Barbora Řezníčková, née Silná (born 8 January 1989) is a Czech-Austrian ice dancing coach and former competitor who represented Austria for most of her career. 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.
Personal life Řezníčková was born 8 January 1989 in Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia. She became an Austrian citizen by January 2009.
Career In the Czech Republic Řezníčková began learning to skate in 1993. 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.
Partnership with Matsjuk In 2005, Řezníčková 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.
Partnership with Kurakin Řezníčková teamed up with Estonian skater Juri Kurakin in 2010. The two decided to represent Austria. In the 2010–11 season, they were coached by Dmitri Sildoja and Vitali Schulz in Dortmund and Vienna. The following season, training under Muriel Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer in Lyon and Graz, they won their first Austrian national title. 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.
Having missed qualifying for the free dance at three ISU Championship, Řezníčková/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. Řezníčková/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 Řezníčková's back problems.
Post-competitive career In 2020, Řezníčková began coaching at the Young Goose Academy in Egna, Italy alongside Matteo Zanni.
Her current students include: Olexandra Borysova / Aaron Freeman Darya Grimm / Grigorii Rodin Maria Kazakova / Vladislav Kasinskij Angelina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Karankevich Kateřina Mrázková / Daniel Mrázek Anna Šimová / Kirill Aksenov Myroslava Tkachenko / Riccardo Pesca Aneta Václavíková / Ivan Morozov
Her former students include: Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya Elisabetta Leccardi / Mattia Dalla Torre Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler
Programs With Kurakin Season Short dance Free dance 2015–16 Die Fledermaus Lawrence of Arabia 2014–15 España cañí Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word Funeral for a FriendLove Lies Bleeding 2013–14 Just One Dance That Man Lost Generation Cerebral Beauty 2011–12 Ain't No Sunshine Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps Amélie 2010–11 La Valse d'Amélie Jumping Jack Ritornare
With Matsjuk Season Original dance Free dance 2008–09 Sing, Sing, Sing I'd Do Anything for Love 2007–08 Austrian folk dance Kuckucks Jodler Polka Saturday Night Fever 2006–07 Maria De Buenos Aires
With Šubrt Season Original dance Free dance 2003–04 Romantic Waltz
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Kurakin for Austria International Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 Worlds 36th 21st 20th Europeans 24th 25th 18th 17th DS Cup 5th Finlandia Trophy 9th Ice Challenge 8th 3rd 4th Nepela Trophy 7th 5th Cup of Nice 11th Ice Challenge 5th Mont Blanc 8th Nebelhorn Trophy 16th NRW Trophy 2nd Pavel Roman 8th 1st Trophy of Lyon 5th 2nd National Austrian Champ. 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
With Matsjuk for Austria International Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 Worlds 25th 21st Europeans 19th 16th 15th Trophée Bompard 8th Nebelhorn Trophy 13th 10th 8th Nepela Memorial 2nd Schäfer Memorial 14th 5th WD National Austrian Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st WD: Withdrew
With Šubrt for the Czech Republic International Event 2003–04 Czech Republic 12th Slovakia 9th Pavel Roman Memorial 1st J National Czech Championships 3rd J J: Junior level
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