Diana Skotnická is a figure skating coach and former ice dancer who competed for Czechoslovakia. With her brother, Martin Skotnický, she is the 1970 Winter Universiade champion and a five-time Czechoslovak national champion (1970–1974).

Career

Competitive

Skotnická competed in partnership with her brother, Martin Skotnický. Their coaches included Ivan Mauer, Hilda Múdra, and Míla Nováková. The siblings took silver at the 1968 Winter Universiade in Innsbruck, Austria.

Diana Skotnická

In the 1969–1970 season, Skotnická/Skotnický won the first of their five consecutive national titles and placed 11th at the World Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. They concluded their season with gold at the 1970 Winter Universiade in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Diana Skotnická

Skotnická/Skotnický competed at nine ISU Championships. Their best continental result, sixth, came at the 1973 European Championships in Cologne, West Germany. A few weeks later, they would achieve their career-best world result, finishing eighth at the 1973 World Championships in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. The two retired from competition in 1974.

Diana Skotnická

Post-competitive

Skotnická began coaching in France in 1974. She was formerly based in Courbevoie. She has coached the following skaters: Christopher Boyadji Adeline Canac Adeline Canac / Yannick Bonheur Frédéric Dambier Candice Didier Jean-Michel Debay Stanick Jeannette Camille Mendoza / Christopher Boyadji Gabriel Monnier Elodie Eudine

Results

(with Martin Skotnický)

References

1940s births

Living people

Czechoslovak female ice dancers

Slovak figure skating coaches

Figure skaters from Bratislava

Universiade medalists in figure skating

Slovak female ice dancers

FISU World University Games gold medalists for Czechoslovakia

Competitors at the 1968 Winter Universiade

Competitors at the 1970 Winter Universiade