Martin Skotnický
| Martin Skotnický | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Czechoslovakia |
| Born |
August 1947 (age 69) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Former partner | Diana Skotnická |
| Former coach | Ivan Mauer, Hilda Múdra, Míla Nováková |
| Retired | 1974 |
Martin Skotnický (born August 1947) is a former Czechoslovak ice dancer. With his sister Diana Skotnická, he is the 1970 Winter Universiade champion and a five-time Czechoslovak national champion (1970–74). They placed sixth at the 1973 European Championships and eighth at the 1973 World Championships.
Personal life
Skotnický was born in August 1947.[1] He has Slovak and French citizenship.[2] He is the brother of Diana Skotnická.[2] He is married to Bruni Skotnicky, who competed in pair skating for Germany as Brunhilde Baßler.[3]
Career
Skotnický switched from single skating to ice dancing after a fracture.[2] He teamed up with his sister, Diana Skotnická. Their coaches included Ivan Mauer, Hilda Múdra, and Míla Nováková.[2][4] The siblings competed five times at the World Championships and four times at the European Championships. Their best results came in 1973 when they placed sixth at Europeans and eighth at Worlds.
In 1975, Skotnický became director of a figure skating rink in Metz, France.[2] In the early 1980s, he was an assistant coach for British ice dancers Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean.[2] He now coaches in Oberstdorf, Germany.[5] He has worked with:
- Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay[5]
- Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko[5]
- Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi[6]
- Kati Winkler / René Lohse[7]
- Christina Beier / William Beier
- Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn
- Jennifer Goolsbee / Hendryk Schamberger
- Claudia Leistner
- Tanja Kolbe / Stefano Caruso[8]
Competitive highlights
(with Diana Skotnická)
| International[5] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 67–68 | 68–69 | 69–70 | 70–71 | 71–72 | 72–73 | 73–74 |
| World Champ. | 11th | 12th | 11th | 8th | 12th | ||
| European Champ. | 8th | 7th | 6th | 10th | |||
| Winter Universiade | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| National[9] | |||||||
| Czechoslovak Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
References
- ↑ Prieser, Uwe (13 March 2002). "Der Eisprinz lernt die Sorgenkinder des Lebens kennen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fukatsch, Peter (2 February 2001). "Martin Skotnický: Karajan tancov na ľade" [Martin Skotnický: Ice dancer]. SME (newspaper) (in Slovak).
- ↑ "Bruni Skotnicky". Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Skotnický si do poroty Hviezd na ľade iba odskočí z Nemecka". TASR (in Slovak). 24hod.sk. 16 October 2006.
- 1 2 3 4 "Martin Skotnický". Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Kati WINKLER / Rene LOHSE". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Tanja KOLBE / Stefano CARUSO". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Výsledky na M-SR, ČSSR" [Results at the Slovak and Czechoslovak Championships] (in Slovak). KŠK Slovan Bratislava. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.