Petr Kotlařík

Petr Kotlařík (born 1 November 1998) is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2023 Czech national Champion. He has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships.

Petr Kotlařík
Born	(1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26) Jihlava, Czech Republic
Hometown	Brno, Czech Republic
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Czech Republic
Discipline	Men's singles
Coach	Rudolf Březina Michal Březina Josef Sabovčík
Skating club	Sportovni Centrum Kuřim
Began skating	2003
Medal record
Czech Championships 2023 Budapest Singles 2019 Budapest Singles 2016 Třinec Singles 2018 Košice Singles 2025 Cieszyn Singles

Personal life

Petr Kotlařík was born on 1 November 1998 in Jihlava and grew up in Brno, Czech Republic.^[1]

Career

Early years

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.

2013 to 2015

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.

2015–2016 season

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]

2016–2017 season

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.

2017–2018 season

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]

2018–2019 season

Kotlařík is coached by Amodio in Vaujany and Paris (France), Hackensack (New Jersey, United States), and Brno (Czech Republic).^[1]

2022–2023 season

After a 4-year break due to injury and retirement from skating (2019-2022), Kotlařík is returning to competitive skating. Kotlařík is coached by Brezina Rudolf, Brezina Michal and Josef Sabovcik in Brno (Czech Republic). He won his very first National Title in Senior category.^{[citation needed]}

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2022–2023 [citation needed]	Make It Rain by Foy Vance performed by Ed Sheeran Sing by Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams	Queens by John Lennon, Paul McCartney
2019–2022	Retired	Retired
2018–2019 [1]	Make It Rain by Foy Vance performed by Ed Sheeran Sing by Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams	Broken Vow performed by Josh Groban
2017–2018 [6]	City of Stars (from La La Land) by Justin Hurwitz	Broken Vow performed by Josh Groban
2016–2017 [4]	Minnie the Moocher performed by Robbie Williams Jumpin' Jack by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Moulin Rouge! El Tango de Roxanne by Sting Nature Boy by Eden Ahbez El Tango de Roxanne by Sting
2015–2016 [7]	The Mask	Don Quixote – Classical Variation II by Nayden Todorov Don Quixote – Coda: Basilio and Quiteria by Nayden Todorov
2014–2015 [3]	Capone by Ronan Hardiman	Don Quixote – Classical Variation II by Nayden Todorov Don Quixote – Coda: Basilio and Quiteria by Nayden Todorov
2013–2014 [2]	Step Up Bout It Show Me the Money	Requiem for a Tower by Escala

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Men's singles

International[8]
Event	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	22–23	23–24	24–25
Europeans							25th
CS Finlandia						12th
CS Golden Spin				15th	14th
CS Lombardia						7th
CS Tallinn Trophy						8th
CS Warsaw Cup				14th
Bavarian Open			7th	6th	3rd
Bosphorus Cup							4th
Challenge Cup						WD	7th
Cup of Nice							10th
Cup of Tyrol				11th
Denkova-Staviski Cup									12th
Dragon Trophy				1st			7th
Seibt Memorial			5th
Skate Celje							2nd		2nd
Tayside Trophy							9th	14th
Toruń Cup				5th
University Games							21st
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	6th J
National[8]
Czech Champ.		5th	3rd	WD	3rd	2nd	1st		3rd
Czech Junior Champ.	4th	2nd J	2nd J	1st J	1st J

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[9]

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	188.38	2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short program	TSS	62.86	2018 CS Finlandia Trophy
	TES	31.77	2018 CS Lombardia Trophy
	PCS	32.45	2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skating	TSS	126.52	2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
	TES	60.88	2018 CS Lombardia Trophy
	PCS	68.40	2018 CS Tallinn Trophy

Results in the 2024–25 season ^[9]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 5-10, 2024	2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup	12	49.00	12	91.50	12	140.50
Nov 14-17, 2024	2024 Skate Celje	1	53.45	2	101.70	2	155.15
Dec 13–15, 2024	2025 Four Nationals Championships	10	48.81	10	93.21	10	142.02
Dec 13–15, 2024	2025 Czech Championships[a]	3	—	3	—	3	—

1. In the Czech Republic, the Czech Championships are contested as part of the Four Nationals Championships.

References

1. "Petr KOTLARIK: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018.
2. "Petr KOTLARIK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
3. "Petr KOTLARIK: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
4. "Petr KOTLARIK: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017.
5. "Dragon Trophy 2017". drsanje.si. 12 February 2017.
6. "Petr KOTLARIK: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
7. "Petr KOTLARIK: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
8. "Competition Results: Petr KOTLARIK". International Skating Union.
9. "CZE-Petr KOTLARIK". Skating Scores.

External links

• Petr Kotlarik at the International Skating Union