Petr Knoth (born 6 November 1983) is a Czech former ice dancer. With Petra Pachlová, he competed in the final segment at five ISU Championships – the 2004 European Championships and four World Junior Championships.

Petr Knoth
Born (1983-11-06) 6 November 1983 (age 41)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCzech Republic
PartnerPetra Pachlová
CoachFrantišek Blaťák
Natalia Vorobieva
Skating clubTJ Stadion Brno
Began skating1996
Retired2005

Career

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Knoth began learning to skate in 1996.[1] He and his skating partner, Petra Pachlová, made their ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in 2000. They finished 23rd at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Hamar, Norway; and 13th at the 2003 World Junior Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

In October 2003, Pachlová/Knoth won bronze at a JGP event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In January, they outscored Diana Janošťáková / Jiří Procházka to win the Czech national senior title and were selected to compete at the 2004 European Championships. Making their senior international debut, they finished 19th at the European Championships, which took place the following month in Budapest, Hungary. In March, they achieved their career-best ISU Championship result, tenth, at the 2004 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. They were coached by Natalia Vorobieva until the end of the season.[2]

František Blaťák coached Pachlová/Knoth during the 2004–05 season. After placing fourth at a JGP event in Budapest, they took silver at their October JGP assignment in Kyiv, Ukraine. They were named first alternates for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. In December, they finished second to Janošťáková/Procházka at the Czech Championships. In March, they finished 11th at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It was their final competition together.

Programs

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(with Pachlová)

Season Original dance Free dance
2004–2005
[1]
  • Quickstep: Let Me Be a Dancing Fool
  • Foxtrot: More
    by Frank Sinatra
  • Quickstep: Let Me Be a Dancing Fool
2003–2004
[2]
Dance with Me (1998 film):
2002–2003
[3]
  • The Mask
2001–2002
[4]
  • Paso Doble
  • Spanish Waltz
  • The Mask

Competitive highlights

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with Pachlová
International[1]
Event 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05
Europeans 19th
International: Junior[1][2][3][4]
Junior Worlds 23rd 13th 10th 11th
JGP Bulgaria 9th
JGP Czech Rep. 16th 5th 3rd
JGP Germany 14th
JGP Hungary 4th
JGP Serbia 4th
JGP Slovakia 4th
JGP Slovenia 5th
JGP Ukraine 2nd
EYOF 4th
Grand Prize SNP 1st 1st
Pavel Roman 1st
National[1][4]
Czech Champ. 3rd J 3rd J 2nd J 1st J 1st J 1st 2nd

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Petra PACHLOVA / Petr KNOTH: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 May 2006.
  2. ^ a b c "Petra PACHLOVA / Petr KNOTH: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
  3. ^ a b "Petra PACHLOVA / Petr KNOTH: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003.
  4. ^ a b c "Petra PACHLOVA / Petr KNOTH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
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