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Ondřej Hotárek 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.
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Ruben De Pra is an Italian retired pair skater. With partner Michela Cobisi, he is the 2001 & 2002 Italian national champion. They placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Prior to teaming up with Cobisi, he skated with Elisa Carenini, with whom he competed twice at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
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The 1981 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held at the Olympia Hall in Innsbruck, Austria from February 3 to 8, 1981. Figure skaters competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
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The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Italy is an international figure skating competition. Sanctioned by the International Skating Union, it is held in the autumn in some years as part of the JGP series. Medals may be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
de Pra is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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