Barbora Řezníčková,[1] née Silná (born 8 January 1989) is a Czech-Austrian ice dancing coach and former competitor who represented Austria for most of her career. With Dmitri Matsjuk, she is a four-time Austrian national champion and qualified for the free dance at four ISU Championships. With Juri Kurakin, she won three Austrian national titles and reached the final segment at three ISU Championships.
| Barbora Řezníčková (Silná) | |
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 Silná/Kurakin in 2012. | |
| Other names | Barbora Silná |
| Born | 8 January 1989 Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Austria |
| Partner | Juri Kurakin |
| Skating club | EKE Vienna Grazer Eislaufverein TJ Stadion Brno |
| Began skating | 1993 |
| Retired | August 3, 2016 |
Personal life
editSilná was born 8 January 1989 in Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia.[2] She became an Austrian citizen by January 2009.[3]
Career
editIn the Czech Republic
editSilná began learning to skate in 1993.[2] Early in her career, she represented the Czech Republic with Martin Šubrt. In the 2003–04 season, the duo appeared at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events and became the Czech national junior bronze medalists. They were coached by Natalia Vorobieva at TJ Stadion in Brno.[4]
Partnership with Matsjuk
editIn 2005, Silná teamed up with Ukrainian-born skater Dmitri Matsjuk to compete on the senior level for Austria. The two won four Austrian national titles from 2006 to 2009 and the silver medal at the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. They qualified for the free dance at four ISU Championships – 2007 Europeans in Warsaw, Poland; 2008 Europeans in Zagreb, Croatia; 2008 Worlds in Gothenburg, Sweden; and 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland. Their best result, 15th, came in Helsinki. They trained under Jana Hübler at Cottage Engelmann Club in Vienna and in Lyon.[5][6][3]
Partnership with Kurakin
editSilná teamed up with Estonian skater Juri Kurakin in 2010.[7] The two decided to represent Austria. In the 2010–11 season, they were coached by Dmitri Sildoja and Vitali Schulz in Dortmund and Vienna.[7] The following season, training under Muriel Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer in Lyon and Graz, they won their first Austrian national title.[8] During the next two seasons, they finished second to Kira Geil / Tobias Eisenbauer at the Austrian Championships. In the 2013–14 season, they switched to Barbara Fusar-Poli in Milan.[9]
Having missed qualifying for the free dance at three ISU Championship, Silná/Kurakin were successful for the first time at the 2015 Europeans in Stockholm, where they finished 18th. At the 2015 Worlds in Shanghai, they ranked 21st in the short and did not advance further.
Stefano Caruso joined Fusar-Poli as the duo's coach in the 2015–16 season.[2] Silná/Kurakin reached the final segment at the 2016 Europeans in Bratislava and at the 2016 Worlds in Boston, where they placed 17th and 20th, respectively. They announced their retirement on 3 August 2016 due to Silná's back problems.[10]
Post-competitive career
editŘezníčková has worked as a coach since retiring from competition. She has worked with the following skaters:
Programs
editWith Kurakin
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2015–16 [2] |
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| 2014–15 [16] |
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| 2013–14 [9] |
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| 2011–12 [8] |
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| 2010–11 [7] |
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With Matsjuk
edit| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 [3] |
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| 2007–08 [6] |
Austrian folk dance
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| 2006–07 [5] |
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With Šubrt
edit| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2003–04 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Kurakin for Austria
edit| International[17] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
| Worlds | 36th | 21st | 20th | |||
| Europeans | 24th | 25th | 18th | 17th | ||
| CS DS Cup | 5th | |||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 9th | |||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 8th | 3rd | 4th | |||
| CS Nepela Trophy | 7th | 5th | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 11th | |||||
| Ice Challenge | 5th | |||||
| Mont Blanc | 8th | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 16th | |||||
| NRW Trophy | 2nd | |||||
| Pavel Roman | 8th | 1st | ||||
| Trophy of Lyon | 5th | 2nd | ||||
| National[17] | ||||||
| Austrian Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
With Matsjuk for Austria
edit| International[18] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 |
| Worlds | 25th | 21st | ||
| Europeans | 19th | 16th | 15th | |
| GP Trophée Bompard | 8th | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 13th | 10th | 8th | |
| Nepela Memorial | 2nd | |||
| Schäfer Memorial | 14th | 5th | WD | |
| National[18] | ||||
| Austrian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| WD: Withdrew | ||||
With Šubrt for the Czech Republic
edit| International[19] | |
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| Event | 2003–04 |
| JGP Czech Republic | 12th |
| JGP Slovakia | 9th |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 1st J |
| National[19] | |
| Czech Championships | 3rd J |
| J: Junior level | |
References
edit- ^ "Seznam akreditovaných trenérů ČKS pro sezónu 2020/2021" [Czech Figure Skating Association's list of accredited coaches for the 2020/2021 season] (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Figure Skating Association. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Barbora SILNA / Dmitri MATSJUK: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Barbora SILNA / Martin SUBRT: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004.
- ^ a b "Barbora SILNA / Dmitri MATSJUK: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
- ^ a b "Barbora SILNA / Dmitri MATSJUK: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
- ^ Silna, Barbora; Kurakin, Juri (3 August 2016). "We have to announce, that we decided to finish our active sport career..." Facebook.
- ^ "Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Anna SIMOVA / Kirill AKSENOV". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Maria KAZAKOVA / Georgy REVIYA". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Elisabetta LECCARDI / Mattia DALLA TORRE". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Barbora SILNA / Dmitri MATSJUK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Barbora SILNA / Martin SUBRT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
External links
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