# Eliška Březinová

Eliška Březinová (born 19 February 1996) is a Czech figure skater. She is the 2019 EduSport Trophy champion, the 2014 New Year's Cup champion, the 2015 Santa Claus Cup champion, a two-time Four Nationals champion (2014, 2018), and a nine-time Czech national champion (2012, 2014–2016, 2018–2022). She has competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships, including three World Championships.

## Personal life

Eliška Březinová was born on 19 February 1996 in Brno, Czech Republic. She is the daughter of Edita and Rudolf Březina, a figure skating coach, and the younger sister of Michal Březina, a former competitor in men's singles.

## Career

Březinová began skating in 2002. She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2010. In the 2011–2012 season, she became the Czech national senior champion and was sent to the European and World Championships but did not progress past the preliminary round at either event.
In the 2012–2013 season, Březinová dipped to fourth nationally and placed 30th in Zagreb at the 2013 European Championships, missing the cut-off for the free skate. She underwent ankle surgery in May 2013. She was coached by Karel Fajfr, along with her father, until the end of the season, and then by Ivan Rezek and her father beginning in the summer of 2013.
In the 2013–2014 season, Březinová won her second national title and reached the free skate at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, where she finished fifteenth. She then qualified for the free skate at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama and finished eighteenth.
Březinová made her Grand Prix debut in the 2014–2015 season, having been assigned to the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. She won the Czech Figure Skating Championships for the third time. She finished fifteenth at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm.
Competing at the 2021 World Championships, Březinová placed twenty-second. This result qualified a place for the Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics. In September 2021 she was named to the Czech Olympic team, joining her four-time Olympian brother for the first time. Březinová placed eighth in the short program segment of the Olympic team event, setting a new personal best score and breaking the 60-point mark for the first time. She performed still better in the short program of the women's event, scoring 64.31 to qualify for the free skate in twelfth position. Twenty-first in the free skate, she dropped to twentieth overall.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2024–2025 | Running Up That Hill (Epic Orchestral Version) (from Stranger Things) by Kate Bush choreo. by Benoît Richaud | Experience by Ludovico Einaudi Circles by Ludovico Einaudi, Greta Svabo Bech choreo. by Benoît Richaud |
| 2023–2024 | Running Up That Hill (Epic Orchestral Version) (from Stranger Things) by Kate Bush choreo. by Benoît Richaud | Collecting The Ballots Zorro's Theme The Plaza of Execution I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You (from The Mask of Zorro) by James Horner, arr. by Cedric Tour choreo. by Benoît Richaud |
| 2022–2023 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) performed by Emily Browning Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics Sweet Dreams performed by Trinix choreo. by Benoît Richaud | Collecting The Ballots Zorro's Theme The Plaza of Execution I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You (from The Mask of Zorro) by James Horner, arr. by Cedric Tour choreo. by Benoît Richaud |
| 2021–2022 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) performed by Emily Browning Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics Sweet Dreams performed by Trinix choreo. by Benoît Richaud | Experience by Ludovico Einaudi Circles by Ludovico Einaudi, Greta Svabo Bech choreo. by Benoît Richaud |
| 2020–2021 | Never Tear Us Apart by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence performed by Bishop Briggs choreo. by Misha Ge | La La Land by Justin Hurwitz choreo. by Misha Ge |
| 2019–2020 | Never Tear Us Apart by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence performed by Bishop Briggs choreo. by Misha Ge | Survivor performed by 2WEI choreo. by Misha Ge |
| 2018–2019 | Adagio by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni performed by Lara Fabian choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | Survivor performed by 2WEI choreo. by Misha Ge |
| 2017–2018 | Adagio by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni performed by Lara Fabian choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | Lion by Dustin O'Halloran Lion Theme Searching For Home River choreo. by Nikolai Morozov |
| 2016–2017 | Fever by John Davenport, Eddie Cooley choreo. by Danielle Montalbano | Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante choreo. by Salomé Brunner |
| 2015–2016 | El Tango de Roxanne performed by Sting choreo. by Salomé Brunner | Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante choreo. by Salomé Brunner |
| 2014–2015 | Megapolis by Bel Suona choreo. by Salomé Brunner | The 13th Warrior by Jerry Goldsmith choreo. by Salomé Brunner |
| 2013–2014 | Tango Amore by Edvin Marton | The 13th Warrior by Jerry Goldsmith choreo. by Salomé Brunner |
| 2012–2013 | Tango Amore by Edvin Marton El Dia Que Me Quieras (Tango) performed by Richard Clayderman | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Tan Dun Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams |
| 2011–2012 | Quidam (from Cirque du Soleil) by Benoît Jutras | The Cotton Club by John Barry |
| 2010–2011 | Chiquitita by ABBA | The Cotton Club by John Barry |

