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Barbora Vránková

Barbora Vránková (born 29 July 2006) is a Czech figure skater. She is a three-time Czech national champion, the 2026 Sofia Trophy champion and the 2026 Cup of Innsbruck gold medalist. She has represented the Czech Republic and the World and European championships.[1]

Barbora Vránková
Personal information
Born (2006-07-29) 29 July 2006 (age 19)
Břeclav, Czech Republic
Home townHodonín, Czech Republic
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Czech Republic
CoachSergei Rozanov
Polina Shuboderova
Michaela Milčinská
Skating clubSVC KK Banik Hodonin
Began skating2011
Medal record
Czech Championships
Gold medal – first place 2026 Prešov Singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Turnov Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Cieszyn Singles

Personal life

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Vránková was born on 29 July 2006 in Břeclav, Czech Republic. She trains in both Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France, as well as Ritten, Italy. She can speak Czech, Russian and English.[2][3]

Career

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Early career

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Barbora began figure skating in 2011. During her late childhood she trained in Moscow, Russia to train under Sergei Davydov and his team.[4][5]

She debuted internationally on the junior level during the 2021–22 season, placing 14th at her first Junior Grand Prix in Slovenia and 17th at the 2022 Junior World Championships.[6][7]

2022–23 season: Senior international debut, national champion

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Vránková made her senior international debut at the 2022 Trinavia Ice Cup, where she won the bronze medal.[8] She followed this by placing 20th at the 2022 Ice Challenge, as well as 15th at 2022 Warsaw Cup.[9][10]

Vránková subsequently opted to compete on the junior level at the 2022 NRW Trophy where she won a bronze medal.[11]

She closed out her season by finishing 2nd at the Four Nationals Championships, based on other country placements and the rules of the competition, this made her the 2023 Czech national champion.[12][13]

2023–24 season: European championship debut, two-time national champion

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Barbora opened her season in the United States by competing at 2023 Kings Cup, finishing in fourth place.[14]

At her two Challenger Series competitions, she placed 15th at the 2023 Budapest Trophy and 18th at 2023 Warsaw Cup.[15] Subsequently, she placed 3rd overall at the Four Nationals Championships, making her a two-time Czech national champion.[16][17]

Vránková closed out her season by debuting at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. She finished both program segments in 24th, finishing in 24th place overall.[18]

2024–25 season: Bronze national medal

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Barbora opened her season in the United States by competing at 2024 Cranberry Cup, placing 12th overall. She followed this by placing 8th at the 2024 Volvo Open, as well as 14th at the 2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup.[19][20]

At the 2025 Four National Championships, Barbora finished in 10th overall after struggling during her free skating segment. She received five under rotation calls and two falls.[21] Albeit this, country placements led Barbora to hold onto the bronze medal position for Czech skaters.[22]

Vránková closed out her season finishing 10th at the 2025 Dragon Trophy.[23]

2025–26 season: Three-time national champion, World Championships debut

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Opening the Olympic season, Vránková competed at the 2025 Ondrej Nepela Memorial finishing in 17th place. She followed this by placing fourth at the 2025 Budapest Trophy, as well as the 2025 Diamond Spin.[22]

Barbora went onto win the bronze medal at the 2025 Cup of Innsbruck. She then placed 5th at the 2025 Santa Claus Cup.[24][25][26]

At the 2026 Four National Championships, she placed 2nd overall behind Ekaterina Kurakova of Poland. Following calculations of country placements, Barbora won her third national title, making her a three-time Czech gold medalist.[27][28] In the following weeks, Barbora would go onto win the gold medal at the 2026 Sofia Trophy.[29]

At the 2026 European Championships in Sheffield, England, Vránková placed 34th after the short program and did not advance to the free skate.[30] The following week, she won the bronze medal at the 2026 Merano Ice Trophy, at this competition she additonally achieved her technical minimum scores to compete at the upcoming World Championships in her home country, Prague, Czech Republic.[31][32]

Vránková placed 4th overall at the 2026 Skate Berlin.[22]

Barbora was selected by her federation to compete at the 2026 World Championships, infront of a home crowd.[33] She placed 24th across both program segments, achieving new season best scores overall and in the short program segment. She finished the event in 24th overall.[34][22]

References

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  1. ↑ simonet.cz. "Czech team". ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2026 24.-29.3. 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  3. ↑ www.pro-idea.cz, Pro-idea s r o /. "Up Again | Czech Film Center". www.filmcenter.gov.cz. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  4. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  5. ↑ "Barbora Vrankova". Golden Skate. 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  6. ↑ "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". Archived from the original on 2025-08-11. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". Archived from the original on 2025-12-23. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  8. ↑ "14th Tirnavia Ice Cup 2022". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  9. ↑ "ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2022". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  10. ↑ Skating Union, International (2022-11-14). "ISU CS IceChallenge 2022 Women Final Results". results.isu.org. Archived from the original on 2026-07-05. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  11. ↑ "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". Archived from the original on 2025-09-05. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  12. ↑ Skating Union, International (2026-05-12). "Competition Results Barbora VRANKOVA (CZE)". www.isuresults.com. Archived from the original on 2026-07-05. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  13. ↑ s.r.o, Appio Digital. "Rotations | DOKweb". dokweb.net. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  14. ↑ "2023 Kings Cup International - Senior Women". ijs.usfigureskating.org. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  15. ↑ "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". Archived from the original on 2025-08-18. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  16. ↑ "Four National Championships 2024 - Women". www.czechskating.org. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  17. ↑ cloudy (2023-12-16). Barbora Vrankova – 2023/2024 4 Nationals Figure Skating Championships FS. Retrieved 2026-07-05 – via YouTube.
  18. ↑ "ISU European Championships 2024 - Women". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  19. ↑ "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". Archived from the original on 2025-08-23. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  20. ↑ "Volvo Open Cup 53th 2024 - Women". kristalice.lv. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  21. ↑ "4 Nationals Championships 2025". pzlf-wyniki.pl. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "Barbora VRANKOVA | RinkResults". www.rinkresults.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  23. ↑ "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". Archived from the original on 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  24. ↑ "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". Archived from the original on 2025-08-18. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  25. ↑ "Santa Claus Cup 2025". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  26. ↑ "Cup of Innsbruck 2025". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  27. ↑ simonet.cz; Kuklik, Jan (2026-03-18). "Spotlight On: WOMEN". ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2026 24.-29.3. 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  28. ↑ "Four Nationals Championships 2026 - Women". www.kraso.sk. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  29. ↑ "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". Archived from the original on 2026-01-09. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  30. ↑ "ISU European Championships 2026 - Women". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  31. ↑ simonet.cz. "Information for fans". ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2026 24.-29.3. 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  32. ↑ Scores, Skating (2026-01-01). "2026 Merano Ice Trophy Results". SkatingScores. Archived from the original on 2026-07-05. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  33. ↑ simonet.cz. "Czech team". ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2026 24.-29.3. 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  34. ↑ "ISU Figure Skating World Championships 2026 - Women". results.isu.org. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
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