Daniel Mrázek

Daniel Mrázek
Daniel Mrázek
Personal information
Country represented	Czech Republic
Born	15 May 2003 (age 21); Nymburk, Czech Republic
Home town	Nymburk
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Partner	Kateřina Mrázková
Coach	Matteo Zanni, Barbora Řezníčková
Choreographer	Matteo Zanni
Skating club	KK Nymburk
Training locations	Egna, Italy
Began skating	2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	176.26; 2022 JGP Czech Republic
Short dance	71.87 (JWR); 2022 JGP Italy
Free dance	105.43; 2022 JGP Czech Republic

Daniel Mrázek (born 15 May 2003) is a Czech ice dancer. With his sister and skating partner, Kateřina Mrázková, he is a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist, the 2022 Czech junior national silver medalist, and holds the junior world record for the rhythm dance.

Personal life

Mrázek was born on 15 May 2003 in Nymburk, Czech Republic.

Career

Early career

As a singles skater, Mrázek appeared twice on the Junior Grand Prix, and won the bronze medal at the 2018 Czech junior national championships. In his final season of competition, he was part of the Czech team for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, finishing eleventh in the boys' event. He won the silver medal at the Christmas Cup, his lone senior international appearance.^[1] Following the end of the season, he switched his focus to ice dance, partnered with his younger sister Kateřina.^[2]

Mrázková/Mrázek made their competitive debut internationally at the Egna Dance Trophy at the end of the 2020–21 season, finishing in ninth place. The following season saw them make their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut, finishing both at both the first French JGP in Courchevel and the 2022 JGP Slovakia in Košice. Silver medalists at the Ice Challenge in the junior category, and then taking gold at the Pavel Roman Memorial, they were only the silver medalists at the Czech Junior Championships. As a result, they were not assigned to compete at the 2022 World Junior Championships, but went on to win the gold medal at the Egna Trophy in their second appearance there.^[2]

2022–23 season

Mrázková/Mrázek opened their season at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic on home soil in Ostrava. In the rhythm dance they set a new junior world record, breaking a three-year-old record set by 2019 World Junior champions Lajoie/Lagha. They went on to win the gold medal, the first ever for a Czech junior dance team. Mrázek observed that "in 2018, I was here in the same Junior Grand Prix as a single skater and I finished, like, fifteenth. Today I'm here with my sister, my partner. We achieved something we didn't believe in four years."^[3] The 2022 JGP Italy, their second assignment, was held at their training base in Egna. Mrázková/Mrázek improved upon their previous junior world record in the rhythm dance by over a point and led the segment going into the free dance. The siblings maintained their lead in the free to take the title by an nearly 15-point margin over silver medalists Lim/Quan of South Korea. Due to their placements across their two JGP assignments, Mrázková/Mrázek qualified to the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final as the top-seeded junior dance team. They are the first Czech team to qualify for the Final since Kadlčáková/Bílek in 2000.^[4]

Programs

With Mrázková

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2022–2023 ^[5]	Tango: A Evaristo Carriego by Eduardo Rovira performed by Forever Tango Paso Doble: España cañí by Pascual Marquina Narro performed by André Rieu choreo. by Matteo Zanni	Surrounded Heart of a King (from The Man in the Iron Mask) by Nick Glennie-Smith choreo. by Matteo Zanni
2021–2022 ^[6]	Daddy Cool by Boney M. True by Spandau Ballet Disco Inferno by The Trammps choreo. by Matteo Zanni	Flor de noche Nada puede dormir Poeta en el viento by Vicente Amigo choreo. by Matteo Zanni

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dance with Mrázková

International: Junior ^[2]
Event	20–21	21–22	22–23
JGP Final			TBD
JGP Czech Republic			1st
JGP France I		4th
JGP Italy			1st
JGP Slovakia		4th
Egna Dance Trophy	9th J	1st J
Ice Challenge		2nd J
Pavel Roman Memorial		1st J
Trophée Métropole Nice		1st J
National ^[2]^[7]
Czech Champ.		2nd J
Four Nationals		2nd J
TBD = Assigned Levels: J = Junior

Men's singles

International: Senior ^[1]
Event	17–18	18–19	19–20
Christmas Cup			2nd
International: Junior ^[1]
Youth Olympics			11th
EYOF			8th
JGP Austria		13th
JGP Czech Republic		15th
Coupe de Printemps		5th J
Cup of Nice	9th J
Prague Riedell Cup	1st J	1st J
Santa Claus Cup	3rd J
Tirnavia Cup	2nd J
National ^[1]
Czech Champ.	4th J	3rd J	7th
Four Nationals		4th	10th

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Daniel MRAZEK / Katerina MRAZKOVA". RinkResults.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
^ "Newcomers dominate at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ostrava (CZE)". International Skating Union. September 5, 2022.
^ "Skaters grab last seven tickets for ISU Junior Grand Prix Final at JGP Egna-Neumarkt". International Skating Union. October 17, 2022.
^ "Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
^ "Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022.
^ "Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK". RinkResults.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.

External links

Kateřina Mrázková / Daniel Mrázek at the International Skating Union

World Junior Record Holders
Preceded by Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha	Junior Rhythm Dance September 2, 2022 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[RR-DM-1] "Daniel MRAZEK / Katerina MRAZKOVA". RinkResults.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[ISU-KMDM-2] "Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 2, 2022.

[ISU220905-3] "Newcomers dominate at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ostrava (CZE)". International Skating Union. September 5, 2022.

[ISU221017-4] "Skaters grab last seven tickets for ISU Junior Grand Prix Final at JGP Egna-Neumarkt". International Skating Union. October 17, 2022.

[ISU-2223-5] "Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 2, 2022.

[ISU-2122-6] "Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022.

[RR-KMDM-7] "Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK". RinkResults.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.

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v t e Record scores in figure skating
Note: These records start from the 2018–19 season because of the introduction of the –5/+5 GOE system. Combined total (Total) Short program (SP) Free skating (FS) Rhythm dance (RD) Free dance (FD) Juniors (J)
Men	Total: Nathan Chen 335.30 SP: Nathan Chen 113.97 FS: Nathan Chen 224.92 Total (J): Ilia Malinin 276.11 SP (J): Ilia Malinin 88.99 FS (J): Ilia Malinin 187.12
Women	Total: Kamila Valieva 272.71 SP: Kamila Valieva 90.45 FS: Kamila Valieva 185.29 Total (J): Sofia Akateva 233.08 SP (J): Alena Kostornaia 76.32 FS (J): Sofia Akateva 157.19
Pairs	Total: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 239.88 SP: Sui / Han 84.41 FS: Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov 157.46 Total (J): Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov 199.21 SP (J): Panfilova / Rylov 73.71 FS (J): Panfilova / Rylov 127.47
Ice dance	Total: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron 229.82 RD: Papadakis / Cizeron 92.73 FD: Papadakis / Cizeron 137.09 Total (J): Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik 177.18 RD (J): Kateřina Mrázková / Daniel Mrázek 71.87 FD (J): Nguyen / Kolesnik 108.91
See also Progression of record scores Record technical and component scores Highest technical element scores Highest program component scores See also (J) Record junior scores Progression of record scores (J) Record technical and component scores (J) Highest technical element scores (J) Highest program component scores (J)