Anna Dušková
| Anna Dušková | |
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 Dušková and Bidař at the 2015–16 JGP Final | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Czech Republic |
| Born |
30 December 1999 Nymburk, Czech Republic |
| Home town | Lysá nad Labem, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Partner | Martin Bidař |
| Coach | Eva Horklová, Iveta Bidařová |
| Former coach | Markéta Procházková |
| Choreographer | Gabriela Žilková Hrázská |
| Skating club | USK Praha |
| Training locations |
Prague Brno České Budějovice |
| Began skating | 2004 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
181.82 2016 World Junior Championships |
| Short program |
64.71 2016 World Junior Championships |
| Free skate |
117.11 2016 World Junior Championships |
Medal record
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Anna Dušková (born 30 December 1999) is a Czech figure skater. Competing in pairs with partner Martin Bidař, she is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2016 Youth Olympic silver medalist (individually and in the team event), and 2015 JGP Final silver medalist. As a single skater, she is the 2015 NRW Trophy bronze medalist.
Early life
Dušková was born on 30 December 1999 in Nymburk, Czech Republic.[1] She began skating in 2004.[1] She was introduced to the activity at school and then persuaded her mother to let her continue with it.[2]
Partnership with Bidař
Originally single skaters, Dušková and Bidař began skating together as a pair after their coach, Eva Horklová, suggested the idea.[2] 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."[2] In the 2011–12 season, they competed together on the novice national level.
2013–14 season: Junior international debut
Dušková/Bidař's ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in the 2013–14 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.
2014–15 season
In 2014–15, 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.
2015–16 season: Gold at World Junior Championships
Although based mainly in the Czech Republic,[3] 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.[2]
Competing in the 2015–16 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 2015–16 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.[4] They are 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. 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."[5]
Single skating
As a single skater, Dušková made her JGP debut in September 2013, placing 12th at an event in Gdańsk, Poland. She competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria but was eliminated after placing 32nd in the short program. During the 2014–15 season, she placed 10th and 14th at her JGP assignments.
In 2015–16, Dušková was 10th at her JGP event in Toruń, Poland. She made her senior international debut in October, finishing 11th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and 6th at the 2015 Ice Challenge, both of which were part of the ISU Challenger Series (CS). In late November, she won the senior bronze medal at the 2015 NRW Trophy in Dortmund Germany.
Programs
With Bidař
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2016–17 [1] |
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| 2015–16 [3] |
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| 2014–15 [6] |
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| 2013–14 [7] |
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Single skating
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2014–16 [8][9] |
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| 2013–14 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Bidař
| International[4] | ||||||
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| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| Cup of Nice | 1st | |||||
| International: Junior[4] | ||||||
| Youth Olympics | 2nd | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 10th | 8th | 1st | |||
| JGP Final | 2nd | TBD | ||||
| JGP Austria | 2nd | |||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 6th | 1st | ||||
| JGP Estonia | 10th | |||||
| JGP Germany | 8th | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Latvia | 4th | |||||
| JGP Slovakia | 8th | |||||
| Ice Challenge | 1st N | 1st J | 1st J | |||
| NRW Trophy | 1st J | 2nd J | ||||
| National[4] | ||||||
| Czech Champ. | 1st N | 1st N | 1st J | 1st J | ||
| Team events | ||||||
| Youth Olympics | 2nd T 2nd P | |||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. | ||||||
Single skating
| International[11] | |||||
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| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| CS Ice Challenge | 6th | ||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 19th | ||||
| CS Nepela Trophy | 11th | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| International: Junior or novice[11] | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 32nd | ||||
| JGP Croatia | 14th | ||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 10th | ||||
| JGP Poland | 12th | 10th | |||
| EYOF | 8th | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 3rd J | ||||
| Ice Challenge | 2nd J | 3rd J | |||
| New Year's Cup | 1st N | 2nd N | |||
| Seibt Memorial | 2nd N | ||||
| National[11] | |||||
| Czech Champ. | 3rd | ||||
| Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior | |||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
- 1 2 3 4 Flade, Tatjana (8 May 2016). "Duskova and Bidar look ahead after momentous season". Golden Skate.
- 1 2 "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR". International Skating Union.
- ↑ Bőd, Titanilla (14 April 2016). "Anna Dušková and Martin Bidař - first in the most important moment". Absolute Skating.
- ↑ "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- ↑ "Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
- ↑ "Anna DUSKOVA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Anna DUSKOVA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Anna DUSKOVA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Anna DUSKOVA". International Skating Union.
External links
Media related to Anna Dušková at Wikimedia Commons