Adam Hagara (born 26 April 2006) is a Slovak figure skater. He is the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic silver medalist, 2024 World Junior bronze medalist, 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and 2023 JGP Austria champion, and has seven senior international medals as well as three Slovak national titles (2022–2024).

Adam Hagara
Born (2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 (age 18)
Trnava, Slovakia
HometownBoleráz, Slovakia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Slovakia
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachVladimir Dvojnikov
Alexandra Hagarová
Skating clubKK Trnava
Began skating2010
Medal record
Slovak Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Spišská Nová Ves Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Turnov Singles
"" Winter Youth Olympics ""
Silver medal – second place 2024 Gangwon Singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Taipei Singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2023–24 Beijing Singles

Personal life

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Hagara was born on 26 April 2006 in Trnava, Slovakia. He is the younger brother of Slovak figure skater Alexandra Hagarová, who is also one of his coaches.[1]

Career

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Early years

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Hagara began learning to skate in 2010.[1] He competed in the advanced novice ranks in the 2018–19 season and early the following season. His junior international debut was in December 2019 at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary.[2]

In February 2020, Hagara won the Slovak national junior men's title.[2] In March, he competed at the 2020 World Junior Championships and placed 33rd in the short program. He made no international appearances the following season.

2021–22 season

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Debuting on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Hagara placed 13th in Košice, Slovakia, in early September 2021. Later that month, he also made his senior international debut, finishing 23rd at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy. Deciding to continue in the senior ranks, he placed ninth at the Budapest Trophy and then won medals at his following three events: gold at the Tirnavia Ice Cup in Slovakia, bronze at Skate Celje in Slovenia, and bronze at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary.

In December 2021, Hagara competed as a senior at Four Nationals. He finished third in the short program and fourth overall, but finished as the top Slovak competitor.[3] He was subsequently named to Slovakia's team to the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. He placed 25th at the European Championships in January and 26th at the 2022 World Championships. In April, he qualified to the final segment at the 2022 World Junior Championships, finishing 16th in the short and 21st overall.[4]

2022–23 season

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Hagara began the season with two assignments on the Junior Grand Prix, finishing seventh at the 2022 JGP France and sixth at the second edition of the 2022 JGP Poland. He also won gold in the junior event at the Sofia Trophy.[4]

Competing as a senior, Hagara had one Challenger assignment, and finished eighth at the 2022 Nepela Memorial. He had a number of other minor senior internationals, including a silver medal at the Santa Claus Cup, before winning a second Slovak national title at the 2023 Four National Championships, an event where he also finished second overall among the men.[4]

In the latter half of the season, Hagara reached the final segment at three ISU Championships. In January, he finished 18th at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland. In March, he placed 14th at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Canada, before traveling to Saitama, Japan, for the 2023 World Championships, where he finished 23rd.[4]

2023–24 season

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Beginning the season on the Junior Grand Prix in early September, Hagara stood on a JGP podium for the first time, taking gold at the 2023 JGP Austria. It was Slovakia's first-ever gold medal in any discipline in the JGP series.[5] He finished fourth at his second event, the 2023 JGP Hungary, before finishing fifth at the 2023 Nepela Memorial at the senior level.[4]

Hagara's Junior Grand Prix results qualified him to the Junior Grand Prix Final, another first for a Slovak skater, which he called "a big responsibility." He finished third in both segments, winning the bronze medal, which he celebrated as "my dream."[6] Hagara then competed at the 2024 Four Nationals Championships, finishing first in the men's event and claiming a third Slovak national title in the process.[4]

At the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, Hagara finished narrowly second in the short program. Third in the free skate, he finished narrowly second overall. His silver was the first figure skating medal for Slovakia at the Youth Olympics, which he said helped his goal of "putting Slovakia on the map, trying to make figure skating in Slovakia a bigger sport than it already is. We have a long history of figure skating but it kind of went forgotten."[7] Hagara identified acquiring a quadruple jump as the next major step for him.[8]

At the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Hagara finished third in both segments of the competition and overall, claiming the bronze medal. This was another podium first for a Slovak man at an ISU championship.[9] Hagara ended the season competing at the senior World Championships, where he came thirty-fifth.[4]

2024–25 season

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Beginning the season on the Junior Grand Prix, Hagara won the short program at the 2024 JGP Czech Republic, but after coming fifth in the free skate he dropped to third overall, claiming the bronze medal.[10] He then went on to take silver at the 2024 JGP Slovenia.[4] With these results, Hagara was named as the first alternate for the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final.[11]

Going on to compete as a senior on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, Hagara finished fourth at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial.[4]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
2019–20 [12]
2020–21
2021–22 [1]
2022–23 [13]
2023–24
  • Roads Untraveled
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2024–25 [15]

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [16]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 26th 23rd 35th
European Championships 25th 18th 11th
Slovak Championships 1st 1st 1st
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 23rd
CS Nepela Memorial 8th 5th 4th
CS Warsaw Cup 8th
Bellu Memorial 4th
Budapest Trophy 9th
Santa Claus Cup 3rd 2nd
Skate Celje 3rd 1st
Skate Helena 1st
Tirnavia Ice Cup 1st 1st 2nd
Competition placements at junior level [16]
Season 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Winter Youth Olympics 2nd
World Junior Championships 33rd 21st 14th 3rd
Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd
Slovak Championships 1st
JGP Austria 1st
JGP Czech Republic 3rd
JGP France 7th
JGP Hungary 4th
JGP Poland 6th
JGP Slovakia 13th
JGP Slovenia 2nd
Dragon Trophy 2nd
Grand Prix of Bratislava 2nd
Santa Claus Cup 6th
Skate Helena 3rd
Sofia Trophy 1st