## Competitive highlights

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* WD – Withdrew from competition
* C – Event was cancelled
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| Winter Olympics | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | | | |
| Winter Olympics (Team event) | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | | | |
| World Championships | 41st | | 18th | 27th | 29th | | 18th | 20th | C | 22nd | 27th | 32nd | 28th | |
| European Championships | 36th | 30th | 15th | 15th | 23rd | | 12th | 10th | 22nd | | 20th | | | |
| Czech Championships | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| GP France | | | | 9th | | | | | | | | | | |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | | | | 11th | | | | | | | | | | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | | |
| CS Autumn Classic | | | | | | | | 12th | | | 9th | | 10th | |
| CS Cranberry Cup | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th |
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 12th |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | | | 10th | 14th | | | | | | | | | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | 9th | | | | | | | | 11th | | | |
| CS Ice Star | | | | | | | 11th | | | | | | | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | | | 16th | 11th | | | | | | | | | 19th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 16th | | | | | | | | 9th | | | | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | 3rd | | 6th | 12th | WD | 11th | | | | | WD | | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | | | 11th | | | | | | | | | |
| CS U.S. Classic | | | | | | | | 10th | 11th | | | 10th | | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | | | | 27th | | | | | | | | |
| Bavarian Open | | 16th | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | |
| Bellu Memorial | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | | |
| Bosphorus Cup | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Celje Open | | | | | | | | | | 5th | | | | |
| Challenge Cup | | 18th | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Crystal Skate of Romania | | | | | | | | 3rd | | | | | | 3rd |
| Cup of Tyrol | | | | | | | 10th | | | | | | | |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | | | 15th |
| Diamond Spin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd |
| Dragon Trophy | | | 5th | | | | | | 4th | | | | | |
| EduSport Trophy | | | | | | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | | | 7th | | | 12th | | | 8th | | | | | |
| Halloween Cup | | | | | | | | 5th | 16th | | | | | |
| Hellmut Seibt Memorial | | 5th | 7th | 5th | 7th | | | | | | | | | |
| Ice Challenge | 16th | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jégvirág Cup | | | | | | | | | 3rd | | | | | |
| Mentor Cup | | | | | | | 2nd | | | | | | | |
| Merano Cup | | 11th | | | | | 6th | | | | | | | |
| Mladost Trophy | | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Year's Cup | | 5th | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NRW Trophy | 23rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | | | | | 1st | 7th | | | | 4th | | | | |
| Skate Celje | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | | |
| Skate Helena | | | | | | 4th | 1st | | | | | | | 7th |
| Slovenia Open | | | 5th | | | | 5th | | | | | | | |
| Sofia Trophy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th |
| Tayside Trophy | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 7th |
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd |
| Triglav Trophy | | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| Czech Championships (Senior) | | 3rd | | |
| Czech Championships (Junior) | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | |
| JGP Austria | | | 17th | 20th |
| JGP Czech Republic | | 14th | | |
| JGP Germany | | 26th | | |
| European Youth Olympic Festival | | 20th | | |
| Ice Challenge | 12th | 5th | | |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 175.41 | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| Short program | TSS | 64.31 | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| Short program | TES | 35.74 | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| Short program | PCS | 28.57 | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| Free skating | TSS | 111.10 | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| Free skating | TES | 55.25 | 2019 European Championships |
| Free skating | PCS | 58.29 | 2022 Winter Olympics |
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 153.14 | 2018 World Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 58.37 | 2018 World Championships |
| Short program | TES | 32.55 | 2018 World Championships |
| Short program | PCS | 25.82 | 2018 World Championships |
| Free skating | TSS | 97.63 | 2018 European Championships |
| Free skating | TES | 52.52 | 2015 European Championships |
| Free skating | PCS | 50.76 | 2018 World Championships |

