Ondřej Hotárek

Ondřej Hotárek (born 25 January 1984) is a Czech-Italian pair skater and coach who began competing for Italy in 2006. He competed with Valentina Marchei until the end of their partnership in 2018. With former partner Stefania Berton, he is the 2013 European bronze medalist, the 2013 Skate Canada International champion, and a three-time Italian national champion. Berton/Hotárek are the first Italian pair skaters to win European and Grand Prix medals.

Earlier in his career, Hotárek competed as a single skater and pair skater for the Czech Republic.

Personal life Ondřej Hotárek was born 25 January 1984 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. On 2 July 2014, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that their partnership had ended.

Post-competitive career Following his retirement from competitive figure skating, Hotárek became a figure skating coach and currently coaches in Bergamo at the S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab alongside his former coach, Franca Bianconi.

His current and former students include: Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini