Martin Bidař

Martin Bidař (born 24 February 1999) is a Czech pair skater. With partner Anna Dušková, he is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2016 Youth Olympic silver medalist (individually and in the team event), and 2015 JGP Final silver medalist.

Martin Bidař
Dušková and Bidař at the 2015–16 JGP Final
Personal information
Country representedCzech Republic
Born (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999
České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Home townČeské Budějovice, Czech Republic
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
PartnerElizaveta Zhuk
Former partnerAnna Dušková, Hana Abrazhevich
CoachPetr Bidař, Eva Horklová, Bruno Marcotte
Former coachIveta Bidařová, Markéta Procházková
ChoreographerMaurizio Margaglio, Rostislav Sinicyn
Former choreographerGabriela Žilková Hrázská
Skating clubBK České Budějovice
Training locationsPrague
Montreal, Canada
Flims, Switzerland
Former training locationsBrno
České Budějovice
Began skating2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total140.02
2019 Worlds
Short program48.66
2019 Worlds
Free skate91.36
2019 Worlds
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Figure skating: Pairs
World Junior Championships
2016 DebrecenPairs
Winter Youth Olympics
2016 LillehammerPairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
2016–17 MarseillePairs
2015–16 BarcelonaPairs
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Winter Youth Olympics
2016 LillehammerMixed NOC team

Personal life

Martin Bidař was born on 24 February 1999 in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.[1] He is the son of a figure skating coach, Iveta Bidařová, and the younger brother of a former pair skater, Petr Bidař.[2] His sisters were also figure skaters.[3]

Skating career

Early years

Martin Bidař started learning to skate in 2003.[1] Originally single skaters, he and Anna Dušková began skating together as a pair after their coach, Eva Horklová, suggested the idea.[3] Recalling their beginnings, Dušková stated, "It was quite embarrassing at first, because everybody was skating singles and we had to hold hands. We were so young and shy."[3] In the 2011–2012 season, they competed together on the novice national level.

2013–2014 season: Junior international debut

Dušková/Bidař's ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in the 2013–2014 season; they finished 8th in September 2013 in Košice, Slovakia, and 6th the next month in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In March 2014, the pair placed 10th at the World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, having ranked 10th in both segments.

2014–2015 season

In 2014–2015, Dušková/Bidař continued on the JGP series, finishing 10th in Estonia and 8th in Germany. They came in 8th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, after placing 9th in both segments.

2015–2016 season: Gold at World Junior Championships

Although based mainly in the Czech Republic,[4] Dušková/Bidař also spent some time training in Montreal and Sochi in the summer of 2015 and made another visit to Montreal during the competitive season.[3]

Competing in the 2015 JGP series, Dušková/Bidař won a silver medal in August in Linz, Austria, and finished 4th the following month in Riga, Latvia. The results qualified them for the 2015 JGP Final, held in December 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, Dušková/Bidař edged out Russia's Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov by 0.33 for the silver medal behind Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot, who won gold by a margin of 9.53 points.[5] They became the first Czech pair to step on the podium at a JGP Final.

In February 2016, Dušková/Bidař competed in Hamar, Norway, at the Winter Youth Olympics, placing first in the short program, second in the free skate, and second overall with a total score 2.53 less than Borisova/Sopot. Their silver is the Czech Republic's first Youth Olympic medal in figure skating. In March, Dušková/Bidař won gold at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[6] Ranked first in both segments, they outscored two Russian pairs – silver medalists Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev by 9.22 points and bronze medalists Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot by 12.82 points – to become the Czech Republic's first World Junior champions in figure skating. They are also the first pair skaters from outside China, Russia, or the United States to win the competition since 2001. On their future plans, Dušková stated that "there will be less and less singles competitions for me. We will concentrate on pairs."[7]

2016–2017 season: Senior debut

Ahead of the season, Dušková/Bidař spent three weeks training in Montreal before returning to the Czech Republic.[8] Opening their season on the JGP series, the pair won gold at their September event in Ostrava, ahead of Atakhanova/Spiridonov, and then silver the following month in Dresden, behind Mishina/Mirzoev. Later in October, making their senior international debut, they outscored Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer to win the International Cup of Nice. In December, they placed second to Mishina/Mirzoev at the JGP Final in Marseille.

They placed 7th at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, and 14th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki.

2017–2018 season: Parting ways with Anna Duškova

In September 2017, Dušková/Bidař competed at the Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The pair placed 9th and earned a spot for the Czech Republic in the pairs' event at the Olympics.

