Martin Skotnický

Martin Skotnický (born 24 August 1947) is a Slovak ice dancing coach and former competitor for Czechoslovakia.

[3] He is married to Bruni Skotnicky, who competed in pair skating for Germany as Brunhilde Baßler.

Their coaches included Ivan Mauer, Hilda Múdra, and Míla Nováková.

In the 1969–1970 season, Skotnická/Skotnický won the first of their five consecutive national titles and placed 11th at the World Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.

[3] In the early 1980s, he was an assistant coach for British ice dancers Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean.