Barbora Silná

Barbora Silná (born 8 January 1989) is a Czech-Austrian former ice dancer who competed mostly for Austria. With Dmitri Matsjuk, she is a four-time Austrian national champion and qualified for the free dance at four ISU Championships. With Juri Kurakin, she won three Austrian national titles and reached the final segment at three ISU Championships.

Barbora Silná
Silná/Kurakin in 2012.
Personal information
Country representedAustria
Former country(ies) representedCzech Republic
Born (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989
Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
PartnerJuri Kurakin
Former partnerDmitri Matsjuk
Martin Šubrt (CZE)
Former coachBarbara Fusar-Poli, Eva Sonnleitner, Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Dmitri Sildoja, Vitali Schulz, Jana Hubler
Skating clubEKE Vienna
Grazer Eislaufverein
TJ Stadion Brno
Training locationsMilan, Italy; Vienna and Graz, Austria; Lyon, France; Dortmund, Germany; Brno, Czech Republic
Began skating1993
RetiredAugust 3, 2016
ISU personal best scores
Combined total130.88
2016 Worlds
Short dance54.63
2016 Worlds
Free dance79.38
2014 Ice Challenge

Personal life

Silná was born 8 January 1989 in Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia.[1] She became an Austrian citizen by January 2009.[2]

Career

In the Czech Republic

Silná began learning to skate in 1993.[1] Early in her career, she represented the Czech Republic with Martin Šubrt. In the 2003–04 season, the duo appeared at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events and became the Czech national junior bronze medalists. They were coached by Natalia Vorobieva at TJ Stadion in Brno.[3]

Partnership with Matsjuk

In 2005, Silná teamed up with Ukrainian-born skater Dmitri Matsjuk to compete on the senior level for Austria. The two won four Austrian national titles from 2006 to 2009 and the silver medal at the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. They qualified for the free dance at four ISU Championships – 2007 Europeans in Warsaw, Poland; 2008 Europeans in Zagreb, Croatia; 2008 Worlds in Gothenburg, Sweden; and 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland. Their best result, 15th, came in Helsinki. They trained under Jana Hübler at Cottage Engelmann Club in Vienna and in Lyon.[4][5][2]

Partnership with Kurakin

Silná teamed up with Estonian skater Juri Kurakin in 2010.[6] The two decided to represent Austria. In the 2010–11 season, they were coached by Dmitri Sildoja and Vitali Schulz in Dortmund and Vienna.[6] The following season, training under Muriel Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer in Lyon and Graz, they won their first Austrian national title.[7] During the next two seasons, they finished second to Kira Geil / Tobias Eisenbauer at the Austrian Championships. In the 2013–14 season, they switched to Barbara Fusar-Poli in Milan.[8]

Having missed qualifying for the free dance at three ISU Championship, Silná/Kurakin were successful for the first time at the 2015 Europeans in Stockholm, where they finished 18th. At the 2015 Worlds in Shanghai, they ranked 21st in the short and did not advance further.

Stefano Caruso joined Fusar-Poli as the duo's coach in the 2015–16 season.[1] Silná/Kurakin reached the final segment at the 2016 Europeans in Bratislava and at the 2016 Worlds in Boston, where they placed 17th and 20th, respectively. They announced their retirement on 3 August 2016 due to Silná's back problems.[9]

Programs

With Kurakin
Season Short dance Free dance
2015–16
[1]
2014–15
[10]
2013–14
[8]
  • Slow foxtrot: Just One Dance
    by Caro Emerald
  • Quickstep: That Man
    by Caro Emerald
  • Lost Generation
    (from "Chronicles")
    by Audiomachine
  • Cerebral Beauty
    by Audiomachine
2011–12
[7]
2010–11
[6]

With Matsjuk
Season Original dance Free dance
2008–09
[2]
2007–08
[5]		 Austrian folk dance
  • Kuckucks Jodler Polka
2006–07
[4]
  • Saturday Night Fever
    by the Bee Gees, Adam Garcia

With Šubrt
Season Original dance Free dance
2003–04
[3]
  • Blues
  • Jive

Competitive highlights

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

With Kurakin for Austria
International[11]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Worlds36th21st20th
Europeans24th25th18th17th
CS DS Cup5th
CS Finlandia Trophy9th
CS Ice Challenge8th3rd4th
CS Nepela Trophy7th5th
Cup of Nice11th
Ice Challenge5th
Mont Blanc8th
Nebelhorn Trophy16th
NRW Trophy2nd
Pavel Roman8th1st
Trophy of Lyon5th2nd
National[11]
Austrian Champ.2nd1st2nd2nd1st1st

With Matsjuk for Austria
International[12]
Event 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09
Worlds25th21st
Europeans19th16th15th
GP Trophée Bompard8th
Nebelhorn Trophy13th10th8th
Nepela Memorial2nd
Schäfer Memorial14th5thWD
National[12]
Austrian Champ.1st1st1st1st
WD: Withdrew

With Šubrt for the Czech Republic
International[13]
Event 2003–04
JGP Czech Republic12th
JGP Slovakia9th
Pavel Roman Memorial1st J
National[13]
Czech Championships3rd J
J: Junior level

References
  1. "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  2. "Barbora SILNA / Dmitri MATSJUK: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009.
  3. "Barbora SILNA / Martin SUBRT: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004.
  4. "Barbora SILNA / Dmitri MATSJUK: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
  5. "Barbora SILNA / Dmitri MATSJUK: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.
  6. "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011.
  7. "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
  8. "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  9. Silna, Barbora; Kurakin, Juri (3 August 2016). "We have to announce, that we decided to finish our active sport career..." Facebook.
  10. "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  11. "Competition Results: Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
  12. "Competition Results: Barbora SILNA / Dmitri MATSJUK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
  13. "Barbora SILNA / Martin SUBRT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

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