Michal Březina

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Michal Březina
Březina on the podium at 2018 Skate America
Born (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
HometownIrvine, California, United States
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Czech Republic
DisciplineMen's singles
Began skating1997
RetiredFebruary 8, 2022
Highest WS3rd (2011–12)
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Zagreb Singles
Czech Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Cieszyn Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Budapest Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Třinec Singles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Trenčín Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Žilina Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ostrava Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Bratislava Singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Sofia Singles

Michal Březina (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪxal ˈbr̝ɛzɪna]; born 30 March 1990) is a retired Czech figure skater. He is the 2013 European bronze medalist, 2011 Skate America champion, 2009 World Junior silver medalist and four-time Czech national champion. He also won the 2014-15 ISU Challenger Series. Michal represented the Czech Republic at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Personal life[edit]

Michal Březina was born on 30 March 1990 in Brno.[1] He is the son of Edita Březinová and Rudolf Březina, a figure skating coach.[2] His younger sister, Eliška Březinová, competes in ladies' single skating.[3][4] He intends to study sports at university and eventually become a skating coach.[5]

Březina was the best man at the wedding of Anna Cappellini and Ondřej Hotárek in the summer of 2015.[6]

On 19 May 2015, Brezina announced his engagement to his girlfriend, fellow figure skater Danielle Montalbano.[7] They were married on 10 June 2017, at the Royalton.

Career[edit]

Březina at the 2009 Skate Canada

Early years[edit]

Březina was initially interested in ice hockey after watching the 1998 Winter Olympics, but his father advised him to learn to skate first, and after a few months, he dropped hockey to focus on figure skating.[5]

Březina first landed a triple Salchow at the age of 12, and a triple Axel at 15.[5] In practice, he has worked on a quad toe loop and quad Salchow.[5] He trained in his hometown of Brno with coach Petr Starec and in Oberstdorf, Germany with Karel Fajfr.[8][9][10]

2007–2008 season[edit]

Březina won the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy over compatriot and reigning champion, Tomáš Verner. Two weeks later, he won his first Junior Grand Prix medal, a silver, in Chemnitz. Březina placed sixteenth at his first European Championships. He missed training time because of a broken wrist but was able to compete at the World Junior Championships, where he was fifth.[11]

2008–2009 season[edit]

Březina won both his junior Grand Prix events but was forced to miss the Junior Grand Prix Final and the Czech national championships due to a right knee injury that required surgery.[12] He returned in time for the 2009 Europeans, where he finished tenth, and then set a new personal best at the 2009 Junior Worlds to win the silver medal behind Adam Rippon.

2009–2010 season[edit]

Březina debuted on the senior Grand Prix circuit, finishing fourth at the 2009 Skate Canada International. He won the bronze medal at 2009 NHK Trophy and defeated Tomáš Verner to win the Czech Championship. He finished 4th at the 2010 European Championships.[13] At the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver he came in tenth. Competing at his first senior World Championships, he earned a fourth-place finish with a new personal best score of 236.06.

2010–2011 season[edit]

Brezina with the other medalists at the 2011 Skate America

Březina was forced to withdraw from the 2010 Cup of China after undergoing surgery for a varicose vein in his abdomen.[3][14] He later withdrew from the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard as well. He took silver behind Verner at the Czech Championships. At the 2011 European Championships, Březina placed second in the short program but dropped to eighth overall following the free skate. At the 2011 World Championships, he successfully landed two quads, a Salchow and a toe loop, in the long program – his first quads landed in competition – but fell on two jumps toward the end of the program. He finished fourth at the event for the second straight year.[15][16]

2011–2012 season[edit]

Březina at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup

Březina experienced some boot problems during the off-season.[10] He trained mainly in Oberstdorf.[3] He began his season at 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy where he won the silver medal. Skaters who had placed in the top six at the 2011 Worlds were given a newly introduced option of competing at three Grand Prix events.[17] Březina elected to do so and was assigned to 2011 Skate America, 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard, and 2011 Cup of Russia.[10] At Skate America, he won the short program by 8.39 points and placed third in the free skate to win the gold medal overall. Březina won the bronze medal in France, which qualified him for the Grand Prix Final.[18] He then placed fourth in the Cup of Russia. He was sixth at the Grand Prix Final. At the 2012 World Championships, Březina picked up a small silver medal for the short program and finished sixth overall after the free skate. In April 2012, he changed coaches from Starec and Fajfr to Viktor Petrenko.[19][20] He trained at the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey.[21]

2012–2013 season[edit]

Březina at the 2013 European Championships

Březina finished sixth at 2012 Skate America and won the bronze medal at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup. He withdrew from the Czech Championships due to a fever.[22] He dislocated his shoulder during practice on 21 January at the 2013 European Championships but went on to win bronze, his first European medal.[23]

2013–2014 season[edit]

In February 2014, Březina placed tenth at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[12] His next event was the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. He withdrew after the short program on 26 March, having pulled ligaments in his right ankle on the triple flip take-off.[24] His ankle was immediately put into a cast, and he recovered in two weeks.[25] Due to the high cost of training in the United States,[25] he decided in June 2014 to rejoin Karel Fajfr in Oberstdorf.[26]

2014–2015 season[edit]

Březina began the season with two silver medals at his Challenger events, the Golden Spin of Zagreb and Nebelhorn Trophy/ After finishing seventh at the 2014 Skate Canada International, he won the bronze medal at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. He placed fifth at the 2015 European Championships and fifteenth at the 2015 World Championships.

2015–2016 season[edit]

His first event of the season was the 2015 Lombardia Trophy, which was not a Challenger event for that particular season. Following a sixth-place finish at Nebelhorn, Brezina placed eighth and seventh at these two Grand Prix assignments, Skate Canada International and the NHK Trophy. He went on to place tenth at Europeans and ninth at Worlds.

In the spring of 2016, Březina decided to train with Rafael Arutyunyan in California.[27]

2016–2017 season[edit]

Březina placed fourth at Skate Canada International and tenth at the Cup of China.

In December 2016, he placed first in the short program at the Four Nationals; he withdrew after injuring his arm during the free skate.[28] He placed twelfth at Europeans.

Březina twisted his ankle three weeks before the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki.[29] He finished eighteenth at the event in Finland, earning a spot for the Czech Republic at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

2017–2018 season[edit]

Beginning with two events on the Challenger Series, Březina placed ninth at the U.S. International Classic and sixth at the Finlandia Trophy. He went on to place sixth at Skate Canada International and ninth at NHK Trophy.

Following an eighth-place finish at Europeans, Březina competed at his third Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He placed sixteenth. The season concluded at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, where he placed tenth, setting a new personal best in the free skate.

2018–2019 season[edit]

Březina began the season with a silver medal at the 2018 U.S. International Classic, his first Challenger Series medal in four years. He followed that up with a silver medal at the 2018 Skate America event, his first Grand Prix medal since his bronze at Rostelecom four years earlier.[30] At his second Grand Prix event, the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki, he set new personal bests in the short program and overall score to win a second silver medal.

His results qualified him for the Grand Prix Final, only the second time in his career he had done so and the first time in seven years.[31] Březina placed fourth at the Final, finishing 8.23 points behind Cha Jun-hwan after doubling a jump in his short program and falling on a quad Salchow in the free skate.[32] At the European Championships he placed eighth in the short program and moved up to seventh overall after placing sixth in the free program.[33]

Finishing his season at the 2019 World Championships, Březina placed eighth in the short program.[34] He remained in eighth place following the free skate, despite a single fall on a triple flip attempt.[35]

2019–2020 season[edit]

Březina opted not to begin his season with a Challenger event, instead competing at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy, where he placed fourth. Returning to Skate America, he placed fifth in the short program despite jump errors.[36] After doubling numerous jumps in his free skate, he fell to eleventh place.[37] He was ninth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup.