Dušková injured a knee ligament during a warm-up before training in late October and decided later to undergo an operation.[9][10] As a result, the pair withdrew from their two Grand Prix assignments – the 2017 Cup of China and 2017 Internationaux de France.[9]

Dušková/Bidař returned to competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They qualified to the free skate by placing 15th in the short program and went on to finish 14th overall.[11] Ranked 13th in the short and 11th in the free, the pair finished 11th at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy. On 27 April 2018, they announced that they had parted ways.[12][13][14]

2018–2019 Season: Partnership drama

On September 25, 2018 it was announced that Martin Bidar partnered up with Hana Abrezhevich of Belarus. They finished 18th at the 2019 World Championships. On May 17, 2019 It was announced that they parted ways. On June 26, 2019 it was announced that Martin Bidar partnered up with Elizaveta Zhuk of Russia.

Programs
Dušková/Bidař at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Dušková/Bidař at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final

(with Dušková)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
[1]
  • LA 40
    (Album: Tango Hereje)
    performed by The Mozart Tango Players
    choreo. by Maurizio Margaglio
2016–2017
[15]
  • LA 40
    (Album: Tango Hereje)
    performed by The Mozart Tango Players
    choreo. by Maurizio Margaglio
  • Mamboleo
    by Mambo Mania
2015–2016
[4]
  • La leyenda del beso
    by Raúl di Blasio
  • Historia de un Amor
    by Pérez Prado
  • La leyenda del beso
    by Raúl di Blasio
  • Mamboleo
    by Mambo Mania
2014–2015
[16]
  • Cirque du Soleil
2013–2014
[17]
  • Italian Street Song
    by Victor Herbert
  • Waltz
  • Italian Street Song
    by Victor Herbert
  • Burlesque:
    • Jungle Berlin
      by Joseph L. Altruda
    • Show Me How You Burlesque
    • Bound to You

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Dušková
Dušková/Bidař at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final
International[5]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
Olympics14th
Worlds14th11th
Europeans7th
GP Cup of ChinaWD
GP FranceWD
CS Nebelhorn9th
Cup of Nice1st
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds10th8th1st
Youth Olympics2nd
JGP Final2nd2nd
JGP Austria2nd
JGP Czech Rep.6th1st
JGP Estonia10th
JGP Germany8th2nd
JGP Latvia4th
JGP Slovakia8th
Ice Challenge1st N1st J1st J
NRW Trophy1st J2nd J
National[5]
Czech Champ.1st N1st N1st J1st J
Team events
Youth Olympics2nd T
2nd P
WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Single skating
International[18]
Event 08–09 12–13 13–14 15–16
Ice Challenge4th N
New Year's Cup2nd N
Seibt Memorial2nd N
Tirnavia Ice Cup2nd N
Warsaw Cup6th N
National
Czech Champ.4th
N = Advanced novice level
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References
  1. "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.
  2. Kalinics, Michael (19 December 2012). "Jihočech na ledě Martin Bidař si vyjel v Polsku titul mistra republiky". Deník (in Czech).
  3. Flade, Tatjana (8 May 2016). "Duskova and Bidar look ahead after momentous season". Golden Skate.
  4. "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  5. "Competition Results: Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.
  6. Flade, Tatjana (17 March 2016). "Duskova and Bidar win historic gold for Czech Republic". Golden Skate.
  7. Bőd, Titanilla (14 April 2016). "Anna Dušková and Martin Bidař - first in the most important moment". Absolute Skating.
  8. Flade, Tatjana (16 January 2017). "Featured interview: Anna Duskova & Martin Bidar (CZE)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017.
  9. "Grand Prix 2017". Czech Figure Skating Association (in Czech). 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017.
  10. "Nejlepší česká sportovní dvojice má problém, Dušková musí na operaci" [The Czech Republic's best pair has a problem, Dušková needs an operation]. Česká televize (in Czech). 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017.
  11. "Athlete Profile - Martin BIDAR". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.
  12. Johnstone, Chris (27 April 2018). "Czech ice skating duo Dusková and Bidař announce split". radio.cz.
  13. "Sportovní dvojice Dušková a Bidař se rozdělila. České krasobruslení by mohlo získat dva nové páry" [Pair skaters Dušková and Bidař have parted ways. Czech figure skating may have two new pairs]. czechskating.org (in Czech). 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.
  14. Macek, Tomáš (28 April 2018). "Bidař o rozchodu s Duškovou: Dva týdny existovala naděje, že to vyřešíme" (in Czech). IDNES.
  15. "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  16. "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  17. "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  18. "Competition Results: Martin BIDAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.

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