Martin Skotnický

Martin Skotnický (born 24 August 1947) is a Slovak ice dancing coach and former competitor for Czechoslovakia. With his sister, Diana Skotnická, he is the 1970 Winter Universiade champion and a five-time Czechoslovak national champion (1970–74). They placed sixth at the 1973 European Championships.

Martin Skotnický
Personal information
Country represented	Czechoslovakia
Born	(1947-08-24) 24 August 1947 (age 75) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Partner	Diana Skotnická
Coach	Ivan Mauer, Hilda Múdra, Míla Nováková
Retired	1974

Personal life

Skotnický was born on 24 August 1947.^[1][2] He has Slovak and French citizenship.^[3] He is the brother of Diana Skotnická.^[3] He is married to Bruni Skotnicky, who competed in pair skating for Germany as Brunhilde Baßler.^[4]

Career

Competitive

Skotnický switched from single skating to ice dancing after a fracture.^[3] He teamed up with his sister, Diana Skotnická. Their coaches included Ivan Mauer, Hilda Múdra, and Míla Nováková.^[3][5] The siblings took silver at the 1968 Winter Universiade in Innsbruck, Austria.

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. They concluded their season with gold at the 1970 Winter Universiade in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Skotnická/Skotnický competed at nine ISU Championships. Their best continental result, sixth, came at the 1973 European Championships in Cologne, West Germany. A few weeks later, they would achieve their career-best world result, finishing eighth at the 1973 World Championships in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. The two retired from competition in 1974.

Post-competitive

In 1975, Skotnický became director of a figure skating rink in Metz, France.^[3] In the early 1980s, he was an assistant coach for British ice dancers Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean.^[3] He now coaches in Oberstdorf, Germany.^[6] He has worked with:

• Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay^[6]
• Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko^[6]
• Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi^[7]
• Kati Winkler / René Lohse^[8]
• Christina Beier / William Beier
• Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn
• Jennifer Goolsbee / Hendryk Schamberger
• Claudia Leistner
• Tanja Kolbe / Stefano Caruso^[9]

Results

(with Diana Skotnická)

International^[6]
Event	66–67	67–68	68–69	69–70	70–71	71–72	72–73	73–74
World Champ.				11th	12th	11th	8th	12th
European Champ.					8th	7th	6th	10th
Moscow News					4th	5th		4th
Winter Universiade		2nd		1st
National^[10]
Czechoslovakia	6th		3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

1. "Coach Profile - Martin SKOTNICKY". pyeongchang2018.com. from the original on April 18, 2018.
2. Prieser, Uwe (13 March 2002). "Der Eisprinz lernt die Sorgenkinder des Lebens kennen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
3. Fukatsch, Peter (2 February 2001). "Martin Skotnický: Karajan tancov na ľade" [Martin Skotnický: Ice dancer]. SME (in Slovak).
4. . Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Skotnický si do poroty Hviezd na ľade iba odskočí z Nemecka". TASR (in Slovak). 24hod.sk. 16 October 2006.
6. . Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09.
8. "Kati WINKLER / Rene LOHSE". International Skating Union.
9. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30.
10. [Results at the Slovak and Czechoslovak Championships] (in Slovak). KŠK Slovan Bratislava. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)