Competing at the 2020 European Championships, Březina placed first in the short program despite performing only a quad-double in his combination jump, winning a gold small medal. He said he was undecided about whether it would be his final competition.[38] He fell twice in the free skate on quad Salchow attempts, placing eleventh in that segment and falling to seventh place overall.[39] He was scheduled to compete at the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[40]

2020–2021 season[edit]

Březina was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate America but withdrew due to a fall in training.[41] He was allowed to submit virtual competitive programs to the 2021 Four National Championships, winning the gold medal. His only live event of the season was the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, where he placed nineteenth.[42] This result qualified one berth for the Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[43]

2021–2022 season[edit]

Březina opened his season with a win at the 2021 U.S. International Classic.[44] Following the results of the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, he was announced as part of the Czech Olympic team, this time alongside his sister Eliška.[45] Competing on the Grand Prix at the 2021 Skate America, he finished in sixth.[46] At the 2021 Rostelecom Cup, he finished in tenth place. Discussing his results afterward, he cited his work with a mental coach as having improved his mindset, noting, "I wish I would have worked with a mental coach when I was younger. Maybe my career would have looked different."[47]

At the 2022 European Championships, Březina had a poor short program and finished in fifteenth place in that segment. He was fifth in the free skate, rising to tenth place overall.[48]

Březina began the 2022 Winter Olympics as the Czech entry in the men's short program of the Olympic team event. He placed seventh in the segment, securing four points for the Czech team.[49] They ultimately did not advance to the second phase of the competition, finishing eighth.[50] In the individual event, he placed twenty-fifth in the short program, not advancing to the free program.[51] He announced his retirement shortly after the event.[52]

Programs[edit]

Březina at the 2009 Skate Canada
Březina at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2022
[53][54]
2019–2020
[55]
2018–2019
[56]
2017–2018
[57][58][59]
2016–2017
[27][1]

Once Upon a Time (remix)
by Ennio Morricone
choreo. by Tom Dickson

2015–2016
[61]
2014–2015
[25][62][63]
2013–2014
[64]
2012–2013
[21][65]
  • New York, New York remix
2011–2012
[66]
  • The Untouchables
    by Ennio Morricone
    choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo[10]
2010–2011
[67][68]
2009–2010
[69]
2007–2009
[70][71]
2006–2007
[72]
  • The Matrix

Competitive highlights[edit]

  • GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix
  • CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
  • WD – Withdrew from competition
  • C – Event was cancelled
  • Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.
Competition placements at senior level [44]
Season 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Winter Olympics 10th 10th 16th 25th
Winter Olympics –
Team event 		8th
(7th)
Worlds Championships 4th 4th 6th 10th WD 15th 9th 18th 10th 8th C 19th
European Championships 16th 10th 4th 8th 4th 3rd 4th 5th 10th 12th 8th 7th 7th 10th
GP Final 6th 4th
GP Cup of China WD 10th
GP Finland 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 3rd 7th 9th
GP Rostelecom Cup 4th 3rd 3rd 9th 10th
GP Skate America 1st 6th 2nd 11th WD 6th
GP Skate Canada 4th 4th 7th 8th 4th 6th
GP Trophée Bompard WD 3rd 5th
CS Finlandia Trophy 4th 5th 6th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd 2nd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1st 2nd 3rd 7th 2nd 5th 2nd 6th
CS U.S. Classic 9th 2nd 1st
Bavarian Open 1st
Cup of Nice 4th
Hellmut Seibt Memorial 1st 2nd
Lombardia Trophy 2nd
NRW Trophy 2nd
Shanghai Trophy 4th
Slovenia Open 1st
Winter Universiade 7th
Team Challenge Cup 2nd
(5th)
Japan Open 3rd
(5th) 		3rd
(5th) 		3rd
(6th)
Czech Championships 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd WD 2nd 1st 1st WD 1st 1st
Competition placements at junior level [44]
Season 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
World Junior Championships 16th 5th 2nd
JGP Austria 7th
JGP Czech Republic 16th
JGP France 1st
JGP Germany 2nd
JGP Hungary 12th
JGP Italy 1st
JGP Netherlands 5th
Gardena Spring Trophy 3rd 2nd
European Youth Olympic Festival 7th
Czech Championships 1st 1st 1st

Detailed results[edit]

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 257.98 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki
Short program TSS 93.31 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki
TES 51.14 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki
PCS 43.07 2018–19 Grand Prix Final
Free skating TSS 167.32 2019 World Championships
TES 83.34 2022 European Championships
PCS 87.38 2018–19 Grand Prix Final
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 246.07 2018 Winter Olympics
Short program TSS 87.67 2012 World Championships
TES 48.70 2012 World Championships
PCS 41.04 2015 NHK Trophy
Free skating TSS 165.98 2018 World Championships
TES 84.02 2013 European Championships
PCS 84.34 2018 Winter Olympics

Senior level[edit]

Results in the 2006–07 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 16–19, 2006 Croatia 2006 Golden Spin of Zagreb 7 44.17 4 91.24 5 135.41
Results in the 2007–08 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 27–30, 2007 Germany 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy 3 61.30 1 124.25 1 185.55
Dec 14–16, 2007 Slovakia 2008 Czech Championships 2 66.66 4 105.10 3 171.76
Jan 21–27, 2008 Croatia 2008 European Championships 14 54.13 15 106.24 16 160.37
Results in the 2008–09 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 25–29, 2008 Germany 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy 2 75.84 2 144.45 2 220.29
Jan 20–25, 2009 Finland 2009 European Championships 17 59.35 8 123.84 10 183.19
Results in the 2009–10 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 23–26, 2009 Germany 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy 2 73.23 3 132.11 3 205.34
Oct 8–11, 2009 Finland 2009 Finlandia Trophy 6 62.89 4 127.42 4 190.31
Nov 5–8, 2009 Japan 2009 NHK Trophy 6 70.80 2 146.68 3 217.48
Nov 19–22, 2009 Canada 2009 Skate Canada International 5 71.92 5 130.40 4 202.32
Jan 18–24, 2010 Estonia 2010 European Championships 4 79.60 5 145.14 4 224.74
Feb 12–27, 2010 Canada 2010 Winter Olympics 9 78.80 11 137.93 10 216.73
Mar 22–28, 2010 Italy 2010 World Championships 5 81.75 3 154.31 4 241.74
Results in the 2010–11 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–24, 2010 Germany 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy 9 55.40 5 128.91 7 184.31
Oct 2, 2010 Japan 2010 Japan Open – – 3 134.90 3 (5) –
Dec 8–12, 2010 Croatia 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb 1 55.44 2 128.20 2 183.64
Dec 16–18, 2010 Poland 2010 Czech Championships 1 75.05 1 148.48 1 223.53
Jan 24–30, 2011 Switzerland 2011 European Championships 2 76.13 10 125.26 8 201.39
Feb 11–15, 2011 Germany 2011 Bavarian Open 1 73.01 2 122.59 1 195.60
Apr 24 – May 1, 2011 Russia 2011 World Championships 7 77.50 5 156.11 4 233.61
Results in the 2011–12 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–24, 2011 Germany 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy 4 69.77 2 145.23 2 215.00
Oct 21–23, 2011 United States 2011 Skate America 1 79.08 1 136.92 1 216.00
Nov 18–20, 2011 France 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard 3 74.32 4 144.28 3 218.00
Nov 25–27, 2011 Russia 2011 Rostelecom Cup 3 79.01 3 147.34 4 226.35
Dec 8–11, 2011 Canada 2011–12 Grand Prix Final 6 75.26 6 143.72 6 218.98
Dec 15–18, 2011 Slovakia 2011 Czech Championships 1 72.12 2 135.45 2 207.57
Feb 7–12, 2012 United Kingdom 2012 European Championships 6 76.13 4 153.17 4 229.30
Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2012 France 2012 World Championships 2 87.67 7 151.88 6 239.55
Results in the 2012–13 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 27–29, 2012 Germany 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy 5 67.78 7 133.93 5 201.71
Oct 6, 2012 Japan 2012 Japan Open – – 5 151.53 3 (5) –
Oct 19–21, 2012 United States 2012 Skate America 6 69.26 4 140.41 6 209.67
Nov 9–11, 2012 Russia 2012 Rostelecom Cup 6 73.83 4 150.73 3 224.56
Dec 5–9, 2012 Germany 2012 NRW Trophy 2 70.29 5 142.80 2 213.09
Jan 23–27, 2013 Croatia 2013 European Championships 4 79.84 2 163.68 3 243.52
Mar 10–17, 2013 Canada 2013 World Championships 6 83.09 11 145.91 10 229.00
Results in the 2013–14 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 31 – Sep 1, 2013 Slovenia 2013 Slovenia Open 1 71.49 2 125.83 1 197.32
Oct 5, 2013 Japan 2013 Japan Open – – 6 125.74 3 (6) –
Oct 24–27, 2013 Canada 2013 Skate Canada International 7 71.71 5 146.61 4 218.32
Nov 15–17, 2013 France 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard 6 71.91 4 134.31 5 206.22
Dec 20–22, 2013 Poland 2013 Czech Championships 2 72.81 2 136.59 2 209.40
Jan 15–19, 2014 Hungary 2014 European Championships 5 82.80 4 154.18 4 236.98
Feb 13–14, 2014 Russia 2014 Winter Olympics 13 81.95 13 151.67 10 233.62
Results in the 2014–15 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 24–27, 2014 Germany 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2 78.27 2 150.21 2 228.48
Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2014 Canada 2014 Skate Canada International 7 73.29 8 134.95 7 208.24
Nov 14–16, 2014 Russia 2014 Rostelecom Cup 4 80.89 3 160.34 3 241.23
Dec 4–7, 2014 Croatia 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3 81.62 1 158.00 2 239.62
Dec 18–21, 2014 Slovakia 2014 Czech Championships 1 71.97 1 138.72 1 210.69
Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2015 Sweden 2015 European Championships 3 80.86 7 139.25 5 220.11
Feb 25–28, 2015 Austria 2015 Hellmut Seibt Memorial 2 70.48 1 159.97 1 230.45
Mar 23–29, 2015 China 2015 World Championships 10 76.84 15 136.99 15 213.84
Results in the 2015–16 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 17–20, 2015 Italy 2015 Lombardia Trophy 4 62.54 1 143.67 2 206.21
Sep 24–26, 2015 Germany 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3 74.12 6 129.49 6 203.61
Oct 9–11, 2015 Finland 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy 5 67.48 4 137.58 5 205.06
Oct 15–18, 2015 France 2015 International Cup of Nice 4 74.21 4 141.34 4 215.55
Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2015 Canada 2015 Skate Canada International 5 75.46 8 143.12 8 218.58
Nov 27–29, 2015 Japan 2015 NHK Trophy 5 81.64 9 140.85 7 222.49
Dec 18–20, 2015 Hungary 2015 Czech Championships 1 68.83 1 154.72 1 223.55
Jan 26–31, 2016 Slovakia 2016 European Championships 3 84.30 13 127.51 10 211.81
Feb 23–27, 2016 Austria 2016 Hellmut Seibt Memorial 1 73.64 2 138.92 2 212.56
Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2016 United States 2016 World Championships 11 79.29 10 158.70 9 237.99
Apr 22–24, 2016 United States 2016 Team Challenge Cup 8 64.54 5 158.30 2 (5) –
Results in the 2016–17 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 28–30, 2016 Canada 2016 Skate Canada International 9 70.36 4 157.06 4 227.42
Nov 18–20, 2016 China 2016 Cup of China 7 75.87 9 135.91 10 211.77
Jan 25–29, 2017 Czech Republic 2017 European Championships 8 78.61 13 136.91 12 215.52
Feb 1–5, 2017 Kazakhstan 2017 Winter Universiade 8 75.57 8 149.48 7 225.05
Mar 29 – Apr 2, 2017 Finland 2017 World Championships 15 80.02 18 146.24 18 226.26
Results in the 2017–18 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 13–17, 2017 United States 2017 CS U.S. International Classic 7 75.78 11 118.17 9 193.95
Oct 6–8, 2017 Finland 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 5 77.26 5 156.02 6 233.28
Oct 27–29, 2017 Canada 2017 Skate Canada International 7 80.34 4 156.70 6 237.04
Nov 10–12, 2017 Japan 2017 NHK Trophy 9 76.24 10 144.21 9 220.45
Jan 15–21, 2018 Russia 2018 European Championships 10 72.72 8 152.48 8 225.20
Feb 16–17, 2018 South Korea 2018 Winter Olympics 9 85.15 18 160.92 16 246.07
Mar 19–25, 2018 Italy 2018 World Championships 17 78.01 8 165.98 10 243.99
Results in the 2018–19 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 12–16, 2018 United States 2018 CS U.S. International Classic 2 79.57 4 128.70 2 208.27
Oct 19–21, 2018 United States 2018 Skate America 2 82.09 2 157.42 2 239.51
Nov 2–4, 2018 Finland 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki 2 93.31 2 164.67 2 257.98
Dec 6–9, 2018 Canada 2018–19 Grand Prix Final 3 89.21 4 166.05 4 255.26
Jan 21–27, 2019 Belarus 2019 European Championships 8 83.66 6 150.59 7 234.25
Mar 18–24, 2019 Japan 2019 World Championships 8 86.96 8 167.32 8 254.28
Results in the 2019–20 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 3–5, 2019 China 2019 Shanghai Trophy 4 74.94 4 143.54 4 218.48
Oct 18–20, 2019 United States 2019 Skate America 5 81.11 11 132.06 11 213.17
Nov 15–17, 2019 Russia 2019 Rostelecom Cup 8 80.27 8 156.20 9 236.47
Dec 13–14, 2019 Czech Republic 2020 Czech Championships 1 82.95 1 164.58 1 247.53
Jan 20–26, 2020 Austria 2020 European Championships 1 89.77 11 141.48 7 231.25
Results in the 2020–21 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 10–12, 2020 Poland 2021 Czech Championships 1 81.03 1 140.49 1 221.52
Mar 22–28, 2021 Sweden 2021 World Championships 13 81.43 21 129.30 19 210.73
Results in the 2021–22 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 15–19, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. International Classic 1 87.48 1 151.17 1 238.65
Oct 22–24, 2021 United States 2021 Skate America 6 75.43 5 152.04 6 227.47
Nov 26–28, 2021 Russia 2021 Rostelecom Cup 6 82.31 11 137.28 10 219.59
Jan 10–16, 2022 Estonia 2022 European Championships 15 71.60 5 166.78 10 238.38
Feb 4–7, 2022 China 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event 7 76.77 — — 8 —
Feb 8—10, 2022 China 2022 Winter Olympics 25 75.19 — — 25 75.19
Results in the 2022–23 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 8, 2022 Japan 2022 Japan Open — — 6 98.26 3 —

