Jiří Bělohradský (born 20 January 1999) is a Czech competitive figure skater. He is the 2015 Merano Cup bronze medalist and two-time Czech national champion. He has qualified for the free skate at three ISU Championships.
Personal life Jiří Bělohradský was born on 20 January 1999 in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic. He is the older brother of Czech figure skater Matyáš Bělohradský.
Career Bělohradský's ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in the 2014–15 season; he placed 14th in Ljubljana, Slovenia in late August 2014 and 18th in Zagreb, Croatia in October. He was selected to compete at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, but was eliminated after placing 39th in the short program. He trained under Monika Škorničková in Mariánské Lázně until the end of the season.
Bělohradský changed coaches ahead of the 2015–16 season, joining Vlasta Kopřivová in Prague. In September, he competed at two 2015 JGP events, finishing 18th in Linz, Austria and 11th in Toruń, Poland. Making his senior international debut, he placed 9th at the 2015 Ice Challenge, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event in October. He won a bronze medal at the Merano Cup and placed 10th at the NRW Trophy. In December, he made his first senior national podium, taking silver behind Michal Březina.
Bělohradský was selected to compete at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia as the Czech Republic's second entry in the men's event. Ranked 19th in the short program, he qualified for the free skate and finished 20th overall. He also reached the final segment at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, placing 16th in both segments and overall.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2019–2020 Bohemian Rhapsody Torn Sand 2018–2019 Sarabande Suite 2017–2018 Moonlight Sonata 2016–2017 Everything Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) 2015–2016 Toccata and Fugue Carmen 2014–2015 Freejack Rabbia e Tarantella
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Single skating International Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20-21 Europeans 20th 20th 28th Finlandia 12th WD Ice Challenge 9th Ice Star 11th Lombardia 12th Nebelhorn Trophy WD Ondrej Nepela 8th 7th Tallinn Trophy 12th 15th Warsaw Cup C Bavarian Open 9th Cup of Nice 8th Ice Star 4th Merano Cup 3rd NRW Trophy 10th Prague Ice Cup 2nd Santa Claus Cup 2nd International: Junior Junior Worlds 39th 16th Austria 18th Belarus 6th Croatia 18th Czech Rep. 8th Poland 11th 9th Slovenia 14th 10th NRW Trophy 5th J Skate Helena 2nd J Tirnavia Ice Cup 1st J National Czech Champ. 7th 6th 2nd 1st 1st 5th 3rd 1st Czech Junior Champ. 5th 1st 1st 2nd
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