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [16]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 225.61 2024 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS 80.90 2024 JGP Slovenia
TES 45.23 2024 JGP Slovenia
PCS 35.67 2024 JGP Slovenia
Free skating TSS 148.51 2023 CS Nepela Memorial
TES 78.19 2023 JGP Austria
PCS 71.50 2024 World Junior Championships

Senior level

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Results in the 2021–22 season[16]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 22–25, 2021   2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 25 54.20 19 108.21 23 162.41
Oct 14–17, 2021   2021 Budapest Trophy 8 60.26 9 103.35 9 163.61
Oct 28–31, 2021   2021 Tirnavia Ice Cup 1 65.58 1 123.89 1 189.47
Nov 19–21, 2021   2021 Skate Celje 4 57.90 3 111.63 3 169.53
Dec 6–12, 2021   2021 Santa Claus Cup 2 68.73 3 125.87 3 194.60
Dec 16–18, 2021   2022 Slovak Championships 1 62.89 1 118.02 1 180.91
Jan 10–16, 2022   2022 European Championships 25 65.23 25 65.23
Jan 19–23, 2022   2022 Skate Helena 1 72.15 1 137.95 1 210.10
Feb 23–26, 2022   2022 Bellu Memorial 4 74.54 4 133.77 4 208.31
Mar 21–27, 2022   2022 World Championships 26 60.92 26 60.92
Results in the 2022–23 season[16]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022   2022 CS Nepela Memorial 10 60.30 8 122.65 8 182.95
Oct 28–30, 2022   2022 Tirnavia Ice Cup 1 57.02 1 128.60 1 185.62
Nov 17–20, 2022   2022 Skate Celje 1 69.23 1 138.35 1 207.58
Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022   2022 Santa Claus Cup 4 67.81 2 132.47 2 200.28
Dec 15–17, 2022   2023 Slovak Championships 1 67.99 1 137.03 1 205.02
Jan 25–29, 2023   2023 European Championships 21 65.15 15 124.57 18 189.72
Mar 22–26, 2023   2023 World Championships 24 70.29 22 132.97 23 203.26
Results in the 2023–24 season[16]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 28–30, 2023   2023 CS Nepela Memorial 9 74.27 5 148.51 5 222.78
Oct 27-29, 2023   2023 Tirnavia Ice Cup 4 59.86 1 140.38 2 200.24
Nov 15–17, 2023   2023 CS Warsaw Cup 12 66.90 4 138.63 8 205.53
Dec 14-16, 2023   2024 Slovak Championships 1 73.88 1 135.05 1 208.93
Jan 10-14, 2024   2024 European Championships 11 74.97 11 145.85 11 220.82
Mar 18-24, 2024   2024 World Championships 35 65.37 35 65.37
Results in the 2024–25 season[16]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 25–27, 2024   2024 CS Nepela Memorial 2 78.12

Junior level

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Results in the 2019–20 season[16]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 2–8, 2019   2019 Santa Claus Cup 6 34.99 6 65.77 6 100.76
Dec 13–15, 2019   2019 Grand Prix of Bratislava 2 46.48 2 83.54 2 130.02
Jan 16–18, 2020   2020 Skate Helena 3 54.32 3 97.63 3 151.95
Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2020   2020 Dragon Trophy 3 43.84 2 91.02 2 134.86
Mar 2–8, 2020   2020 World Junior Championships 33 41.90 33 41.90
Results in the 2021–22 season[16]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 1–4, 2021   2021 JGP Slovakia 11 56.38 11 106.25 13 162.63
Apr 13–17, 2022   2022 World Junior Championships 16 64.72 22 108.04 21 172.76
Results in the 2022–23 season[16]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 24–27, 2022   2022 JGP France 8 56.09 5 118.61 7 174.70
Oct 5–8, 2022   2022 JGP Poland II 7 66.42 5 122.85 6 189.27
Feb 3–7, 2023   2022 Sofia Trophy 1 70.88 1 130.91 1 201.79
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023   2023 World Junior Championships 13 66.71 14 126.64 14 193.35
Results in the 2023–24 season[16]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2023   2023 JGP Austria 1 74.01 1 146.32 1 220.33
Sep 20–23, 2023   2023 JGP Hungary 1 74.94 5 125.16 4 200.10
Dec 7–10, 2023   2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final 3 71.43 3 141.83 3 213.26
Jan 26 – Feb 2, 2024   2024 Winter Youth Olympics 2 75.06 3 141.17 2 216.23
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024   2024 World Junior Championships 3 78.02 3 147.59 3 225.61
Results in the 2024-25 season[16]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 4–9, 2024   2024 JGP Czech Republic 1 78.03 5 133.20 3 211.23
Oct 2-5, 2024   2024 JGP Slovenia 2 80.90 3 136.53 2 217.43

References

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  2. ^ a b "Adam Hagara". RinkResults.com.
  3. ^ "Krasokorčuľovanie: Hagarovi tesne uniklo pódium na MM 4 krajín" [Hagara narrowly missed the podium at Four Nationals] (in Slovak). sport.aktuality.sk. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
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  5. ^ "Gold medals at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Linz (AUT) go to Korea, Slovakia, Canada and Germany". International Skating Union. September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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  7. ^ "Youth Olympic Games - Gangwon 2024 Blog - Day 11". International Skating Union. January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Youth Olympic Games - Gangwon 2024 Blog - Day 13". International Skating Union. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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  10. ^ "Newcomers and Junior stars set highlights at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ostrava". International Skating Union. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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