Ondřej Hotárek

Ondřej Hotárek (born 25 January 1984) is a Czech-Italian pair skater and coach who began competing for Italy in 2006.

[3][4] Hotárek's engagement to his girlfriend, Italian ice dancer Anna Cappellini, was announced in August 2014.

[9] Hotárek found the jump elements difficult, and believed his skill set would be better suited to pair skating.

[13] They won the silver medal at 2010 Italian Nationals and were selected to compete at the World Championships.

During the 2010–11 season, Berton/Hotárek won silver at the Nebelhorn Trophy and also debuted on the Grand Prix circuit, finishing sixth at Cup of Russia.

They won their first GP title at the 2013 Skate Canada and then finished 4th at the 2014 European Championships, behind Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov.

[19][20] On 2 July 2014, La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote that Hotárek and Valentina Marchei, a single skater, were considering a partnership.

Selected to compete at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Marchei/Hotárek finished fourth.

Debuting on the Grand Prix series, Marchei/Hotárek competed in the short program at 2015 Skate Canada International but withdrew on the day of the free skate due to Hotárek sustaining a concussion while practicing a triple twist.

At the Italian Figure Skating Championships, Marchei/Hotárek won the silver medal behind Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise.

[1] Marchei/Hotárek began the season by winning the silver medal at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy.

They then competed on the Grand Prix series, finishing eighth at 2016 Skate America and fourth at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup.

Selected to compete at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Marchei/Hotárek finished sixth.

His current and former students include: GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Berton and Hotárek at the Skate Canada podium.
Berton/Hotárek at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup .
Berton/Hotárek at the 2010 World Championships .
Magitteri/Hotárek in 2008