### Senior level

Results in the 2019–20 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 17–22, 2019 | 2019 CS U.S. International Classic | 11 | 39.36 | 11 | 75.48 | 11 | 114.84 |
| Oct 17–20, 2019 | 2019 Halloween Cup | 8 | 47.43 | 17 | 74.05 | 16 | 121.48 |
| Oct 24–27, 2019 | 2019 Golden Bear of Zagreb | 6 | 54.79 | 9 | 92.22 | 8 | 147.01 |
| Nov 17, 2019 | 2019 Denkova-Staviski Cup | 4 | 50.72 | 4 | 82.39 | 4 | 133.11 |
| Dec 13–14, 2019 | 2020 Four Nationals Championships | 2 | 56.85 | 9 | 81.46 | 4 | 138.31 |
| Dec 13–14, 2019 | 2020 Czech Championships | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Jan 20–26, 2020 | 2020 European Championships | 19 | 53.61 | 22 | 91.74 | 22 | 145.35 |
| Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2020 | 2020 Dragon Trophy | 3 | 56.28 | 4 | 100.90 | 4 | 157.18 |
| Feb 14–16, 2020 | 2020 Jégvirág Cup | 3 | 41.23 | 3 | 76.38 | 3 | 117.61 |
Results in the 2020–21 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 23–26, 2020 | 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 6 | 51.98 | 11 | 87.34 | 9 | 129.32 |
| Nov 26–29, 2020 | 2020 Santa Claus Cup | 3 | 53.17 | 3 | 102.55 | 4 | 155.72 |
| Dec 10–12, 2020 | 2021 Four Nationals Championships | 5 | 46.84 | 2 | 100.00 | 2 | 146.84 |
| Dec 10–12, 2020 | 2021 Czech Championships | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Feb 12–14, 2021 | 2021 Celje Open | | | | | 5 | |
| Mar 22–26, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 21 | 58.81 | 22 | 96.33 | 22 | 155.14 |
Results in the 2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 16–18, 2021 | 2021 CS Autumn Classic International | 6 | 52.52 | 9 | 88.85 | 9 | 141.87 |
| Oct 20–24, 2021 | 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 4 | 52.13 | 2 | 111.82 | 2 | 163.95 |
| Nov 6–7, 2021 | 2021 Tayside Trophy | 5 | 53.01 | 2 | 105.52 | 3 | 158.53 |
| Dec 7–11, 2021 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 7 | 55.27 | 11 | 95.56 | 11 | 150.83 |
| Dec 17–18, 2021 | 2022 Four Nationals Championships | 3 | 58.56 | 3 | 110.27 | 2 | 168.83 |
| Dec 17–18, 2021 | 2022 Czech Championships | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jan 13–15, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 13 | 59.62 | 21 | 95.62 | 21 | 155.24 |
| Feb 4–7, 2022 | 2022 Winter Olympics (Team event) | 8 | 61.05 | — | — | 8 | — |
| Feb 15–17, 2022 | 2022 Winter Olympics | 11 | 64.31 | 20 | 111.10 | 19 | 175.41 |
| Mar 21–27, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | 27 | 55.07 | — | — | 27 | 55.07 |
Results in the 2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 12–16, 2022 | 2022 U.S International Classic | 10 | 43.03 | 8 | 86.12 | 10 | 129.15 |
| Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial | 15 | 34.25 | — | — | – | WD |
| Oct 15–16, 2022 | 2022 Tayside Trophy | 1 | 60.16 | 4 | 99.31 | 2 | 159.47 |
| Oct 21–23, 2022 | 2022 Skate America | 9 | 56.65 | 10 | 96.92 | 10 | 153.57 |
| Oct 28–20, 2022 | 2022 Skate Canada International | 11 | 55.14 | 12 | 103.89 | 12 | 159.03 |
| Nov 15–20, 2022 | 2022 Skate Celje | 1 | 59.06 | 1 | 108.49 | 1 | 167.55 |
| Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2022 | 2022 Bosphorus Cup | 8 | 47.99 | 1 | 116.33 | 3 | 164.32 |