Junior level[edit]

Results in the 2004–05 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 1–5, 2004 Hungary 2004 JGP Hungary 12 43.23 9 84.05 12 127.28
Jan 22–29, 2005 Switzerland 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival 8 – 7 – 7 –
Results in the 2005–06 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Mar 28–31, 2006 Italy 2006 Gardena Spring Trophy 3
Results in the 2006–07 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 5–7, 2006 Netherlands 2006 JGP Netherlands 7 48.06 6 99.33 5 147.39
Oct 19–22, 2006 Czech Republic 2006 JGP Czech Republic 6 52.56 17 69.23 16 121.79
Dec 15–18, 2005 Czech Republic 2006 Czech Championships (Junior) 1 47.53 1 95.15 1 142.68
Feb 26 – Mar 4, 2007 Germany 2007 World Junior Championships 19 50.36 16 92.97 16 143.33
Results in the 2007–08 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 13–16, 2007 Austria 2007 JGP Austria 8 51.62 8 103.58 7 155.20
Oct 11–14, 2007 Germany 2007 JGP Germany 1 61.77 2 114.66 2 176.43
Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2008 Bulgaria 2008 World Junior Championships 5 62.11 6 122.29 5 184.40
Results in the 2008–09 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 27–31, 2008 France 2008 JGP France 1 63.13 1 119.59 1 182.72
Sep 3–6, 2008 Italy 2008 JGP Italy 3 63.52 1 128.96 1 192.48
Feb 22 – Mar 1, 2009 Bulgaria 2009 World Junior Championships 2 69.55 2 135.33 2 204.88

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Olympic Games
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Beijing 2022
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