 Spiegl at the2013 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| Personal information | |
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| Native name | Ondřej Spiegl |
| Born | (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (age 32) |
| Home town | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Coach | Alan Spiegl, Moa Lindgren |
| Skating club | Eskilstuna FSC |
| Began skating | 1996 |
Ondrej Spiegl (born 10 July 1993) is a Swedishfigure skater. He is a two-timeNordic medalist (silver in 2017, bronze in 2015) and a two-timeSwedish national champion.
Spiegl holds a Master's degree in sports science. Following his figure skating career, he has authored several research papers on the biomechanics of figure skating landing impact and the effects of various blade and boot models. In 2022, he founded Blade Science, a company that designs and manufactures figure skating blades with shock-absorbing capability.
Ondřej Spiegl was born on 10 July 1993 inBrno, Czech Republic.[1] He is the son of Vera andAlan Spiegl, a formerpair skater who competed with his sister, Ingrid Spieglová, forCzechoslovakia.[2] He has a younger brother, Lukas, who also practiced figure skating.[3][4]
After living in Austria and the Czech Republic, Spiegl moved with his family to Sweden at the age of seven years and later became a Swedish citizen.[5]
Spiegl received his Bachelor's degree in Sports fromMasaryk University in 2015 (Brno,Czech Republic), followed by a Master's degree in sports science from theSwedish School of Sport and Health Science inStockholm,Sweden in 2017.
Having begun learning to skate in Austria in 1996, Spiegl practiced in the Czech Republic from the age of five years and in Sweden from age seven.[4][5] He debuted on theISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2009 and placed 27th at the2011 World Junior Championships inGangneung, South Korea.
In October 2011, Spiegl competed for the first time on the senior level, at the2011 Coupe Internationale de Nice, but he continued appearing on the junior level until the end of the 2012–13 season. He finished 28th at the2013 World Junior Championships inMilan, Italy.
In the 2014–15 season, Spiegl won his first senior national title, ahead ofMarcus Björk, and took the bronze medal at the2015 Nordic Championships.
In 2015–16, Spiegl successfully defended his national title, outscoringIllya Solomin. He underwent surgery on both of his knees.[2]
Following the 2016-2017 season, Spiegl turned professional and performed for Willy Bietak Productions onRoyal Caribbean cruise ships in ice shows from 2017 to 2019.[6]
Spiegl also began research at the University ofGIH, Stockholm, Sweden, focusing on landing impacts and injury prevention forfigure skaters. This led to several grants from various universities and research organizations.[7] In 2019, Spiegl and his colleagues at GIH published their initial findings in the Footwear Science journal, detailing the effects of different figure skating boots on landing impact loads.[8]
In 2021 and 2022, Spiegl and his team published two further studies on how different ice skating blades affect landing impact and jump take-off. They also developed and tested a prototype blade with integrated shock absorbers with the aim of reducing forces that contribute to the frequent overuse injuries seen in figure skaters. They found that the prototype blade decreased the landing load compared to conventional blades without affecting jump height.[9][10] Following the studies, Spiegl founded the Blade Science company in Brno, Czech Republic to manufacture the new blades. The company received support from theSouth Moravian Innovation Centre.[11]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2016–17 [1][12] |
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| 2014–16 [12] |
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| 2013–14 [3] |
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| 2011–13 [13][14] |
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| 2010–11 [15] |
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CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix
| International[16] | |||||||||
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| Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| CSLombardia | 8th | ||||||||
| CSWarsaw Cup | WD | ||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 22nd | 16th | 5th | ||||||
| FBMA Trophy | 1st | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 21st | ||||||||
| Nordics | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||
| NRW Trophy | 9th | 11th | |||||||
| Universiade | 14th | 22nd | |||||||
| Warsaw Cup | 10th | ||||||||
| International: Junior[16] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 27th | 28th | |||||||
| JGPCroatia | 15th | ||||||||
| JGPItaly | 15th | ||||||||
| JGPRomania | 9th | 13th | |||||||
| JGPSlovenia | 15th | ||||||||
| JGPTurkey | 17th | ||||||||
| JGPUK | 10th | ||||||||
| Nordics | 2nd J | 2nd J | |||||||
| NRW Trophy | 9th J | 10th J | |||||||
| Seibt Memorial | 1st J | ||||||||
| National[12] | |||||||||
| Swedish Champ. | 1st J | 1st J | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||
| J = Junior level | |||||||||
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