| Dec 15–17, 2022 | 2023 Four Nationals Championships | 7 | 48.74 | 4 | 103.67 | 4 | 152.41 |
| Dec 15–17, 2022 | 2023 Czech Championships | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Feb 24–26, 2023 | 2023 Bellu Memorial | 7 | 43.53 | 6 | 86.24 | 7 | 129.77 |
| Mar 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 32 | 47.29 | — | — | 32 | 47.29 |
Results in the 2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 14–17, 2023 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 7 | 49.84 | 11 | 75.72 | 10 | 125.56 |
| Oct 14–15, 2023 | 2023 Tayside Trophy | 2 | 50.96 | 6 | 77.44 | 4 | 128.40 |
| Nov 2–5, 2023 | 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 9 | 47.22 | 6 | 95.87 | 6 | 143.09 |
| Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2023 | 2023 Bosphorus Cup | 9 | 42.09 | 2 | 103.44 | 3 | 145.53 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 | 2024 Four Nationals Championships | 2 | 57.71 | 6 | 86.41 | 5 | 144.12 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 | 2024 Czech Championships | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2024 | 2024 Bavarian Open | 12 | 41.46 | 12 | 77.92 | 12 | 119.38 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 28 | 50.90 | — | — | 28 | 50.90 |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 8–11, 2025 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International | 7 | 52.38 | 11 | 73.77 | 10 | 126.15 |
| Sep 12–15, 2025 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 15 | 44.51 | 19 | 72.35 | 19 | 116.86 |
| Oct 12–13, 2024 | 2024 Tayside Trophy | 6 | 52.74 | 8 | 80.72 | 7 | 133.46 |
| Oct 15–20, 2024 | 2024 Diamond Spin | 4 | 49.29 | 1 | 97.48 | 2 | 146.77 |
| Oct 23–27, 2024 | 2024 Crystal Skate of Romania | 2 | 51.46 | 3 | 79.94 | 3 | 131.40 |
| Nov 1–3, 2024 | 2024 Tirnavia Ice Cup | 2 | 51.81 | 4 | 98.49 | 2 | 150.30 |
| Nov 5–10, 2024 | 2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup | 18 | 43.67 | 14 | 93.16 | 15 | 136.83 |
| Nov 14–17, 2024 | 2024 Skate Celje | 9 | 41.70 | 6 | 88.83 | 7 | 130.53 |
| Dec 13–15, 2024 | 2025 Four Nationals Championships | 2 | 57.71 | 6 | 86.41 | 5 | 144.12 |
| Dec 13–15, 2024 | 2025 Czech Championships | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Jan 7-12, 2025 | 2025 Sofia Trophy | 17 | 45.81 | 19 | 75.94 | 18 | 121.75 |
| Jan 16-19, 2025 | 2025 Volvo Open Cup | 7 | 40.58 | 6 | 82.59 | 6 | 123.17 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 In the Czech Republic, the Czech Championships are contested as part of the Four Nationals Championships.
2015–16 season :
| Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 2015 Tallinn Trophy | | | |
| 2015 Finlandia Trophy | | | |
| 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | | | |
| 2015 Lombardia Trophy | | | |
| 2014–15 season ||||
| Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 2015 World Championships | 27 43.37 | – | 27 43.37 |
| 2015 Hellmut Seibt Memorial | | | |
| 2015 European Championships | | | |
| 2015 Four National Championships | 2 48.14 | 3 91.31 | 3 139.45 |
| 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard | 10 48.28 | 9 96.01 | 9 144.29 |
| 2014 Rostelecom Cup | | | |
| 2014 Finlandia Trophy | | | |
| 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | | | |
| 2014 Lombardia Trophy | | | |