership with Berton

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Berton and Hotárek at theSkate Canadapodium.

Hotárek teamed up withStefania Bertonin early 2009.[13]They won the silver medal at 2010 Italian Nationals and were selected to compete at theWorld Championships.They placed 11th in their debut at the event.

During the 2010–11 season, Berton/Hotárek won silver at theNebelhorn Trophyand also debuted on the Grand Prix circuit, finishing sixth atCup of Russia.They won their first Italian national title and were sent to the2011 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/Hotárek began the 2011–12 season at the2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial,where they won the silver medal. In the Grand Prix season, they placed 4th at2011 NHK Trophyand then won bronze at2011 Rostelecom Cup,making them the first Italian pair to medal on the Grand Prix circuit.[14]At the2012 European Championships,they placed 4th, historically the highest Italian result in pairs.[10]

In the 2012–13 season, Berton/Hotárek were assigned to the2012 Skate Canada Internationaland2012 Trophée Eric Bompard.[15]After taking bronze at both events, they won bronze at the2013 European Championships,becoming the first Italian pair skaters to medal at Europeans.[16][17]

Berton/Hotárek started the 2013–14 Grand Prix season at the2013 Skate Americaand finished 5th. They won their first GP title at the2013 Skate Canadaand then finished 4th at the2014 European Championships,behindVera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov.Berton/Hotárek finished 11th in the pairs event at the2014 Winter OlympicsinSochi,Russia.[2]

For the 2014-15 season, Berton/Hotarek were assigned to2014 Skate Americaand the2014 Rostelecom Cup.[18]On 2 July 2014,La Gazzetta dello Sportreported that their partnership had ended.[19][20]

Partnership with Marchei

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On 2 July 2014,La Gazzetta dello Sportwrote that Hotárek andValentina Marchei,a single skater, were considering a partnership.[19]Bruno Marcotteconfirmed on 26 July 2014 that the two were training together.[21]They are coached by Marcotte inMontrealand byFranca BianconiinMilan.[21]

2014–15 season

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Marchei/Hotárek began the season by winning the bronze medal at the2014 CS Warsaw Cupas well as the silver medal at the2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.They then went on to win the2015 Italian Championships.

Selected to compete at theEuropean ChampionshipsinStockholm, Sweden,Marchei/Hotárek finished fourth.

At theWorld ChampionshipsinShanghai,China,they finished eleventh.[22]

2015–16 season

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Marchei/Hotárek started the season by winning gold at the2015 Lombardia Trophy.

Debuting on theGrand Prixseries, Marchei/Hotárek competed in the short program at2015 Skate Canada Internationalbut withdrew on the day of the free skate due to Hotárek sustaining a concussion while practicing a triple twist.[23][1]They went on to compete at the2015 Rostelecom Cup,finishing sixth.

At theItalian Figure Skating Championships,Marchei/Hotárek won the silver medal behindNicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise.

Going on to compete at the2016 European ChampionshipsinBratislava,Slovakia,Marchei/Hotárek finished fifth. They went on to compete at the 2015 Hellmut Seibt Memorial, where they won the gold medal.

At the2016 World Figure Skating ChampionshipsinBoston,Massachusetts,Marchei/Hotárek finished fourteenth.[1]

2016–17 season

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Marchei/Hotárek began the season by winning the silver medal at the2016 CS Lombardia Trophy.

They then competed on theGrand Prixseries, finishing eighth at2016 Skate Americaand fourth at the2016 Rostelecom Cup.They went on to also win the gold medal at the2016 CS Warsaw Cup.

At the2017 Italian Championships,Marchei/Hotárek won the silver medal for the second consecutive year.

Selected to compete at the2017 European ChampionshipsinOstrava,Czech Republic,Marchei/Hotárek finished sixth.

Competing at the2017 World ChampionshipsinHelsinki,Finland,Marchei/Hotárek placed ninth.[24]

2017–18 season

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Marchei/Hotárek began the season with winning the bronze medal at the2017 CS Lombardia Trophy.

They then competed on the2017–18 Grand Prixseries, finishing fifth at the2017 Cup of Chinaand fourth at the2017 Rostelecom Cup.They also won the gold medal at the2017 CS Warsaw Cup.

At the2018 Italian Championships,Marchei/Hotárek won the silver medal for the third year in a row.

Competing at the2018 European ChampionshipsinMoscow,Russia,Marchei/Hotárek finished fifth.

Selected to compete at the2018 Winter Olympicsin both theTeamandPairevents, Marchei/Hotárek placed second in the free program segment of the team event, helping Team Italy finish in fourth place overall. In the pairs event, Marchei/Hotárek placed seventh in the short program and sixth in the free skate, finishing in sixth place overall.

At the2018 World ChampionshipsinMilan,Italy, Marchei/Hotárek finished in tenth place.[25]

They ended their partnership in September 2018.[26]

Post-competitive career

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Following his retirement from competitive figure skating, Hotárek became a figure skating coach and currently coaches inBergamoat the S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab alongside his former coach,Franca Bianconi.

His current and former students include:

Programs

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With Marchei

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–18
[25]
2016–17[24]
2015–16
[39]
2014–15
[40]

With Berton

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–14
[41]
2012–13
[42][4][43]
  • Dirty Dancing
2011–12
[13]
2010–11
[44]
2009–10
[45]
  • Caos Calmo
    by Buonvino

Single skating

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Season Short program Free skating
2001–02
[46]

Competitive highlights

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GP:Grand Prix;CS:Challenger Series;JGP:Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Marchei for Italy

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International[47]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Olympics 6th
World Champ. 11th 14th 9th 10th
European Champ. 4th 5th 6th 5th
GPCup of China 5th
GPRostelecom Cup 6th 4th 4th
GPSkate America 8th
GPSkate Canada WD
CSGolden Spin 2nd
CSLombardia Trophy 2nd 3rd
CSWarsaw Cup 3rd WD 1st 1st
Lombardia Trophy 1st
Seibt Memorial 1st
National[47]
Italian Champ. 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd
Team events
Olympics 4th T
2nd P
TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

Pairs with Berton for Italy

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Berton/Hotárek at the2011 Rostelecom Cup.
Berton/Hotárek at the2010 World Championships.
International[48]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Olympics 11th
Worlds 11th 10th 11th 10th 9th
Europeans 5th 4th 3rd 4th
GPBompard 3rd
GPNHK Trophy 4th
GPRostelecom 6th 3rd
GPSkate America 5th
GPSkate Canada 3rd 1st
Cup of Nice 1st
Ice Challenge 3rd
Lombardia Trophy 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
Nepela Memorial 2nd 2nd
NRW Trophy 2nd 1st 2nd
National[48]
Italian Champ. 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
Team events
Olympics 4th T

Pairs with Magitteri for Italy

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Magitteri/Hotárek in 2008
International[49]
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
World Champ. 16th 13th
European Champ. 9th 11th
GPCup of Russia 8th
GPNHK Trophy 6th
GPSkate America 6th
Cup of Nice 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy WD 9th
National[49]
Italian Champ. 1st 1st 3rd
WD: Withdrew

Men's singles for the Czech Republic

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International[9]
Event 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04
Nepela Memorial 6th
Grand Prize SNP 5th
International: Junior[9]
JGPCzech Rep. 12th
JGPItaly 15th
JGPSerbia 13th
EYOF 7th
Grand Prize SNP 3rd J
National[9]
Czech 4th 3rd 3rd
Czech Junior 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd
J: Junior level

Detailed results

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Current personal best scores are highlighted inbold.

With Marchei

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2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships 8
71.37 		8
130.65 		10
202.02
February 14–15, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 7
74.50 		6
142.09 		6
216.59
February 8–12, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics (Team event)
\ 		2
138.44
\
January 15–21, 2017 2018 European Championships 4
71.89 		5
132.31 		5
204.20
December 13–16, 2015 2018 Italian Championships 1
71.64 		2
107.15 		2
178.79
November 16–19, 2017 2017 CS Warsaw Cup 1
66.70 		1
126.44 		1
193.14
November 3–5, 2017 2017 Cup of China 5
59.53 		4
128.48 		5
188.01
October 20–22, 2017 2017 Rostelecom Cup 3
68.48 		4
125.15 		4
193.63
September 14–17, 2017 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 3
61.32 		3
119.54 		3
180.86
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 29–April 2, 2017 2017 World Championships 9
71.04 		9
132.88 		9
203.92
January 25–29, 2017 2017 European Championships 6
66.53 		6
125.40 		6
191.93
December 14–17, 2016 2017 Italian Championships 2
66.04 		1
127.34 		2
193.38
November 17–20, 2016 2016 CS Warsaw Cup 1
67.04 		1
122.22 		1
189.26
November 4–6, 2016 2016 Rostelecom Cup 3
66.82 		5
120.79 		4
187.61
October 21–23, 2016 2016 Skate America 6
62.49 		8
107.20 		8
169.69
September 8–11, 2016 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 1
59.40 		2
120.16 		2
179.56
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 28–April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 13
59.76 		15
110.97 		14
170.73
February 23–27, 2016 2016 Hellmut Seibt Memorial 1
57.78 		1
122.42 		1
180.20
January 25–31, 2016 2016 European Championships 8
58.47 		4
124.14 		5
182.61
December 16–19, 2015 2016 Italian Championships 2
63.74 		1
118.88 		2
184.28
November 20–22, 2015 2015 Rostelecom Cup 4
62.43 		6
115.76 		6
178.19
November 20–22, 2015 2015 Skate Canada International 6
54.00 		WD WD
September 17–20, 2015 2015 Lombardia Trophy 1
63.85 		1
113.57 		1
179.56
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 9
60.56 		11
111.99 		11
172.55
January 16–February 1, 2015 2015 European Championships 4
57.95 		4
117.44 		4
175.39
December 20–21, 2014 2015 Italian Championships 1
58.44 		1
115.32 		1
173.76
December 4–6, 2014 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2
55.18 		2
112.00 		2
167.18
November 21–24, 2014 2014 CS Warsaw Cup 4
52.32 		3
102.28 		3
154.60

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