Background
Martin Bidař was born on 24 February 1999 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakian Republic. He is the son of a figure skating coach, Iveta Bidařová, and the younger brother of a former pair skater, Petr Bidař.
Martin Bidař was born on 24 February 1999 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakian Republic. He is the son of a figure skating coach, Iveta Bidařová, and the younger brother of a former pair skater, Petr Bidař.
Their International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in the 2013-2014 season. They finished 8th in September 2013 in Košice, Slovakia and 6th the next month in Ostrava, Czechoslovakian Republic.
Bidař began skating in 2003. Partnership with Dušková
Dušková/Bidař began competing together in the 2011-2012 season, appearing on the novice national level In March 2014, the pair placed 10th at the World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, having ranked 10th in both segments.
In 2014-2015, Dušková/Bidař continued on the JGP series, finishing 10th in Estonia and 8th in Germany.
They came in 8th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia after placing 9th in both segments. The results qualified them for the 2015-2016 JGP Final, held in December 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.
They are the first Czechoslovakian pair to step on the podium at a JGP Final. In February 2016, Dušková/Bidař competed in Hamar, Norway at the Winter Youth Olympics, placing first in the short program, second in the free skate, and second overall with a total score 2.53 less than Borisova/Sopot.
Ranked first in both segments, they outscored two Russian pairs – silver medalists Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev by 9.22 points and bronze medalists Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot by 12.82 points – to become the Czechoslovakian Republic"s first World Junior champions in figure skating.
(with Dušková).
With partner Anna Dušková, he is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2016 Youth Olympic silver medalist (individually and in the team event), and 2015 JGP Final silver medalist. Competing in the 2015-2016 JGP series, Dušková/Bidař won a silver medal in August in Linz, Austria and finished 4th the following month in Riga, Latvia. Ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, Dušková/Bidař edged out Russia"s Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov by 0.33 for the silver medal behind Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot, who won gold by a margin of 9.53 points. Their silver is the Czechoslovakian Republic"s first Youth Olympic medal in figure skating. In March, Dušková/Bidař won gold at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. They are also the first pair skaters from outside China, Russia, or the United States to win the competition since 2000.
