Matyáš Bělohradský

Matyáš Bělohradský (born 7 June 2001) is a retired Czech figure skater. He is a two-time Czech national champion (2019, 2022).

Matyáš Bělohradský
Bělohradský at the 2020 European Championships
Born	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23) Planá, Czech Republic
Hometown	Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Czech Republic
Discipline	Men's singles
Began skating	2007
Retired	2022
Medal record
Czech Championships 2019 Budapest Singles 2022 Spišská Nová Ves Singles 2017 Katowice Singles 2018 Košice Singles 2020 Ostrava Singles

Personal life

Matyáš Bělohradský was born on 7 June 2001 in Planá, Czech Republic. He is the younger brother of Czech figure skater Jiří Bělohradský.^[1]

Career

Early career

Bělohradský began learning to skate in 2007.^[1] He competed on the advanced novice level from April 2013 to February 2014.^[2] His junior international debut came in September 2014 at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in the Czech Republic. At the time, he was coached by Monika Škorničková in Mariánské Lázně.^[3]

2016–2017 season

In September 2016, Bělohradský won bronze at the 2016 Cup of Mordovia in Saransk, Russia. In December, he finished fourth, competing in the senior ranks at the 2017 Four National Championships in Katowice, Poland. He won his first senior national medal, silver, having finished second to his brother, Jiří Bělohradský. Vlasta Kopřivová and Tomáš Verner coached him in Prague.^[4]

2017–2018 season

Making his senior international debut, Bělohradský finished 12th at the 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star in October. In December, he placed third at the 2018 Four National Championships in Košice, Slovakia, having ranked sixth in the short program and first in the free skate. He repeated as national silver medalist, again finishing second to his brother.

2018–2019 season

Bělohradský appeared at two Junior Grand Prix events and then placed sixth in the senior ranks at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy. In December 2018, he finished first at the Four National Championships in Budapest, Hungary. It was his first senior national title. He was named in the Czech team to the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

2021–2022 season

Bělohradský began the season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where he placed seventeenth.^[5] At this second Challenger event, the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, he finished sixteenth and was later fifteenth at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria. He was twenty-seventh at the 2022 European Championships, failing to qualify for the free skate.^[6]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2021–2022 [7]	Love Is a Bitch by Two Feet Seven Nation Army by Jack White performed by White Stripes	From Now On performed by Hugh Jackman The Other Side performed by Hugh Jackman & Zac Efron The Greatest Show performed by Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron & Zendaya (from The Greatest Showman)
2019–2020 [8]		Dueling Banjos performed by Arthur Smith, Don Reno Down the Road by Mac McAnally
2018–2019 [1]	Chambermaid Swing by Parov Stelar
2017–2018 [9]		The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini
2016–2017 [4]	Puttin' On the Ritz (Club des Belugas remix) by Irving Berlin Jolie Coquine by Caravan Palace
2014–2015 [3]	Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (modern arrangement) by Johann Sebastian Bach choreo. by Monika Škorničková	Puss in Boots by Henry Jackman choreo. by Monika Škorničková

Competitive highlights

• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

Competition placements at senior level ^[6]

Season	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2021–22
European Championships			19th	20th	27th
Czech Championships	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st
CS Cup of Austria					15th
CS Finlandia Trophy					16th
CS Ice Star		12th
CS Lombardia Trophy					17th
CS Tallinn Trophy			6th
Challenge Cup					5th

Competition placements at junior level ^[6]

Season	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20
World Junior Championships					15th
Czech Championships	4th	3rd		3rd	1st	2nd
JGP Czech Republic	11th		9th		10th
JGP Estonia	14th
JGP Latvia				6th
JGP Lithuania					6th
JGP Russia			3rd
JGP United States						6th
Cup of Nice				1st
Ice Star					2nd
Leo Scheu Memorial		4th
Merano Cup		3rd	3rd
NRW Trophy	2nd	4th
Santa Claus Cup			3rd
Tallinn Trophy			1st	3rd
Tirnavia Ice Cup	2nd

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	194.23	2019 World Junior Championships
Short program	TSS	69.39	2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
	TES	35.59	2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
	PCS	33.80	2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skating	TSS	128.52	2019 JGP United States
	TES	61.86	2019 JGP United States
	PCS	69.10	2018 CS Tallinn Trophy

ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System 

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	192.60	2016 JGP Russia
Short program	TSS	66.31	2016 JGP Russia
	TES	36.46	2016 JGP Russia
	PCS	30.00	2018 Ice Star
Free skating	TSS	126.29	2016 JGP Russia
	TES	60.85	2016 JGP Russia
	PCS	65.44	2016 JGP Russia

References

1. "Matyas BELOHRADSKY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019.
2. "Matyas BELOHRADSKY". rinkresults.com.
3. "Matyas BELOHRADSKY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
4. "Matyas BELOHRADSKY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017.
5. "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
6. "Competition Results: Matyas BELOHRADSKY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019.
7. "Matyas BELOHRADSKY: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021.
8. "Matyas BELOHRADSKY: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019.
9. "Matyas BELOHRADSKY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.

External links

• Matyas Belohradsky at the International Skating Union